Netherlands
The Dutch played underwhelmingly in the group stage. Nonetheless, due to Gakpo’s skillfulness, the team entered the play-offs from the first place in Group A. Louis Van Gaal’s team predictably beat Qatar with a score of 2-0 in the decisive match. So, Netherlands will be facing the young Americans as rivals at the Khalifa International Stadium. No doubt, winning the game is going to be a difficult task for the Dutch in the Round of 16.
USA
The Americans have good performance and playing style. This generation of the Stars and Stripes are improving on their games in Qatar, especially McKennie, Weah, Pulisic, Dest, and Musah. The Americans looked better than their opponents in all the matches of Group B, but they managed to win only in the decisive match against Iran, which brought them to the Round of 16. Gregg Berhalter’s team will be very dangerous as an underdog in the game against the Netherlands this Saturday.
Prediction
Although the USA team lost first place in their group to the English team, they did not lose a single match. However, in the upcoming game, the Flying Dutchmen are favourites because of their experience. Still, the young US players also have a high chance of winning.
In our prediction for the Netherlands vs USA, we focus on X2 and a coefficient of 1.9.
Probable result: X2 and odds of 1.9.
