Our prediction for this match:
Netherlands
Match Time & Date:
06/09/2018
02:45 PM
Prediction: 2-0
Peru
Being the third nation in League A, Group 1 beside Germany and France, the Netherlands are sitting out the first match day, but in order to be competitive for match day 2, they are playing Peru in a friendly at the Johan Cruijff Arena in Amsterdam. Two nations have met only three times so far; Netherlands have won two times and they drew once. Of course, Peru played in this years World Cup while the Dutch didn’t qualify. Peru didn’t manage to go past the group stage recording only one victory, 2:0 against Australia in the last match of the group stage. Looking at their form in the last 10 matches, both the Netherlands and Peru have six wins, 2 draws and 2 defeats. Peru’s defeats of course came at the World Cup. The Dutch finished their last two games against Slovakia and Italy all square. Their two losses were against France and England. This should be a solid home win.
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 (Peru):
Peru national team has been competing at the international stage since 1927 when they played their first ever match against Uruguay. Over the course of their history, La Blanquirroja have formed long-standing rivalries with Chile and Ecuador while 1970s brought the team a worldwide recognition during the period that is to this date considered the most successful in Peruvian football.
Teofilo Cubillas, the team’s top scorer with 26 goals to his name is considered Peru’s greatest player helped the team qualify for three World Cups and win the Copa America in 1975. Peru are the two-time champion of the tournament, who came close to lifting the Copa America trophy again in recent years, finishing third in 2011 and 2015 respectively.
La Blanquirroja are managed by Ricardo Gareca commonly referred to as the Tiger who will lead his team to 2016 Copa America Centenario looking to win Peru its first trophy at a major tournament since 1982.
