On December 9, the match of the 1/4 finals of the World Cup will take place, in which the Netherlands national team will play with the Argentine national team. The forecast for this match is given by a well-known journalist, football scout and analyst Artur Petrosyan.This confrontation has a very cool sign, but there is a feeling that the upcoming game will not be so cool in its content.
These teams have repeatedly crossed paths at the World Championships and in the last two cases the main time ended in a draw 0:0. The last meeting was in the semifinals in 2014 in Brazil – then the Argentines celebrated success in a penalty shootout, but then lost to the Germans in the final.Both teams have a sufficient number of stars in the attacking line, but at the same time prefer to act in a pragmatic way.
First of all, this concerns the Dutch under the leadership of Louis van Gaal. An old-school coach, of course, will not deviate from his style, especially at this tournament he has so far brought only positive results. In matches with the national teams of Senegal, Ecuador and the USA, the Dutch lost to their opponents by the total number of shots on goal, but still did not lose. Gakpo and Depay are in perfect order in the Orange attack, and they don't need a lot of scoring chances for a goal.The Argentines are not so eager to act as the second number as the Dutch, since they still value the ball more, owning it for a long time, but most combinations are reduced to banal rolling of the game projectile, with expectations of finding a loophole in the opponent's defensive redoubts.
It doesn't look spectacular, but it gives a result. At this tournament, the "blue and white" did not score more than two goals in any of the matches. There is definitely no need to wait for a scoring extravaganza in the upcoming match.Artur Petrosyan first of all chose to bet on a draw in the first half, as he admits a draw at the end of regular time.
The expert also puts on a small number of corners in the first half, not believing that the teams will turn on high speeds. He also notices the fact that both teams are not rude, which means there is a high probability of a small number of yellow cards. At the same time, he suggests taking a chance and playing for a draw on this statistical branch.
