FIFA World Cup / Netherlands vs Argentina Tips & Match Preview

 

 

Analysis:

Netherlands will meet Argentina in the quarter final of this World Cup at the Lusail Iconic Stadium on Friday.

 

Netherlands

After taking three wins and a draw in their four matches in this FIFA World Cup, Netherlands have extended their unbeaten run into 19 matches across all competitions. In the round of 16, they beat USA with 3-1, and they have two clean sheet in last four outings, as well as having score two goals or more in three of those matches. Cody Gakpo has performed well in the team, with scoring three goals in their opening three rounds.

 

Argentina

Argentina comes from three straight wins in this tournament, even though they lost to Saudi Arabia in the opening game. They have three goals in these four matches. However, they lost to Netherlands in three out of their seven meetings. They have failed to score in the last three h2h games even though they beat their opponent in the 2014 World Cup semis by a penalty shootout.

 

Prediction:

There is no action on goals in their latest meetings, but considering both sides’ performances especially on attack in this tournament, I am going to back we will back a scoring draw at 90 minutes.

 

Pick: Draw

 

FIFA World Cup Last 16th – Croatia vs Japan

 

 

Analysis:

FIFA World Cup Last 16th in the earlier kick off on Monday 5th December, Angie has expected a game that we could see it may go into extra time. Plenty of freak results from the group stage had brought a lot of surprises and caught most punters off guard, worldwide bookies are already profiting from the margin they have gained just on the group stage alone. Angie is hoping to land you a 4th win in a row with free tips today, so mark my word from the queen of hearts of football!

 

Japan – the Blue Samurai have been very resilient from their Group stage so far and pulled off a surprise result. Having beaten Germany and Spain 2-1, their confidence and self-belief is on a high, however, a shock loss to Costa Rica 0-1 is a concern to me when the pressure is on the Japanese.

 

Croatia - a very disappointing show in this world cup so far, they had only managed one win, a 4-1 over Canada, and came from behind in the early stage. Then the Croatian drew blank against Morocco and Belgium did not convince me a bit from the former 3rd place finished back in the 2018 World Cup. Players are also aging and this is a weakness that the Japanese could exploit.

 

Odds Analysis

Japan ranks 24th in the FIFA World Ranking, whilst Croatia ranks 12th. Worldwide bookies put Croatia as the favorite with Asian Handicap at -0.5, however, the odds already drifting away on Croatia showing most punters believe Japan could hold on for a draw in the last 16th. Japan 1X shows a decent value at the price of around 1.83 on average.

 

Asian Goal Line opens at 2.25 goals, bookies neither keen to see too many goals. With so many 0-0 results in Group games, surely not another one. I expect a 1-1 draw perhaps with Both Team To Score at odds of 2.08 Pinnacle seems a decent investment option.

 

Head to Head

 

Last 2 meetings, both games ended up with under 2.5 goals.

 

Verdict:

 

First Choice: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE

 

FIFA World Cup / Netherlands vs Qatar Tips & Match Preview

 

 

Analysis:

Netherlands will take on Qatar at the Al Bayt Stadium in Al Khor in the last match on Group A of the World Cup.

 

Netherlands

Netherlands leads the group table but are level with Ecuador on total points and goal difference. They beat Senegal 2-0 in the opening round of this tournament, then were drawn by Ecuador in 1-1. Netherlands are coming off a 17-game-unbeten run, winning 12 times and scoring in each of these matches.

 

Qatar

Qatar have suffered their second defeat when they lost to Senegal with 1-3 last outing. In the last two rounds, they just scored 1 goal but conceded 5 goals totally. And they failed to win in four out of their last nine matches.

 

Prediction:

Netherlands would quality into the last 16 even if drawing this game. Qatar have a poor since this World Cup, thus I will back Netherlands in this clash.

 

Pick: Netherlands to win

FIFA World Cup - Portugal vs Uruguay Prediction

 

 

Analysis:

Portugal will play against Uruguay on Monday after the victory over Ghana in the last week.

 

Portugal

They have got 7W-1D-2L this year. The two defeats were from Spain and Switzerland in UEFA Nations League. In their most recent match against Ghana, they won by a slim margin of 3-2 thanks to three goals from different players.

 

Uruguay

They tied with South Korea 0-0 in their opening World Cup game. It seems that they played carefully. Since there hasn't been a match scheduled since July, they have played a lot of friendly games to maintain their state.

 

Verdict:

They last crossed paths at the 2018 World Cup. In the 1/16 Final, Uruguay eliminated Portugal. Portugal are ambitious now. It is believed that Portugal are going to win in the upcoming game.

 

Pick: 1

 

AH Pick: Portugal -0.5

 

Cristiano Ronaldo Any Time to Score

FIFA World Cup / Poland vs Saudi Arabia Tips & Match Preview

 

Analysis:

Poland will play against Saudi Arabia at the Education City Stadium Al Rayyan in the second round of Group C in the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

 

Poland

Poland just ended their opening match with a goalless draw from Mexico on Tuesday. They gained a penalty in the second half but the striker, Robert Lewandowski, was ultimately be denied from the spot by Guillermo Ochoa so that they fell a 0-0 result. Coming from three-match-unbeaten run, the Polish wants to extend this good run by this clash.

