In the next meeting of the European Football Championship, the players of the Dutch and Austrian national teams will come face to face. On whose side will the victory be in the face-to-face confrontation?
Holland
In March, the Dutch team held three qualifying matches for the 2022 World Cup. On the road, it lost to Turkey (2: 4), and also confidently beat Gibraltar (7:0) and Latvia (2:0). In June, De Boer's team played two home test matches. First, the "orange" managed to get away from defeat in the match with Scotland (2: 2), after which they defeated Georgia. In the opening match at Euro 2020, the Dutch defeated Ukraine (3: 2), scoring twice after the break and allowing the opponent to win back. As for the winning goal, it was scored literally in the last minutes of the match.
Austria
The Austrians held three World Cup selection meetings in March. On the road, they missed out on a victory over Scotland (2: 2), and on their own field they were able to overcome the Faroe Islands (3:1) and lost heavily to Denmark (0:4). In June, in the test matches, the Foda team lost away to England (0: 1) and drew at home with Slovakia (0:0). In the opening match of Euro 2020, the Austrian national team defeated North Macedonia (3: 1) After exchanging goals in the first half, the Austrians pressed the opponent in the end of the match, scoring two unanswered goals.
Statistics and figures:
- Holland-the favorite of the game;
- The Dutch have won 4 of the previous 5 matches;
- Austria has won twice in 5 meetings;
- The last full-time game of the opponents ended with a score of 2: 0 in favor of the Netherlands;
- The Netherlands have won their last 5 matches against Austria.
Forecast
It is worth noting that the Dutch national team was able to win the last 5 matches against Austria. As it seems, in this game, the "orange" will be able to defeat their opponent and score three points, which will help ensure the exit from the group.