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Netherlands 2-1 Belgium - November 20, 1985 / World Cup Qualifying 1986
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This page offers all the statistics of the match and the pre-match of

Netherlands 2-1 Belgium - November 20, 1985 / World Cup Qualifying 1986

. All the information you will find here have been collected manually from the most official sources. However, if you found any mistake or any missing information, please contact us.
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Netherlands

Netherlands

2 - 1

logo Belgium

Belgium

Belgium

logo Netherlands NET

0
HT

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photo John van Loenphoto Michel van de Korput 46' - Substitution Michel van de Korputis substituted by John van Loen46
47photo Georges Grünphoto Léo Van der Elst 47' - Substitution Léo Van der Elstis substituted by Georges Grün
photo Peter Houtman 60' - Goal Peter Houtman60
photo Rob de Wit 72' - Goal Rob de Wit72
75photo Danny Veytphoto Franky Van der Elst 75' - Substitution Franky Van der Elstis substituted by Danny Veyt
photo Sonny Silooyphoto Simon Tahamata 80' - Substitution Simon Tahamatais substituted by Sonny Silooy80
83photo Georges Grün 83' - Goal Georges Grün
FT

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Team line-ups

Netherlands

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forward
offensive midfielder
midfielder
defensive midfielder
defender
sweeper
goalkeeper
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van Breukelen
photo Hans van Breukelen
Hans van Breukelen
Netherlands
B.date04/10/1956
Age29 years
H1m88  
positionGoalkeeper
van de Korput46
photo Michel van de Korput
Michel van de Korput
Netherlands
B.date18/09/1956
Age29 years
H1m83  
positionCentral defender
Wijnstekers
photo Ben Wijnstekers
Ben Wijnstekers
Netherlands
B.date31/08/1955
Age30 years
positionDefender
Spelbos
photo Ronald Spelbos
Ronald Spelbos
Netherlands
B.date08/07/1954
Age31 years
H1m82  
positionCentral defender
van Tiggelen
photo Arie van Tiggelen
Arie van Tiggelen
Netherlands
B.date16/06/1957
Age28 years
H1m83  
positionLeft full-back
Rijkaard
photo Frank Rijkaard
Frank Rijkaard
Netherlands
B.date30/09/1962
Age23 years
H1m88  
positionDefensive Midfielder
Valke
photo Michel Valke
Michel Valke
Netherlands
B.date25/08/1959
Age26 years
H1m74  
positionLeft Midfielder
Gullit
photo Ruud Gullit
Ruud Gullit
Netherlands
B.date01/09/1962
Age23 years
H1m86  
positionOffensive Midfielder
Tahamata80
photo Simon Tahamata
Simon Tahamata
Netherlands
B.date26/05/1956
Age29 years
H1m64  
positionLeft Winger
de Wit72
photo Rob de Wit
Rob de Wit
Netherlands
B.date08/09/1963
Age22 years
positionLeft Winger
Houtman60
photo Peter Houtman
Peter Houtman
Netherlands
B.date04/06/1957
Age28 years
H1m88  
positionStriker

First 11

Age Match num Note
G
Hans van Breukelen 29 20 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Michel van de Korput 46 29 23 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Ben Wijnstekers 30 36 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Ronald Spelbos 31 14 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Arie van Tiggelen 28 8 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Frank Rijkaard 23 16 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Michel Valke 26 14 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Ruud Gullit 23 20 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Simon Tahamata 80 29 19 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Rob de Wit 72 22 5 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
Peter Houtman 60 28 8 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

27.1 years

Average number of matches played for the team

17

Belgium

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forward
offensive midfielder
midfielder
defensive midfielder
defender
sweeper
goalkeeper
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Pfaff
photo Jean-Marie Pfaff
Jean-Marie Pfaff
Belgium
B.date04/12/1953
Age31 years
H1m80  
positionGoalkeeper
Clijsters
photo Leo Clijsters
Leo Clijsters
Belgium
B.date06/11/1956
Age29 years
H1m78  
positionCentral defender
Broos
photo Hugo Broos
Hugo Broos
Belgium
B.date10/04/1952
Age33 years
H1m80  
positionCentral defender
De Wolf
photo Michel De Wolf
Michel De Wolf
Belgium
B.date19/01/1958
Age27 years
H1m71  
positionLeft central defender
Gerets
photo Eric Gerets
Eric Gerets
Belgium
B.date18/05/1954
Age31 years
H1m77  
positionLeft full-back
Van der Elst75
photo Franky Van der Elst
Franky Van der Elst
Belgium
B.date30/04/1961
Age24 years
H1m84  
positionDefensive Midfielder
Desmet
photo Philippe Desmet
Philippe Desmet
Belgium
B.date29/11/1958
Age26 years
H1m81  
positionDefensive Midfielder
Van der Elst47
photo Léo Van der Elst
Léo Van der Elst
Belgium
B.date07/01/1962
Age23 years
H1m80  
positionRight Midfielder
Vercauteren
photo Franky Vercauteren
Franky Vercauteren
Belgium
B.date28/10/1956
Age29 years
H1m75  
positionLeft Midfielder
Vandereycken
photo René Vandereycken
René Vandereycken
Belgium
B.date22/07/1953
Age32 years
H1m75  
positionCentre Midfield
Ceulemans
photo Jan Ceulemans
Jan Ceulemans
Belgium
B.date28/02/1957
Age28 years
H1m88  
positionOffensive Midfielder

