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Türkiye vs Netherlands: result 4-2 and analysis

World Cup - Qualification EuropeGroup Stage - 1Kick-off on March 24, 2021 at 05:00 PM (UTC)Atatürk Olimpiyat Stadı, İstanbul

Türkiye
4-2
Netherlands

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What was the result of Türkiye vs Netherlands?

Türkiye won 4-2 on March 24, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 15′B. YılmazTürkiye
  • 34′B. YılmazTürkiye (pen.)
  • 46′H. ÇalhanoğluTürkiye
  • 75′D. KlaassenNetherlands
  • 76′L. de JongNetherlands
  • 81′B. YılmazTürkiye

Official lineup for Türkiye vs Netherlands

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Türkiye

4-1-4-1
  1. 17B. Yılmaz
  1. 19K. Karaman
  2. 10H. Çalhanoğlu
  3. 6O. Tufan
  4. 11Y. Yazıcı
  1. 5O. Yokuşlu
  1. 13U. Meraş
  2. 4Ç. Söyüncü
  3. 15O. Kabak
  4. 2Z. Çelik
  1. 23U. Çakır

Netherlands

4-2-3-1
  1. 10M. Depay
  1. 18D. Malen
  2. 8G. Wijnaldum
  3. 11S. Berghuis
  1. 21F. de Jong
  2. 15M. de Roon
  1. 5O. Wijndal
  2. 17D. Blind
  3. 3M. de Ligt
  4. 2K. Tete
  1. 13T. Krul
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Türkiye have 5 wins, 7 draws and 3 defeats; Netherlands have 8, 4 and 3.

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

Türkiye
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Nov 18, 2020Hungary(away)0-2UEFA Nations League
Nov 15, 2020Russia(home)3-2UEFA Nations League
Nov 11, 2020Croatia(home)3-3Friendlies
Oct 14, 2020Serbia(home)2-2UEFA Nations League
Oct 11, 2020Russia(away)1-1UEFA Nations League
Netherlands
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Nov 18, 2020Poland(away)2-1UEFA Nations League
Nov 15, 2020Bosnia & Herzegovina(home)3-1UEFA Nations League
Nov 11, 2020Spain(home)1-1Friendlies
Oct 14, 2020Italy(away)1-1UEFA Nations League
Oct 11, 2020Bosnia & Herzegovina(away)0-0UEFA Nations League

How many goals should we expect?

Türkiye score 1.5 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Netherlands score 1.7 and concede 0.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Türkiye1.51.167/156/15
Netherlands1.70.757/157/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Türkiye sit 2nd in World Cup - Qualification Europe (13 points from 6 matches) and Netherlands sit 1st (20 points from 8 matches).

2025-26 standings
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1NetherlandsGroup G862027420
2TürkiyeGroup E6411171213

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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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