World Cup

World Cup | Group Stage

Nov 29, 2022 at 3pm UK

Netherlands
2 - 0
Qatar

Gakpo (26'), de Jong (49')
Ake (52')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Louis van Gaal dismisses suggestion Netherlands are 'boring'

Louis van Gaal dismisses suggestions that his Netherlands side are 'boring' after they easily defeat Qatar by a 2-0 scoreline to reach the World Cup last 16.

Nov 29, 22:09

The Match

Form, Standings, Stats

Netherlands

All competitions

World Cup

Last Game: Netherlands 1-1 Ecuador
Friday, November 25 at 4pm in World Cup

Current Group A Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Ecuador	2	2	4
2	Netherlands	2	2	4
3	Senegal	2	0	3
4	Qatar	2	-4	0

Qatar

All competitions

World Cup

Last Game: Qatar 1-3 Senegal
Friday, November 25 at 1pm in World Cup

Current Group A Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Ecuador	2	2	4
2	Netherlands	2	2	4
3	Senegal	2	0	3
4	Qatar	2	-4	0

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Netherlands win with a probability of 73.3%. A draw had a probability of 16.5% and a win for Qatar had a probability of 10.15%.

The most likely scoreline for a Netherlands win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.24%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.3%) and 3-0 (9.7%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.85%), while for a Qatar win it was 0-1 (3.3%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 12.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Netherlands in this match.

Result
Netherlands	Draw	Qatar
73.3% ( -0.78)	16.54% ( 0.33)	10.15% ( 0.46)

Both teams to score 48.37% (

0.67)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

60.7% (

-0.1)

39.3% (

0.1)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

38.37% (

-0.1)

61.63% (

0.11)

Netherlands Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

90.71% (

-0.2)

9.29% (

0.21)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

68.63% (

-0.5)

31.37% (

0.5)

Qatar Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

53.32% (

0.86)

46.68% (

-0.85)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

17.76% (

0.65)

82.24% (

-0.64)

Score Analysis

Netherlands 73.3%

Qatar 10.15%

Draw 16.54%

Netherlands	Draw	Qatar
2-0 @ 12.24% ( -0.17) 1-0 @ 10.3% ( -0.05) 3-0 @ 9.7% ( -0.23) 2-1 @ 9.33% ( 0.09) 3-1 @ 7.39% 4-0 @ 5.76% ( -0.2) 4-1 @ 4.39% ( -0.04) 3-2 @ 2.82% ( 0.07) 5-0 @ 2.74% ( -0.12) 5-1 @ 2.09% ( -0.04) 4-2 @ 1.67% ( 0.02) 6-0 @ 1.08% ( -0.06) Other @ 3.8% Total : 73.3%	1-1 @ 7.85% ( 0.15) 0-0 @ 4.34% ( 0.02) 2-2 @ 3.55% ( 0.12) Other @ 0.8% Total : 16.54%	0-1 @ 3.3% ( 0.09) 1-2 @ 2.99% ( 0.13) 0-2 @ 1.26% ( 0.07) 2-3 @ 0.9% ( 0.05) Other @ 1.7% Total : 10.15%