Netherlands vs England preview for Thursday’s UEFA Nations League semi-final in Guimaraes, these teams are vying to meet Portugal or Switzerland in the final.
Netherlands vs England predictions for their UEFA Nations League semi-final on Thursday.
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England go into their first competitive meeting with the Netherlands for 23 years knowing the UEFA Nations League presents a superb chance to claim a first trophy since 1966.England have won only two of their last 14 matches against the Netherlands and are looking to win consecutively against them for the first time since November 1946, having prevailed 1-0 in a friendly last year.
Netherlands could not manage to take part in the just-concluded FIFA World Cup, and Good Lord! how they have been compensating for it,they qualified to the semis of the Nations League after taking out world champions France off the competition.
Netherlands vs England Head-to-head (h2h)
- Two of the last three matches saw the Dutch taking the win.
- England conceded two or more goals in two of the last three ties.
- Five of the last seven wins went to Netherlands as well.
- England is on a scoring streak of five fixtures.
Netherlands vs England Prediction
Despite having some generational talents in their mix, England might come short against the determined Dutch side.
The pillars at the back – Mathijs De Ligt and Virgil Van Dijk is probably the best center-back partnership right now in world football, and both are in the form of their lives.
It’d be hard for Kane and his boys to get a winning score against this monster of a pair. Add to the equation the underrated goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen, and it’s asking too much from England.
Netherlands lineup:
Cillessen; Dumfries, Van Dijk, De Ligt, Blind; De Beek, De Jong, De Roon; Bergwijn, Depay, Babel
England lineup:
Pickford; Walker, Stones, Maguire, Chilwell; Barkley, Rice, Dier; Sancho, Rashford, Sterling