Saturday , 14 November 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' KICK OFF: Netherlands gets underway.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Ecuador needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 6' Against the run of play, Cody Gakpo has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 11' Netherlands international Frenkie de Jong has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 16' The energy levels are beginning to show. Gustavo Alfaro might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 21' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 26' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 31' Ecuador is showing some good football. However, Ecuador are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 36' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 41' Netherlands is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 46' Steven Bergwijn makes way for Memphis Depay at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Netherlands.
  • 49' What an equalizer from Enner Valencia!
  • 54' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Netherlands that had 19 games and scored 43 goals.
  • 57' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jhegson Mendez on 57 minutes.
  • 58' The referee has no hesitation. Jhegson Mendez is booked for Ecuador — Yellow card on 58.
  • 63' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 68' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 69' Steven Berghuis is ready to make an impact after coming on for Davy Klaassen at the 69 minute mark.
  • 74' Fresh legs for Ecuador! Jeremy Sarmiento comes on to replace Michael Estrada.
  • 79' Wout Weghorst has so much to prove this time. He replaces Cody Gakpo on 79 minute.
  • 80' The Netherlands bench stirs into life. Cody Gakpo is withdrawn and Wout Weghorst gets his opportunity.
  • 85' Netherlands are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 90' The Ecuador bench stirs into life. Enner Valencia is withdrawn and Kevin Rodriguez gets his opportunity.
  • 1-1 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

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.