Netherlands hosts Montenegro in round 5 of the World Cup qualification. The match will be played on Saturday, September 4th at Philips Stadion (Eindhoven)
The Netherlands national team takes 2nd place in the standings (seven points after four rounds). The Oranges started this qualification with Frank de Boer at the helm. The first round ended for them with an away defeat to Turkey (4-2), but then they made up for it with a home victory over Latvia (2-0) and an away thumping of the group's outsider, the Gibraltar national team (0-7). After the unsuccessful Euro 2020, de Boer left his post. He was replaced by 69-year-old Louis van Gaal, who started working with the Dutch for the third time. On September 1, the Netherlands national team played the first match after van Gaal returned to the post of head coach. And the Oranges shared the points with Norway away (1-1). Erling Halland sent the hosts up in the 20th minute, but the visitors restored the balance before the break after a goal by Davy Klaassen.
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Montenegro is in 3rd place in qualifying Group G (seven points after four matches). This national team started the qualifying cycle with two victories in a row. The Brave Falcons coped with Latvia away (1-2) and beat Gibraltar at home (4-1). After that, they misfired in their home game against Norway, losing 0-1. On September 1, Montenegrin footballers played a difficult away match against Turkey in Istanbul. The hosts created a 2-goal lead in the first half hour of the game. Before the break, Adam Marusic reduced the gap to a minimum, and in the last seconds of the 2nd half, Risto Radunovic brought his team a draw with a perfect free-kick.
The national teams of the Netherlands and Montenegro have never crossed paths on the football pitch. The Oranges approach the debut game against the Brave Falcons as clear favorites. The Dutch are superior in class to the Montenegrins, who were left without the leader of the attacks, Stevan Jovetić. But it is unlikely that the Dutch team will defeat Radulovic's men with a crushing score. The match against Turkey showed that the Montenegrins are vulnerable in defense, but the Dutch often lack conversion. Because of this, the Netherlands national team limited itself to two goals against the Latvians and was unable to achieve victory in Norway. The Balkans will prefer to play defense first and try to shut out. This scenario occurs frequently in Montenegro's away matches.
Prediction for the match: Under 3.5 goals scored
