Group A cellar-dwellers Luxembourg (0-2-1, 1 point) will try to earn their first victory in the UEFA 2018 World Cup qualifiers as they host middling squad the Netherlands (1-1-1, 4 points) on Sunday, Nov. 13 at their home field of Stade Josy Barthel in Luxembourg City.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 6:00 p.m. UTC+1. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Luxembourg lost two close games to Bulgaria and Sweden to open the tournament. It could have gone either way or might ended in at least a draw, but the breaks did not go to head coach Luc Holtz's side.
In their most recent qualifiers fixture on Oct. 10, the team was able to hold higher-ranked team Belarus to a 1-1 draw on the road at the Borisov Arena in Barysaw to gain their first point, as per Sporting Life.
The match as scoreless until the 80th minute when Belarus midfielder Pavel Savitski broke the deadlock off an assist from teammate Dzyanis Palyakow.
However, Luxembourg was able to equalize the count with a goal from team captain Aurélien Joachim five minutes later.
With the draw, the White Wings remained one point ahead of the Red Lions in the Group A standings.
Meanwhile, the Netherlands are trying to find more consistency in their game as they came up with a draw, a win, and a loss in their first three games in the qualifiers.
Holland is coming off a sorry 0-1 defeat in the hands of tournament-favorite France right at their home field of Amsterdam Arena in Amsterdam also on Oct. 10, The Guardian reported.
Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba netted the lone goal of the match in the 30th minute. Both teams were unable to score after that as head coach Danny Blind's squad was shut out, handing them their second winless performance of the tournament.
The Netherlands are expected to bounce back from that setback in this game versus lowly Luxembourg.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a 3-0 rout for the Netherlands.
Luxembourg starting lineup (4-5-1 formation): Moris; Jans, Delgado, Martins, Carlson; Bohnert, Philipps, Mutsch, Thill, da Mota; Joachim
Netherlands starting lineup (4-3-3 formation): Stekelenburg; Martins Indi, Bruma, van Dijk, Blind; Wijnaldum, Sneijder, Klaassen; Lens, Janssen, Depay