Belgium take on the visitors Netherlands in the round 1 match of League A in UEFA Nations League. The match will be played on Friday, June 3rd at King Baudouin Stadium (Brussel).
Belgium under Roberto Martinez reached its peak. This was also reflected in the fact that at the last World Championship, 3rd place was won, which was the highest achievement in history. But at last year's Euro, the Red Devils disappointed in many ways. They were enough for the group round, but there were simple opponents, including the Russians. They also knocked out Portugal in the 1/8 finals, but then lost to the future victor, Italy. In the "final four" of the League of Nations, the Belgians lost to both France and the same Azzurri. Now they start preparing for the upcoming World Cup, where the generation of top stars will have the last chance. Eden Hazard, De Bruyne, Mertens, Vertonghen, Courtois, Anderweireld are already at least 30, Lukaku - 29. In the League of Nations, it is unlikely that any intelligible tasks have been set.
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Netherlands had a very controversial last year. The Oranges are finally back for the big tournament. And they were one of the best in the group stage of the Euro, winning all 3 fights. But then, in the 1/8 finals, the Dutch lost to the Czech Republic 0-2, when everything fell apart after the sent-off of De Ligt. Thus, ended the brief era of Frank De Boer as national team coach. Taking into account the fact that before that they failed the start of the selection for the World Cup with him, van Gaal came back. Louis, despite appearing to be battling cancer, pulled through. The team won 5 of the last 6 qualifying matches (there was only a misfire with Montenegro), and won their group. But the opponents were strong Turkey and Norway. Now, preparations are also underway for the World Cup, in addition to purely performances in the League of Nations.
At the official level, the sides played for the last time at the 1998 World Cup, when many of the current players were not even born yet. But friendly matches were regularly organized after that. In both of the last, in 2016 and 2018, there were 1-1 draws. Bookmakers are expected to give a small advantage to the host. But, taking into account the style of the teams and the history of relationships, we will choose the option with “both teams to score”
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score – yes.
