Turkey vs Netherlands Betting Tips

Turkey are hosting the Netherlands at Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul on the 24th of March, Wednesday at 10:30 PM IST. The World Cup qualifiers are all set to begin. The Dutch are going to the Land of Four Seasons to face the Turkish side. International action sets in bringing with it a much more enthralling football experience from the usual club games we are used to seeing.

Turkey Form & Team News

Turkey are the 32nd placed team in the FIFA rankings. The Senol Guines managed squad are playing the World Cup qualifiers on the back of their relegation from the UEFA Nations League. They are part of Group G in the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers. Turkey have not won more than 2 games in the last ten matches across competitions which states their present form which is of course not that great. At Home However, the record is slightly better comparatively. The Turks in turn have a dubious record where the only World Cup they managed to qualify in 2002 resulted in them finishing in the 3rd place overall. They have since then not managed to qualify for the elite tournament and would dearly want to end that streak and earn a ticket for Qatar 2022 with some wins in these Qualifiers.

The squad consists of good strikers like Cenk Tosun, Burak Yilmaz and Kenan Karaman. In the midfield Hakan Calhanglu will lead the charge with Yusuf Yazici and co, The Defence has the likes of Merih Demiral and Ozan Kabak among the others. Karaman had already netted two goals in the 2020 UEFA Nations League leading the goal scoring charts. The AC Milan midfielder, Calhanoglu also created two goal-scoring opportunities in that tournament scoring one goal and assisting on one occasion. Turkey have to step up their game in order to move a step closer to their objective of playing the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. 

Netherlands Form & Team News

The Dutch are ranked in the 14th position according to the FIFA rankings. They had failed to qualify for the 2018 World Cup following their third-place finish in Group A behind France and Sweden in the qualifiers for the Mega event. Now part of Group G in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers in a relatively easier group with the likes of Latvia, Montenegro and Gilbrator all in the same group. They have won three matches in the last eight matches across competitions. The Dutch are also on a five-match unbeaten streak which in the last two matches saw two convincing victories against Poland and Bosnia. The Netherlands who played the world cup for three consecutive editions finishing the 2010 world cup as Runners Up and a semifinal finish in 2014, would want to erase the ghosts of 2018 qualifying and start afresh in their quest for Qatar 2022 qualification. 

The Frank De Boer squad consists of some modern-day club superstars in Memphis Depay in the strike force, with the likes of Steven Bergwijn and the Doneyll Malan all in the mix of things. They can boast of one of the best midfield going around right now with the likes of Frenkie De Jong, Donny Van De Beek and Georginio Wijnaldum all in the squad. Juventus superstar Centre back Matthis De Ligt, Daley Blind of Ajax, Patrick Van of Crystal Palace complete the defender’s list. Wijnaldum finished with three goals in the Nations League last year with a couple of goals from Memphis Depay as well. With the sort of quality they possess now with the likes of Depay, Ligt, De Jong, Wijnaldum and De Beek, The Dutch will hope to rework the magic created during the 2010s by the then golden generation players. 

Odds by Casumo

The Netherlands are favorites to win according to the Casumo Sportsbook. They are placed at 1.74 odds while Turkey is placed at 4.50. The odds for a draw is 3.70.

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Our Tipster’s Angle

The Netherlands may go on to win comfortably given the quality of the players the Dutch has at their disposal nowadays. The Turks have the ability to cause an upset but going with the players club performances over the last few years, The Dutch have produced match winners up their ranks over some time now and given they have won both their last two games, they are also in good form going into Istanbul.

Tip 1: The Netherlands To Win

The Netherlands have had the better of Turkey on 3 occasions in the last five games they have faced off against each other. The Turks did manage to win the last game, but one can argue the Dutch were in the worst possible position during the 2014-2018 period. Now the situation is way different with a string of new players slated as superstars by their respective clubs playing for the Netherlands gives them a renewed sense of energy going forward. Also the Dutch are on a five-match unbeaten streak which includes a two-match winning streak as well. Playing away, they are unbeaten in the last five matches as well as winning two games and drawing the rest of the matches, The Turks, on the other hand, have last their last game against Hungary away, But had won their home game against Russia 3-2. So considering the Dutch present form and sheer quality of the squad, We can safely say the Netherlands may most win this game. According to the Casumo Sportsbook, the odds for the Netherlands to win is 1.74.

Tip 2: Total Goals Over 2.5

The last head to head match between the Netherlands and the Turks with Turkey hosting the match ended with more than 2.5 goals in total. Turkey in the last four matches have had three games where the total goals have been more than 2.5. In the last three home matches that they have played, All three ended up with more than 2.5 goals in total. The Netherlands on the other hand in the last two matches they have played across competitions have had both games having more than 2.5 goals in total. Their last away game involving the Dutch also had the total goal tally to be more than 2.5 goals. Thus with the above stats, we can say that the total goals may be more than 2.5. The odds for the Total Goals to be more than 2.5 is 1.88 according to the Casumo Sportsbook. 

Conclusion

The Dutch are hoping they have found the next set of golden generation players and with the sort of record the respective players are creating in the Clubs, they can’t be faulted to have thought so. Turkey on the other hand might as well try to cause an upset or two. Otherwise, the Netherlands may well and truly stamp their authority over this game. Summarising on a couple of tips from above:

1. The Netherlands To Win @ 1.74
2. Total Goals Over 2.5 @ 1.88

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