There has been a goal inside 10 minutes in four of the six games featuring these sides
Netherlands games so far have averaged 4.66 goals
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Date, kick-off time, stadium, competition
Tuesday June 30, 02:00 BST, Estadio BBVA, Monterrey – World Cup Round of 32
Where to watch
ITV1
Outright odds
Netherlands – 14/1 Morocco – 50/1
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Team News
Fears that Denzel Dumfries and Brian Brobbey were carrying knocks have been put to rest ensuring Ronald Koeman has a healthy squad for this opening knockout assignment in Monterrey.
Micky van de Ven did not feature in the win over Tunisia. The Tottenham Hotspur defender was a yellow card away from suspension and may return to the starting XI in place of Nathan Ake.
Similarly, Fulham's Issa Diop was left out as Morocco beat Haiti 4-2 in their final group game as he, too, was treading a suspension tight walk. Redouane Halhal impressed in central defence, but the 23-year-old may drop out.
Boss Mohamed Ouahbi may also recall the likes of Noussair Mazraoui, Ayyoub Bouaddi and Azzedine Ounahi to his starting side now.
The stats
Netherlands are unbeaten when facing African opposition at the World Cup (W5, D1).
Both teams have scored in six of Netherlands' last seven games and in five of Morocco's last eight.
A goal has been scored inside 10 minutes in four of the six World Cup matches featuring these teams so far in this tournament.
The only previous meeting of these two sides was a 2-1 Oranje win in Washington DC in the 1994 World Cup group stage.
There have been 14 goals scored in Netherlands' three games, with no clean sheets for the Oranje in their last seven games.
Morocco have scored 16 goals in six games since May 26, with four wins and two draws.
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Prediction
This is perhaps the standout tie of the opening knockout round and facing 2022 semi-finalists Morocco will feel like scant reward for Netherlands after they topped Group F.
The Atlas Lions ceded top spot in Group C to Brazil on goal difference alone and have once more proved themselves a classy outfit thus far.
The latest FIFA rankings have Morocco at sixth, one spot above the Dutch and this amounts to a tough game to call.
Both teams have scored in all three Dutch games so far, with 14 goals in three games. Koeman's side are without a clean sheet in seven attempts since beating Lithuania 4-0 in November.
Morocco have scored 16 goals in six games since they started their World Cup warm-up in May.
Their tournament opener against Brazil was a quality affair and, though it ended 1-1, could easily have produced more goals.
It took 21 minutes for Ismael Saibari to break the deadlock then, but he needed just two minutes against Scotland while Haiti were ahead after 10 minutes against Morocco in Atlanta.
The Dutch, too, have seen plenty of early drama since their 2-2 opening draw with Japan where all four goals came in the second half. They led Sweden after five minutes and were 2-0 up on Tunisia after seven minutes.
The Oranje smashed in 27 goals to qualify unbeaten, but Morocco's pressing game can put them under pressure, as they demonstrated in that clash with Brazil and the goals can flow in Monterrey.
Score prediction: Netherlands 2-1 Morocco
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