First 11

Age Match num Note
G
Jean-Marie Pfaff 31 49 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Leo Clijsters 29 11 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Hugo Broos 33 19 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Michel De Wolf 27 15 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
D
Eric Gerets 31 53 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Franky Van der Elst 75 24 6 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Philippe Desmet 26 1 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Léo Van der Elst 47 23 4 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Franky Vercauteren 29 45 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
René Vandereycken 32 46 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Jan Ceulemans 28 54 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Average age

28.5 years

Average number of matches played for the team

28

Substitutes

Age Match num Note
D
Sonny Silooy 80 22 4 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
F
John van Loen 46 20 1 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Substitutes

Age Match num Note
D
Georges Grün 8347 23 12 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player
M
Danny Veyt 75 28 1 You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Simon Tahamata

IN

change player

Marco van Basten

OUT

Peter Houtman

IN

change player

Wim Kieft

OUT

Michel Valke

IN

change player

Willy van de Kerkhof

OUT

Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match

Leo Clijsters

IN

change player

Georges Grün

OUT

Hugo Broos

IN

change player

Michel Renquin

OUT

Michel De Wolf

IN

change player

Erwin Vandenbergh

OUT

Philippe Desmet

IN

change player

Nico Claesen

OUT

Manager

Age

Match num

Success rate in this team:

67 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

42 %

Beenhakker vs Belgium

1 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on November 20, 1985

Beenhakker vs Thys

1 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on November 20, 1985

Manager

Age

Match num

Guy Thys

62

69

Success rate in this team:

46 %

Success rate since the beginning of his career:

48 %

Thys vs Netherlands

2 victories

1 draw

6 losses

Latest figure on November 20, 1985

Thys vs Beenhakker

1 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on November 20, 1985

Referee

George Courtney

3 victories

0 draw

1 loss

Netherlands4 matchesGeneral total Belgium2 matches

0 victory

0 draw

2 losses

1 victory

0 draw

0 loss

Netherlands1 matchSeason total Belgium1 match

0 victory

0 draw

1 loss

Latest figure on October 16, 1991Latest figure on June 28, 1986

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Key figures

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It's the first time Rob de Wit scores 1 goal in World Cup Qualifying

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Netherlands keeps its 3 matches with at least one goal conceded vs Belgium running (since 21/09/1983). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 30/09/1964-07/04/1968 time period (4 matches).

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It's the first time Rob de Wit scores 1 goal vs in his professional career

Pre-match

Current form

Home

VNetherlands 5-0 Malta17/12/1983

VNetherlands 6-0 Denmark14/03/1984

LNetherlands 1-2 Hungary17/10/1984

VNetherlands 7-1 Cyprus27/02/1985

DNetherlands 1-1 Austria01/05/1985

VNetherlands 1-0 Bulgaria04/09/1985

Overall

VCyprus 0-1 Netherlands23/12/1984

VNetherlands 7-1 Cyprus27/02/1985

DNetherlands 1-1 Austria01/05/1985

VHungary 0-1 Netherlands14/05/1985

VNetherlands 1-0 Bulgaria04/09/1985

LBelgium 1-0 Netherlands16/10/1985

Current form

Away

LSwitzerland 3-1 Belgium09/11/1983

VPoland 0-1 Belgium17/04/1984

LFrance 5-0 Belgium16/06/1984

DGreece 0-0 Belgium19/12/1984

LAlbania 2-0 Belgium22/12/1984

DPoland 0-0 Belgium11/09/1985

Overall

DGreece 0-0 Belgium19/12/1984

LAlbania 2-0 Belgium22/12/1984

VBelgium 2-0 Greece27/03/1985

VBelgium 2-0 Poland01/05/1985

DPoland 0-0 Belgium11/09/1985

VBelgium 1-0 Netherlands16/10/1985

Running streaks

Home Total
Winning streak 1 0
Loosing streak 0 1
Unbeaten streak 3 0
Winless streak 0 1
Drawless streak 1 3
Scoring streak 8 0
Goalless streak 0 1
Conceding streak 0 1
Invincibility streak 1 0

