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Netherlands vs Belarus: result 4-1 and analysis

World Cup - Qualification Europe1st Round - 2Kick-off on October 7, 2016 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Stadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam

Netherlands
4-1
Belarus

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What was the result of Netherlands vs Belarus?

Netherlands won 4-1 on October 7, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 15′Q. PromesNetherlands
  • 31′Q. PromesNetherlands
  • 47′Aleksey RiosBelarus
  • 55′D. KlaassenNetherlands
  • 64′V. JanssenNetherlands

Official lineup for Netherlands vs Belarus

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Netherlands

4-2-3-1
  1. 9V. Janssen
  1. 11Q. Promes
  2. 7D. Klaassen
  3. 6K. Strootman
  1. 8G. Wijnaldum
  2. 10Wesley Sneijder
  1. 2R. Karsdorp
  2. 4V. van Dijk
  3. 3J. Bruma
  4. 5D. Blind
  1. 1M. Stekelenburg

Belarus

4-2-3-1
  1. 11M. Gordeychuk
  1. 8S. Kornilenko
  2. 7N. Korzun
  3. 18I. Maevskiy
  1. 14Sergey Krivets
  2. 16Aleksey Rios
  1. 19M. Bordachev
  2. 17M. Sivakov
  3. 5D. Polyakov
  4. 6S. Politevich
  1. 22Andrey Gorbunov
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Netherlands have 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats; Belarus have 0, 1 and 0.

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

Netherlands
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 6, 2016Sweden(away)1-1World Cup - Qualification Europe
Jul 12, 2014Brazil(away)3-0World Cup
Jul 9, 2014Argentina(home)0-0World Cup
Jul 5, 2014Costa Rica(home)0-0World Cup
Jun 29, 2014Mexico(home)2-1World Cup
Belarus
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 6, 2016France(home)0-0World Cup - Qualification Europe

How many goals should we expect?

Netherlands score 1.7 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Belarus score 0.0 and concede 0.0.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Netherlands1.71.049/159/15
Belarus0.00.010/10/1

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Netherlands sit 1st in World Cup - Qualification Europe (20 points from 8 matches) and Belarus sit 4th (2 points from 6 matches).

2025-26 standings
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1NetherlandsGroup G862027420
4BelarusGroup C60244172

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