Friendly International: Netherlands vs. Mexico Preview, Odds, Prediction

The Netherlands and Mexico meet in a friendly international match that takes place at the Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam. Both sides will have many new faces involved in this contest, as Frank de Boer and Gerardo Martino decided to give a chance to players who didn’t play for the national team frequently. 

Preview

The Netherlands (-125) starts another chapter in its history with De Boer as its new leader. Ronald Koeman decided that it is better for him to lead Barcelona than the national squad, and instead of him, De Boer jumped in. He will probably mix the lineup a little bit due to a crowded schedule his players have to endure. Still, Oranje’s new leader would want to see what his resources are, and he will find a way to include the majority of players in Wednesday’s clash.

He indicated that AZ Alkmaar’s trio Owen Wijndal, Marco Bizot, and Teun Koopmeiners, will get a chance to show its capabilities, and it wouldn’t be odd to see all of them in the lineup at some point.

De Boer isn’t thrilled with the above-mentioned schedule, because his team has a lot of obligations as well as the players who are already tired following league challenges and a short summer pause.

Mexico (+350) comes to Europe after a 3-0 victory over Guatemala, in the recently played match. Their coach Martino won’t have Miguel Layun and Carlos Salcedo at disposal, as well as Hirving Lozano.

But that isn’t too big of a deal for the Mexicans, who are coming to the Netherlands to test some players and see where they stand against tougher teams than they usually encounter. In the last 10 games, this side posted nine wins and one loss. However, the likes of Bermuda, Haiti, Panama, and Guatemala were their opponents, and that sole loss was against Argentina, 4-0. 

Six of their last seven games saw over 2.5 goals.

Latest News

Memphis Depay is out for this one, and apparently, there is a big possibility that Virgil Van Dijk skips the clash, or appears for just 45 minutes. 

Even though many speculated that Raul Jimenez might be resting, the Wolves’ starting striker will begin the match among 11 players on the field. 

Head to Head Games

In six games against Mexico, Oranje posted four wins, and one draw, with a single loss that came in the most recent meeting between these two nations.

Back in 2014, Carlos Vela, with a brace and Chicharito with one goal, led their team to a 3-2 victory over the European team. Overall the last five games saw both teams scoring and over 2.5 goals. 

Prediction

Over 2.5 goals are set at -105, and the bookies don’t believe in the high efficiency of this match. However, that is not what we think. The result itself won’t be a primary thing for both coaches, and they are willing to sacrifice it to see the current potential of their units. Mixed lineups often provide higher efficiency than usual, which is the case here, and because of that, we recommend taking the risk and betting on over 2.5 scores.