Netherlands vs Denmark: The Vikings are capable of not losing in Amsterdam

The Netherlands beat Denmark in only one of their last four head-to-head encounters. Will Louis van Gaal's side be able to cope with such an uncomfortable opponent now? Our prediction is that the Danes won't lose again!

With great difficulty, the Netherlands avoided missing out on their second World Cup in a row. The Netherlands' qualification to the 2022 World Cup was extremely tough, suffering a run of penalties and finishing in first place, just two points ahead of their closest rivals. The team finished the qualifying rounds under Louis van Gaal. Five victories and two draws resulted from seven games played by the Netherlands.

Denmark has not always qualified for major international tournaments, but they have now done so steadily. Also, the Vikings reached the semi-finals at the last UEFA EURO 2020. Kasper Hjulmand's side was just as strong in the next World Cup 2022 qualifying tournament, winning their opening nine rounds with their only defeat coming in their last meeting.

At the moment, Denmark is a more successful team than the Netherlands. In recent years, the Vikings have qualified for the 2018 World Cup, reached bronze at UEFA EURO 2020 and scored 27 of a possible 30 points in the qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup. The Orange have had a failure in qualifying for the 2018 World Cup, relegation to the round of 16 at Euro 2020, and in qualifying for the 2022 World Cup, they scored only 23 out of a possible 30 points. We can bet on Denmark not to lose for 2.008.

Denmark and the Netherlands are two teams that have an excellent selection of players in the attacking group, so they are always good at scoring. The statistics for both squads in FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifying prove this, with the Orange having scored 33 goals in ten games (3.30 goals per game on average) and the Danes have added 30 goals over a similar distance (3.00 goals per game on average). Therefore, we suggest betting on a total over 2.5 for 2.136.

Andreas Skov Olsen is a Danish national team player who is gradually becoming a key player for the national team, although he is only 22 years old. Despite his modest age, the midfielder has already played two and a half seasons for Italian Bologna and has been with Brugge since the winter of 2022. In the seven Belgian league games he has already accomplished seven assists: scored three times himself, and assisted four more times. Also, he was top scorer for Denmark at the 2022 World Cup with five goals. In such a situation, it is worth looking at a bet on Andreas Skov Olsen's goal for 5.00.

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