Montenegro hosts Netherlands in round 9 of the World Cup qualification. The match will be played on Saturday, November 13th at Podgorica City Stadium (Podgorica)
The national team of Montenegro is in 4th place in the standings with 11 points. The Brave Falcons chalked up three victories, two draws, and three defeats in eight matches. Two rounds before the end of the qualifying cycle, the Montenegrins actually lost their chances to take one of the first two lines. The away 2-0 defeat to the Norwegians on October 12 became fatal for the Brave Falcons. Due to the failure in Oslo, Radulovic's footballers are six points behind the second-ranked Scandinavians. They are unlikely to win back such a gap, as they will have two home matches against the Netherlands and Turkey.
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The Netherlands national team leads the qualifying group with 19 points. The Oranges gained six victories and one draw and suffered one defeat in eight rounds. After the extremely experienced Louis van Gaal returned to the post of head coach, the Dutch practically did not lose points. In five matches, they only shared points with Norway at home (1-1), and the rest of the matches ended with victories. In October, the Flying Dutchmen scored six points in the confrontations against Latvia (0-1) and Gibraltar (6-0). Those victories kept Van Gaal's team in 1st place in the group, and they have a 2-point lead ahead of key confrontations against Montenegro and Norway.
Montenegro and the Netherlands crossed paths earlier in the World Cup 2022 qualifiers. On September 4, the Dutch hammered the Balkans at home with a 4-0 score. Memphis Depay scored a brace, and Georginio Wijnaldum and Cody Gakpo upset the Brave Falcons as well. The motivation of the opponents is incomparable: the Montenegrins dropped out of the fight for the promotion from the group, and the Dutch want to return to the world championship after failing the qualification for the 2018 World Cup. Van Gaal's team must beat the Balkans to approach the decisive match against Norway with a lead in the standings. The Dutch under van Gaal score little on foreign pitches: one goal was scored against Norway and Latvia. But now the Oranges can shine in the attack. The Montenegrins cannot count on one of the key defenders, Vesovic, and this will negatively affect the teamwork of their defense.
Prediction for the match: Netherlands to win with -1.5 handicap
