Ecuador will take on with Louis van Gaal’s Netherlands side. The game kicks off at Khalifa International Stadium on Friday, November 25 at 11am ET.
Netherlands will be hoping to make it two in a row by defeating Ecuador in today’s match. If they win it then they will be the first team to reach Round of 16 in the current edition of the FIFA World cup. Whoever, wins today will proceed to the next round. The Dutch toiled and tussled for a long before finally putting Senegal away with two goals late on in their opener, and now they will have to again work hard to break down an Ecuador side that has now not conceded in seven games. Both the teams have won their first matches with an identical score (2-0). On their opening match The Netherlands recorded a victory over Senegal. On the other hand, Ecuador comfortably beat the host nation Qatar.
Preview :
Ecuador are currently in second place in Group A. Ecuador now have their toughest two games in the Group, facing Netherlands on Friday before taking on Senegal next Tuesday, and the latter will be desperate to win their match against Ecuador to qualify for the next round after bounce back from their loss to Holland and winning against Qatar. La Tricolor did not qualify for the 2018 World Cup.
On the other hand, The Netherlands, like Ecuador did not qualify for the 2018 World Cup. The pain of not qualifying in the last World cup must be quite fresh on Netherlands mind. They will leave no stone unturned to top the group stage and proceed to the next round with flying colors.
Head to Head :
The two previous matches between Ecuador and the Netherlands were friendlies played in 2006 and 2014. the Oranje won one of them, with the other game ending in a draw. Ecuador have kept a clean sheet in each of their last seven matches. The oranje have also kept a clean sheet in each of their last four games.
Key players to watch :
Netherlands : Cody Gakpo, Memphis Depay
Ecuador : Enner Valencia
Netherlands possible lineup :
Noppert; De Ligt, Van Dijk, Ake; Dumfries, F de Jong, Berghuis, Blind; Gakpo; Memphis, Bergwijn
Ecuador possible lineup :
Galindez; Preciado, Torres, Hincapie, Estupinan; Plata, Caicedo, Mendez, Ibarra; Sarmiento; Valenci
Date, Venue, Time :
on November 25 at 11am ET on Friday at Khalifa International Stadium.
Prediction :
This match has all the potential to be very difficult match for the Netherlands, and it would not be a surprise if Ecuador win, or draw it.
The Netherlands are the better team on paper and should be able to win this game. Netherland will win by 2-1 against Ecuador.
Live Streaming :
11am ET on Fox for English, Telemundo for Spanish, FUBO Tv, fox sports app, FS1 and Telemundo
Live stream: FUBO TV (Try for free)