Running streaks

Away Total
Winning streak 0 1
Drawing streak 1 0
Unbeaten streak 1 4
Winless streak 4 0
Drawless streak 0 1
Scoring streak 0 1
Goalless streak 4 0
Invincibility streak 1 4

Statistical comparison of the season

Results

1

Number of games (Competition total)

1

0

Number of games (Home / Away)

0

0

Victories (Competition total)

1

0

Victories (Home / Away)

0

0

Draws (Competition total)

0

0

Draws (Home / Away)

0

1

Losses (Competition total)

0

0

Losses (Home / Away)

0

Goals

0

Goals scored (Competition total)

1

0

Goals scored (Home / Away)

0

1

Goals conceded (Competition total)

0

0

Goals conceded (Home / Away)

0

0

Goals scored per match average (Competition total)

1

0

Goals scored per match average (Home / Away)

0

1

Conceced goals per match average (Competition total)

0

0

Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away)

0

Betting aid

0

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total)

0

0

Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away)

0

0

Clean sheets (Competition total)

1

0

Clean sheets (Home / Away)

0

1

Matches without scoring (Competition total)

0

0

Matches without scoring (Home / Away)

0

0

The 2 teams score (Competition total)

0

0

The 2 teams score (Home / Away)

0

0
Most frequent score (Home / Away)
0

Bookings

1

Yellow cards (Competition total)

0

0

Yellow cards (Home / Away)

0

1

Red cards (Competition total)

0

0

Red cards (Home / Away)

0

Key players

-Team's best scorer (Competition total)1 goalFranky Vercauterenphoto Franky Vercauteren
-The fittest player1 goal during the last matchFranky Vercauterenphoto Franky Vercauteren

Historical head to head

Home

56 matches
32 v
12 d
12 l

161 gf

91 ga

Away

58 matches
20 v
12 d
26 l

99 gf

111 ga

Total

114 matches
52 v
24 d
38 l

260 gf

202 ga

Historical head to head

Home

58 matches
26 v
12 d
20 l

111 gf

99 ga

Away

56 matches
12 v
12 d
32 l

91 gf

161 ga

Total

114 matches
38 v
24 d
52 l

202 gf

260 ga

Largest victory

Overall
9 - 1
October 04, 1959
Home
9 - 1
October 04, 1959

Largest victory

Overall
7 - 1
March 17, 1940
Away
4 - 0
November 12, 1961

Latest head to head

October 16, 1985 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde 1986

September 21, 1983 - Rencontres amicales 1983

October 14, 1981 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1982

November 19, 1980 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1982

September 26, 1979 - Rencontres amicales 1979

Best historical scorers against Belgium

photo Leen Vente Leen Vente 13 goals 1934 - 1940
photo Eberhard Bakhuys Eberhard Bakhuys 13 goals 1929 - 1936
photo Kieck Smit Kieck Smit 12 goals 1934 - 1946
photo Abe Lenstra Abe Lenstra 12 goals 1948 - 1959
photo Hendrick Francken Hendrick Francken 12 goals 1910 - 1913
photo Faas Wilkes Faas Wilkes 12 goals 1946 - 1959
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 30/04/1905. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Best historical scorers against Netherlands

photo Raymond Braine Raymond Braine 10 goals 1926 - 1939
photo Bernard Voorhoof Bernard Voorhoof 10 goals 1930 - 1940
photo Rik Coppens Rik Coppens 9 goals 1952 - 1958
photo Joseph Mermans Joseph Mermans 9 goals 1948 - 1954
photo Léopold Anoul Léopold Anoul 8 goals 1947 - 1952
photo Robert De Veen Robert De Veen 7 goals 1906 - 1913
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 30/04/1905. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Belgium

photo Puck van Heel Puck van Heel 24 matches 1925 - 1938
photo Henri Denis Henri Denis 18 matches 1920 - 1930
photo Wim Anderiesen Wim Anderiesen 18 matches 1931 - 1939
photo Gejus van der Meulen Gejus van der Meulen 17 matches 1924 - 1933
photo Jan Klaassens Jan Klaassens 16 matches 1953 - 1960
photo Joop de Korver Joop de Korver 16 matches 1905 - 1913
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 30/04/1905. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Players with most games played vs Netherlands

photo Bernard Voorhoof Bernard Voorhoof 22 matches 1928 - 1940
photo Vicky Mees Vicky Mees 21 matches 1949 - 1960
photo Raymond Braine Raymond Braine 19 matches 1925 - 1939
photo Jef Jurion Jef Jurion 17 matches 1956 - 1967
photo Armand Swartenbroeks Armand Swartenbroeks 16 matches 1913 - 1928
photo Victor Lemberechts Victor Lemberechts 15 matches 1946 - 1954
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 30/04/1905. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.

Competition info

The other matches

October 16, 1985

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November 10, 1985

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November 17, 1985

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November 20, 1985

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December 04, 1985

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