- Senegal drew their last match, but it was a friendly game.
- Netherlands won their last match in the UEFA Nations League.
- Both teams have yet to play against each other before.
It’s another World Cup again, and Qatar is the host this time. Russia hosted the last World Cup four years back, where France’s national team won the championship over the Croatian team at the end of the FIFA World Cup schedule. Continue reading below to get our best Senegal vs Netherlands Prediction and much more.
FIFA World Cup Schedule
It was an exciting tournament, as it has always been, and surprisingly the France team came out with unbelievable actions till the end.
It is four years now, and this time, we look forward to seeing the team that will win the tournament again.
The tournament’s first phase is the Group stage, and we can see the 32 teams already grouped into eight, where we have the host country, Qatar, in Group A alongside Ecuador, Netherlands, and Senegal.
Some teams have always been the contenders to win the FIFA World Cup and are participating again this year.
Most Title Winners
Teams like Brazil, who have won most of the titles, France, Argentina, England, Spain, Germany, Netherlands, and Portugal are likely to win the World Cup.
We hope to see a new team winning this tournament this year, even though it will be tricky to predict who will eventually win the title.
It is time to look into every match as scheduled, and we can see the hoist team Qatar facing Ecuador for the opening match on Sunday, 20th November.
Still, before we reveal our Senegal vs Netherlands prediction, we would like to check the betting odds breakdown and match preview as they are set for their Group A first-round game.
Senegal vs. Netherlands Odds
Senegal | Draw | Netherlands |
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+475 | +300 | -167 |
From the World Cup odds, we can see that the Netherlands is the favorite to win the match. Using odds in figures, we usually consider any team with more enormous odds as the underdogs and the team with lesser odds of winning a match, which works sometimes.
FIFA World Cup 2022 First Matchup
The tournament’s first game for both teams will be tricky to predict, but we will use their FIFA stats and current performance.
The odds given to the home team are +475, which is high to beat compared to the away team’s odds.
Senegal’s Odds
Senegal is facing the Netherlands, which has never won a tournament before, but they have been one of the historically unlucky teams in the history of the World Cup.
They have the experience of winning group-stage games, which is why Senegal would try their best if they want to win this match.
Netherland’s Odds
On the other hand, the Netherlands odds of winning this match are -167, which is beatable for the team.
Their expected chance of winning this match is 63%, and looking back to this team’s previous games, they have won their previous matches by 71% whenever they are given these odds, and it is over an average percentage and a good pick for us.
Senegal vs. Netherlands Information
- Competition: FIFA World Cup 2022 – Senegal vs. Netherlands
- Location of the game: Al Thumama Stadium, Qatar
- Time: Monday, 21st November 2022, 5:00 PM WAT
- How to watch: ESPN
Senegal
The Senegal national team is also called the Lions of Teranga, representing the international association of football, and they are opted by the Senegalese Football Federation.
They are one of the most popular national teams in Africa, and they reached the quarter-finals of the 2002 FIFA World Cup, making them the second African team after Cameroon to reach the Quarterfinal.
Senegal’s Winnings
During the competition, they managed to edge through the Group stage alongside defending Champions, France, to finish second in their group.
Also, they beat Sweden in the round of 16 extra times and eventually lost to Turkey in the quarter-finals.
They appeared at the FIFA World Cup finals on two different occasions, in 2002, finished at the quarter-final stage as said earlier, and in 2018.
So, we say Senegal national team odds might not reflect the team’s performance, making Senegal vs Netherlands prediction tricky.
Fair Play Rule
They are the only national team in the history of the World Cup that got eliminated using the fair play rule when FIFA tied them with japan on the first six tiebreakers.
At the same time, this team will be playing again at the 2022 World Cup, and they are paired with the host country, Qatar, Netherlands, and Ecuador.
They are scheduled to play their first match on 21st November against the Netherlands in their group stage fixtures.
Their second match is on 25th November in Qatar. Lastly, they will face Ecuador on 29th November to finish the tournament’s first phase.
Netherlands
The Netherlands national team is called Oranje, Holland, Clockwork Orange, and The Flying Dutchmen. They represent the Netherlands senior men’s football which the Royal Dutch Football Association controls.
Looking back to their appearance at the World Cup competition, they have appeared in ten FIFA World Cups, where they appeared three times at the finals.
Netherlands’ Appearances at the World Cup Competition
They appeared in 1974, 1978, and 2010 and had their biggest World Cup streak in the 1990s. Brazil eliminated them in the quarter-finals in 1994.
Also, in 1998, the Netherlands lost to Brazil again in the semi-finals and against Croatia in the third-place playoff. They have an excellent performance in every appearance at the World Cup.
The Netherlands played against Norway in their last game of the World Cup qualifier.
They played the game on 16th November 2021, where the Netherlands won 2-0 over the away team, Norway, to see them at the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
They are also part of the Group A team alongside the hist Qatar, Senegal, and Ecuador.
Senegal’s FIFA World Cup Schedule
Senegal is scheduled to play their first Group stage game against Senegal on Monday, 21st November. Also, their second game will be against Ecuador on 25th November, and lastly, they will face the host on 29th November for the tournament’s last group stage round.
We hope to see the Netherlands team again in their best performance in this tournament, and if possible, they can win the title.
We expect Netherlands World Cup predictions to be popular because it has been a long way coming for the team to play at the grandest stage in soccer.
Senegal vs. Netherlands Pick and Prediction
Predicting this game will be tricky because is the first time these teams will face each other.
Although if we are to use the odds and their past appearances at the World Cup, the Netherlands will be our favorite, and we are supporting them to win this match. In that case, our Senegal vs Netherlands prediction is the Netherlands to win and over 1.5 goals.
Soccer Pick: Netherlands to win (-170)
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