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Netherlands vs Argentina: result 2-2 and analysis

World CupQuarter-finalsKick-off on December 9, 2022 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Philips Stadion, Eindhoven

Netherlands
2-2
Argentina

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What was the result of Netherlands vs Argentina?

Netherlands and Argentina drew 2-2 on December 9, 2022.

Goalscorers

  • 35′N. MolinaArgentina
  • 73′L. MessiArgentina (pen.)
  • 83′W. WeghorstNetherlands
  • 90′W. WeghorstNetherlands

Official lineup for Netherlands vs Argentina

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Netherlands

3-4-1-2
  1. 10M. Depay
  2. 7S. Bergwijn
  1. 8C. Gakpo
  1. 17D. Blind
  2. 21F. de Jong
  3. 15M. de Roon
  4. 22D. Dumfries
  1. 5N. Aké
  2. 4V. van Dijk
  3. 2J. Timber
  1. 23A. Noppert

Argentina

5-3-2
  1. 9J. Álvarez
  2. 10L. Messi
  1. 20A. Mac Allister
  2. 24E. Fernández
  3. 7R. De Paul
  1. 8M. Acuña
  2. 25Lisandro Martínez
  3. 19N. Otamendi
  4. 13C. Romero
  5. 26N. Molina
  1. 23E. Martínez
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Netherlands have 11 wins, 4 draws and 0 defeats; Argentina have 12, 2 and 1.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Netherlands
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 3, 2022USA(home)3-1World Cup
Nov 29, 2022Qatar(home)2-0World Cup
Nov 25, 2022Ecuador(home)1-1World Cup
Nov 21, 2022Senegal(away)2-0World Cup
Sep 25, 2022Belgium(home)1-0UEFA Nations League
Argentina
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 3, 2022Australia(home)2-1World Cup
Nov 30, 2022Poland(away)2-0World Cup
Nov 26, 2022Mexico(home)2-0World Cup
Nov 22, 2022Saudi Arabia(home)1-2World Cup
Nov 16, 2022United Arab Emirates(away)5-0Friendlies

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 0 Netherlands wins, 1 draw, 0 Argentina wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Jul 9, 2014Netherlands 0-0 ArgentinaWorld Cup

Last archived meeting: Netherlands vs Argentina on Jul 9, 2014

How many goals should we expect?

Netherlands score 2.5 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Argentina score 2.3 and concede 0.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Netherlands2.50.969/158/15
Argentina2.30.3114/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Netherlands sit 3rd in World Cup (1 point from 1 match) and Argentina sit 1st (3 points from 1 match).

2026 standings
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1ArgentinaGroup J1100303
3NetherlandsGroup F1010221

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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