Our prediction for this World Cup 2026 match:
Netherlands
Match Time & Date:
27/03/2021
01:00 PM
Prediction: 3-0
Latvia
Netherlands will be aiming to make amends for a shocking 4-2 loss to Turkey when they host Latvia at Johan Cruijff Arena on Saturday evening. The Oranje face a must-win game, and we are positive that they will go all guns blazing at the former Soviet Republic. Both Klaasen and de Jong should be recalled to the starting XI after the duo managed to score in the defeat to Turkey. Lyon attacker Memphis Depay should keep his place up front.
The Latvians, on the other hand, suffered a 2-1 loss to Montenegro in the opening match of their World Cup qualifying campaign, meaning that they are low on confidence ahead of the trip to Amsterdam. Since Frank de Boer’s troops are desperate to pick up all three points from the match, we predict that the underdogs are going to return home empty-handed. Virgil van Dijk is the Netherlands long-term absentee.
Highlighted Player (Memphis Depay):
Memphis Depay is a Dutch winger who started his professional career at PSV Eindhoven. During the 2014/2015 Eredivisie campaign the pacey footballer was on Manchester United’s radar and on June 12, 2015 the Premier League club confirmed the signing of the Dutchman. Many people expected that he would impress in the 2015/2016 Premier League season, but the former PSV ace played below expectations for the Red Devils, scoring only two goals (one assist) during the season.
After playing only for league games for Man Utd in the 2016/2017 season, Memphis Depay was sold to Olympique Lyon on January 20, 2017. Depay signed a four-and-a-half year deal with les Gones for a fee of around £16 million. The Dutch winger was producing fine performances for Lyon in the 2016/2017 season; he scored five goals for the club, while providing eight assists for his teammates.
Memphis Depay made his senior debut for Netherlands on October 15, 2013 in a 2-0 win over Turkey. Depay did well to win the 2011 European Championship with Netherlands U17 team.
Highlighted Team (Latvia):
Latvia is yet another former Soviet republic. The Latvian footballers played for the Soviet Union national team until 1992 and they have been playing for Latvia ever since. The Sarkanbaltsarkanie (Red-white-red) did remarkably well to qualify for the Euro 2004 finals, but they failed to impress at the showpiece tournament in Portugal.
Latvia kicked off their Euro 2004 campaign with a 2-1 loss to Czech Republic and they managed to hold Germany to a goalless draw in their second group game. The former Soviet republic suffered a 3-0 loss to Netherlands in their last game in Group D and, as a result, they did not make it to the knockout stages of the European Championship finals.
Latvia suffered their biggest defeat on May 29, 1927 when they were beaten by Sweden 12-0 in Stockholm. Speaking of their biggest victory, the Latvians outclassed Lithuania 5-0 on two occasions. The Latvian national football team play their home games at Skonto stadium in Riga and the capacity of the venues is 9.500.
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