 

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia created a greatest upset by beating Argentina by 2-1 in their opening match of this tournament. With stable defenses, the team has only conceded 5 goals totally in their last 10 matches across all competitions. However, in their last four World Cups on group stage, they have lost to all European teams and have at least 1 defeat in each tournament.

 

Prediction:

Under the Coach Renard, Saudi Arabia may be cautious, while Poland also have solid defenses, and they didn’t show enough attacking danger when against Mexico, so I don’t expect many goals here.

 

O/U Pick: Under 2.5 goals

FIFA World Cup -- Qatar vs Senegal Game Preview

 

 

Analysis:

Friday's pivotal Group A match between Senegal and World Cup hosts Qatar will take place at the Al Thumama Stadium.

 

Qatar

Qatar utterly failed in their match against Ecuador on Sunday, the tournament's opening match, losing 2-0 to the South American team. Being defeated in their opening match makes Qatar the first host nation in World Cup history.

 

Senegal

 

Senegal lost 0-2 to Netherlands in he opening game. Mane was disqualified from the competition just hours before the opening ceremony. They only gave up two goals on their way to winning the Africa Cup of Nations at the beginning of the year, and they allowed just three goals in their final six games before this tournament.

 

Prediction

Senegal hopes that controlling possession and generating enough opportunities would give them the advantage because they have recently struggled to find their scoring touch.

 

 

Pick: Senegal win

FIFA World Cup / Brazil vs Serbia Tips & Match Preview

 

Analysis:

The Brazil team will begin their Group G fixture in the World Cup when facing Serbia.

 

Brazil

Brazil are coming off seven consecutive victories in all competitions, and they have scored 26 goals in total and only two goals conceded. Also, five penalties scored by Brazil in their last five games. Not only do the Brazil team have good attack, but also have stable defenses, with conceding only five goals in 17 matches on South American qualifying group.

 

Serbia

Serbia have been in smooth forms since 2022. They promoted to the League A in the UAFE Nations League and they won five of their last six matches lately, including against Sweden, Norway and Slovenia. However, they had only kept one clean sheet in last four matches.

 

Prediction:

Brazil have powerful squad and a strong defense, while Serbia conceded a lot lately. I will go for Brazil in this clash.

 

Pick: Brazil to win

FIFA World Cup - Uruguay vs South Korea Preview

 

 

Analysis:

Uruguay and South Korea will give us an opening show of group H fixtures.

 

Uruguay

In their most recent match in September, they defeated Canada. Their current condition is unknown since it has been two months. They have a plenty of World Cup experience. Since 1950, they have not been miss the tournament.

 

South Korea

Son Heung Min is certainly the team's most well-known member. However, due to his injury, we doubt that he will be in the starting lineup.

 

Verdict:

Uruguay have prevailed six times in their last eight World Cup games. On the other hand, Six of South Korea's last nine World Cup games have ended in losses. It is believed that Uruguay are going to win in the coming game.

 

Pick: 1

BTTS: Y

FIFA World Cup - Germany vs Japan Preview

 

 

Analysis:

A good European national team and a strong Asian national team will play in an intriguing match on Wednesday.

 

Germany

Although they had won the world cup champion four times, they failed to get past the group stage the previous year. It should be noted that seven of their nine games this year ended with under goals, showing their interests on low-scoring results.

 

Japan

In recent games, they tied with Ecuador and lost to Canada, which shows their bad shape. This year, they haven't faced any European opponents. Lack of experience and strategy when they meet Die Mannschaft will be present.

 

Verdict:

Germany are more experienced than Japan in world-class competitions. Germany should receive greater attention in the upcoming game.

 

Pick: 1

BTTS: Y

FIFA World Cup / England vs Iran Tips & Match Preview

 

 

Analysis:

England starts their 2022 World Cup campaign with meeting Iran on Group B.

 

England

England are one of the favorites to win the World Cup, but they failed to get a win in their latest fixtures on UEFA National Leagues. This bad run has seen them relegated to League B. Their last victory came from a home Friendly against Ivory Coast in Match with 3:0. They have defensive issues which could be seen from the two defeats at Hungary, with conceding 5 goals in total.

 

Iran

Iran enters into the World Cup finals for three successive tournaments and they have never promoted from the group stage. The team have nice defensive stats with keeping four clean sheets in last five World Cup qualifiers. Since then, they have been scheduled for five Friendlies, with getting mixed results with 2W-1D-2L.

 

Prediction:

England need a win to boost their confidence in front of the meeting with USA and Wales. They have splendid squad like players such as Kane and Sterling, and I think they would raise their forms and prove in this clash.

 

Pick: England to win