Netherlands faces Austria in round 2 of the Euro group stage. The match will be played on Thursday, June 17th at Johan Cruijff Arena (Amsterdam)
The Netherlands dominated on the football field in both halves of the match against Ukraine. This was mainly expressed in ball possession — 62% versus 38% in the first half, and 64% versus 36% in the second. Ukraine made fewer shots on the opponent's goal (8 shots against 15) but delivered them more accurately. The Yellow-Blues hit the opponent's target five times, while the Netherlands did it seven times. But the domination of Oranje could not bring results. Ukraine was able to win back after a 2-0 score, but the Dutch managed to snatch the victory. Interestingly, the Netherlands have already been in a similar situation recently. In a friendly match against Scotland (2: 2), Frank de Boer's team won back twice and managed to save an acceptable result for themselves only at the end of the match. Let’s note that the Netherlands have conceded goals in only two of their last five matches. But Oranje conceded four goals in those games, so they are approaching the mark of one conceded goal per match (0.8).
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The start of Euro 2020 was not easy for the Austrian national team. North Macedonia offered a decent rebuff in the first round. The Macedonians carried out only 14 dangerous attacks and delivered two shots on target. But even playing defense first, the debutant of the European Championship did not look helpless against the background of the Austrians. The Austrians managed to break the resistance of the Macedonians only in the 78th minute. That victory was only the second for the national team of Austria in the last five matches. Interestingly, Austria won both times with a 3-1 score. Moreover, the Austrians were able to score after the break for the first time in five games.
Austria has all the prerequisites to score in the second half once again. The Austrians have scored 15 goals in their last ten matches. Eleven of them were scored after the break. And the Netherlands have conceded in the second half in three of their last four matches. This was the case not only in the game against Ukraine but also against Scotland (2-2, conceded in the 89th minute) and Bosnia (3-1, in the 63rd).
Prediction for the match: Austria to score over 0.5 goals in the second half
