Week 2 features a match on Friday Nov 25th, where Netherlands will host Ecuador at Johan Cruijff Arena in a clash of the World Cup. Netherlands is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Senegal. Cody Gakpo struck first for Netherlands in the 84th minute on a feed from Frenkie de Jong, then Davy Klaassen added another in the 9th minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, Senegal couldn’t muster any offence and Netherlands ran away with the shutout win. Netherlands is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches, while ecuador is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Qatar. Enner Valencia scored the first goal for Ecuador in the 16th minute on a penalty kick, then Enner Valencia added another in the 31st minute In the end, Qatar was frustrated by Ecuador’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Ecuador ended the match with the shutout victory. Ecuador is looking for direction having 1 win and 0 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Enner Valencia has been the most prolific scorer on Ecuador in the last 5 matches with two goals. In the last 5 matches, both Memphis Depay and Steven Bergwijn are on scoring streaks. They have each scored 4 goals for Netherlands and look to continue their dominance.