Netherlands
2 - 0
Latvia

Berghuis (32'), de Jong (69')
de Jong (52'), Blind (87')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Ikaunieks (34'), Karklins (52')

Preview

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Saturday's World Cup Qualifying clash between Netherlands and Latvia, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how the Netherlands could line up for their World Cup qualification clash with Latvia on Saturday.

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 64.11%. A draw had a probability of 22.9% and a win for Latvia had a probability of 13.03%.

The most likely scoreline for a Netherlands win was 1-0 with a probability of 16.36%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (14.16%) and 2-1 (8.89%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.27%), while for a Latvia win it was 0-1 (5.93%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 14.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Netherlands would win this match.

Result
Netherlands	Draw	Latvia
64.11%	22.87%	13.03%

Both teams to score 38.37%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

41.97%

58.04%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

21.29%

78.72%

Netherlands Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

82.3%

17.7%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

51.65%

48.35%

Latvia Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

46.63%

53.38%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

13.12%

86.89%

Score Analysis

Netherlands 64.1%

Latvia 13.03%

Draw 22.87%

Netherlands	Draw	Latvia
1-0 @ 16.36% 2-0 @ 14.16% 2-1 @ 8.89% 3-0 @ 8.18% 3-1 @ 5.13% 4-0 @ 3.54% 4-1 @ 2.22% 3-2 @ 1.61% 5-0 @ 1.23% Other @ 2.78% Total : 64.1%	1-1 @ 10.27% 0-0 @ 9.45% 2-2 @ 2.79% Other @ 0.36% Total : 22.87%	0-1 @ 5.93% 1-2 @ 3.22% 0-2 @ 1.86% Other @ 2.01% Total : 13.03%