Ecuador vs Netherlands, November 25: Head-to-Head Statistics, Line-ups, Prediction for the 2022 World Cup Match

The Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup's second round of group A matches continues when the Netherlands and Ecuador national teams square off in Group A. Both teams defeated their respective opponents by scores of 2-0, with the Netherlands national team defeating Senegal and Ecuador defeating hosts Qatar.

For Ecuador, who dominated the opening period and received a brace from hot-shot attacker Enner Valencia, it was a simpler situation. While the Netherlands struggled against Senegal, Cody Gakpo and Davy Klaasen helped them win with a couple of goals in the dying minutes.

• Date - November 25, 2022;
• Time- 11am ET/ 4pm GMT;
• Venue - Khalifa International Stadium;
• Group - World Cup Group A;

The two national soccer teams have only met head-to-head twice before, with the friendly matches ending in a 1-1 draw in 2014 and a win for Netherlands in the other match.

You can watch the Netherlands vs Ecuador fixture on ITVX, ITV1, and STV on TV.

If you are watching from the US or Canada, you can watch the game on:

• Telemundo (US);
• Fox (US);
• Peacock Premium (US);
• Vidgo(US);
• Fubotv (US);
• TSN(Canada);
• CTV (Canada);
• Sling(US);

The Netherlands Oranje team, led by coaching legend Louis van Gaal and featuring a mix of experienced players like prolific center-back Virgil van Dijk and young players like forward Cody Gakpo, is looking to establish themselves once again as a force to be reckoned with, beating Senegal on their tour to Qatar for the World Cup 2022, after failing to qualify for the 2018 World Cup.

Memphis Depay is expected to start after receiving a few minutes in their previous match against Senegal since he was injured a few months ago. The Dutch national team are overwhelming favorites in this World Cup Group A fixture since they managed to crack a solid Senegalese defense which is viewed as much tougher than the Ecuador defense. A win in this match could see them already qualified to the round of 16 in this World cup championship. The Dutch also come into this fixture having a very favorable record against South American teams.

Their form coming to this game is as shown: (W, D, W,W,W,W).

Since World Cup qualifications ended, the South Americans have gone 7-0 while recording 7 clean sheets!

They believe they neutralize the Dutch here, since they also held heavyweights Brazil and Argentina to 1-1 ties during World Cup championship qualification.

But they are hardly prolific at the opposite end of the pitch. Only four goals were scored by Ecuador in those seven games after qualifying for the World Cup. The Tricolor were present at the 2014 World Cup, but did not advance past the group stage before being eliminated. Their best-ever World Cup record came in the 2006 World Cup championships, when they reached the last 16 before losing to England.

Ecuador Form - (D, W, D, D, D, W).

Expected Netherlands starting XI vs Ecuador (3-4-3): Noppert; De Ligt, Van Dijk, Ake; Dumfries, F de Jong, Berghuis, Blind; Gakpo; Memphis, Bergwijn.

Expected Ecuador starting XI to face Netherlands (4-4-1-1): Galindez; Preciado, Torres, Hincapie, Estupinan; Plata, Caicedo, Mendez, Ibarra; Sarmiento; Valencia.

Despite not playing particularly well in their opening match against Senegal, Netherlands is expected to beat Ecuador in their Group A fixture of the World Cup. The Dutch are still dangerous because of their offensive potency, and Ecuador will receive a major test on their defensive line.

Enner Valencia's uncertain future at the match is tipping the odds in favor of less goals, with the underdog and both teams to fail to score both having skewed odds.

Memphis Depay, who came off the bench to impress Louis van Gaal's team, should be returning to the starting lineup for this match and is the 15/4 favorite to score first.

This could be a tough Group A match, but it could be worth backing the Netherlands National team to win since they have the talent and experience at this top level of the competition.

The South American team will have a very difficult time getting past the best team in World Cup 2022 Group A to secure a victory. With Depay starting, we think this match will be a 2-0 Netherlands Win or a draw if the Ecuador defense will be in their best form.