Our prediction for this match:
Belgium
Match Time & Date:
16/10/2018
02:45 PM
Prediction: 3-0
Netherlands
Belgium and Netherlands, the two neighbouring countries, face each other at Stade Roi Baudouin in a friendly game. Over the years Belgium have established themselves as one of the best European sides and they are considered favourites to win Tuesday’s football match. Coach Roberto Martinez can count on the likes of Eden Hazard and Romelu Lukaku for the Netherlands friendly, but Manchester City midfielder Kevin de Bruyne has yet to overcome his injury. Anyhow, regardless of which players will be deployed in the starting line-up, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the Red Devils. The Oranje are no longer sharp as they used to be in the past and seeing that the team’s key player is Lyon attacker Memphis Depay, we do not believe that Ronald Koeman’s men are capable of spoiling Belgium’s party at Stade Roi Baudouin.
Highlighted Player (Thorgan Hazard):
While his brother Eden Hazard stars for Chelsea, Thorgan Hazard plays for Borussia Monchengladbach in Bundesliga. Thorgan was born in La Louviere, Belgium on 29 march, 1993 and he played for the likes of Royal Stade Brainois, Tubize and Lens during his youth career.
Hazard made 14 appearances for Lens before joining Chelsea in 2012. He did not make his Chelsea debut as he was immediately sent on loan to Zulte Waregem, where he scored 17 goals in 73 league appearances for the club. On 5 July, 2014 he signed a loan deal with Borussia Monchengladbach and in February, 2015 he signed a permanent contract with the Bundesliga outfit. The Belgian midfielder made his first start for the club on 24 September, 2014 against Hamburg.
Speaking of his international career, Thorgan Hazard made his Belgium debut on 29 May, 2013 in a 4-2 win over USA. He has 15 caps for Belgium U21 and he scored nine goals in 15 appearances for the team. His full name is Thorgan Ganael Francis Hazard.
Highlighted Team (Netherlands):
Netherlands are well known for the colour of their shirts. The orange colour is the symbol of the Dutch national team and that is the reason why they got a nickname the Oranje. Netherlands won the 1988 European Championship in West Germany, with the team beating the Soviet Union in the title game.
A number of top-class players were part of the Netherlands national team that won the Euro 1988 trophy, with the likes of Ruud Gullit, Marco van Basten, Frank Rijkaard and Erwin Koeman all starting the match against the Soviet Union. However, many people consider Johan Cruyff the best player in the history of Dutch football. Cruyff won three European Cups with Ajax as a player and he clinched the European Cup with Barcelona as a coach.
Johan Cruyff is well known as “the father of modern football”. Netherlands participated in the World Cup final on three occasions (1974, 1978, 2010), but they have yet to win the prestigious trophy. The Oranje welcome their rivals at Amsterdam ArenA, Philips Stadion and Stadion Feijenoord.
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