The Netherlands will be hoping for a miracle when they welcome Sweden to the Amsterdam ArenA for Tuesday’s final World Cup qualifier.
Needing to win by seven clear goals in order to leapfrog their opponents into the play-off spot, the Oranje are available at 20/23 (1.87) with SportPesa to at least end on a high by coming out on top in Amsterdam.
Sitting just a point behind France in second place, Janne Andersson’s team are priced at 29/10 (3.90) to give themselves a chance of automatic qualification with an impressive win here.
Getty ImagesThe sides shared a 1-1 draw when they met in Solna last September, and there are similar odds of 29/10 (3.90) on offer on them cancelling each other out once again in this one.
While all the talk going into this final clash of how impossible a task Dick Advocaat’s men face in order to snatch a place in the play-offs, their guests actually have a rather more realistic target to aim for.
Should France draw against Belarus in their final match then victory would see the Blue-Yellow to leapfrog them into first place, while an unlikely home defeat in Paris would mean a single point would also be enough to claim top spot.
Considering Didier Deschamps’ side were held to a 0-0 draw by Luxembourg in their previous home game, the Swedes will certainly not be contenting themselves with a mere play-off spot just yet.
In high spirits after racking up their biggest win in 79 years by beating Luxembourg 8-0 on Saturday, the guests certainly appear unlikely to roll over and allow Dick Advocaat’s outfit to claim any sort of convincing victory – let alone the seven-goal thrashing they require.
Instead, odds of 10/11 (1.91) seem to offer solid value on the Dutch saying goodbye to their World Cup dreams by failing to beat their confident opposition for the third encounter in a row.
| Sweden to win or draw for a 2pt stake at 10/11 (1.91) with SportPesa |
