Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Netherlands vs Ecuador, Worldcup 2022 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2022
Netherlands
1 – 1
Full Time
Ecuador
Fri 25 Nov 2022 · 16:00 UTC Khalifa International Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 57' Jhegson Mendez
Y 58' Jhegson Mendez

Overview

Match Preview

Netherlands vs Ecuador — Worldcup at Khalifa International Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Shaun Evans
  • Referee Abdelhak Etchiali
  • Referee Redouane Jiyed
  • Referee Said Martinez (Honduras)
  • Referee Mokrane Gourari
  • Referee Mustapha Ghorbal

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
Netherlands 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals Ecuador
Last 5 meetings
2022-11-25 Netherlands 1–1 Ecuador

Recent Form

Netherlands
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Nov Ecuador H 1–1 D
21 Nov Senegal A 2–0 W
27 Jun Czechia H 0–2 L
21 Jun North Macedonia A 3–0 W
17 Jun Austria H 2–0 W
13 Jun Ukraine H 3–2 W
Ecuador
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Nov Netherlands A 1–1 D
20 Nov Qatar A 2–0 W
04 Jul Argentina A 0–3 L
27 Jun Brazil H 1–1 D
23 Jun Peru H 2–2 D
20 Jun Venezuela A 2–2 D

Season Stats

Netherlands Ecuador
#21 Position #19
7 Points 4
3 Played 3
2 / 1 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 1
10 Scored 2
4 Conceded 2
+6 GD +0
2.33 PPG 1.33
67% Win % 33%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Netherlands this season
25% Clean Sheets
Ecuador this season

Netherlands are 21st (7 pts). Ecuador are 19th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Netherlands
0-15
2/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
3/3
61-75
3/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Ecuador
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Netherlands
Cody Gakpo 3 G 1 A
Brian Brobbey 3 G
Crysencio Summerville 2 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Netherlands and Ecuador is underway.
  • 5' The energy levels are beginning to show. Louis van Gaal might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 6' GOAL! Cody Gakpo scores on 6. Assisted by Davy Klaassen
  • 11' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Netherlands side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 16' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 16 minutes.
  • 21' Teun Koopmeiners has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 26' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 31' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 36' Piero Hincapie is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Netherlands so far.
  • 41' Ecuador seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 46' The supporters are chanting for Memphis Depay. He replaces Steven Bergwijn on 46 minute.
  • 49' Goal! Enner Valencia scores his 34 goal in 15 matches.
  • 54' Netherlands currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 57' That is a Yellow card for Ecuador. Jhegson Mendez will be fuming at that decision.
  • 58' That is a Yellow card for Ecuador. Jhegson Mendez will be fuming at that decision.
  • 63' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 68' Netherlands is showing some good football. However, Netherlands are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 69' It is a substitution in Netherlands team. Davy Klaassen is replaced by Steven Berghuis on 69 minute.
  • 74' Jeremy Sarmiento is ready to make an impact after coming on for Michael Estrada at the 74 minute mark.
  • 79' Cody Gakpo makes way for Wout Weghorst at the 79 minute mark. A tactical switch from Netherlands.
  • 80' A tactical swap from Netherlands — Wout Weghorst on, Cody Gakpo off on 80 minutes.
  • 85' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 90' Enner Valencia makes way for Kevin Rodriguez at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Ecuador.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. take all three points.

Lineups

Netherlands Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Louis van Gaal

Ecuador Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gustavo Alfaro

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.48 Netherlands xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.88 Ecuador xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Netherlands49% Draw28% Ecuador23%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.36
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Netherlands or Draw
77%
Draw or Ecuador
51%
Netherlands or Ecuador
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Netherlands34% Draw50% Ecuador16%
Actual: Netherlands win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
13%
0 – 0
11.7%
2 – 0
10.1%
2 – 1
8.8%
0 – 1
7.2%
1 – 2
5.2%
3 – 0
4.9%
3 – 1
4.4%
2 – 2
3.9%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
2%

Asian Handicap — Netherlands

Handicap Netherlands covers Push Ecuador covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 15% 74%
-1.5 26% — 74%
-1 26% 24% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 14% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Netherlands keeps clean sheet
42% ✓
Ecuador keeps clean sheet
24% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.