Netherlands faces Scotland in a friendly international match. The match will be played on Wednesday, June 2nd at Estádio Algarve (Faro/Loulé)
Netherlands was forced to part with Koeman. Under the management of Ronald, the Oranges were able to restore their reputation as a top team, which unexpectedly missed two major tournaments. They reached the Final Four of the 2018 Nations League and calmly overcame the Euro qualification. But then the continental championship was postponed, and a crisis broke out in Barcelona. Its ex-defender could not refuse “more than a club” and left the post at the end of last summer. Koeman was replaced by Frank de Boer. He does not succeed in everything. There were not the best performances in the Nations League (however, the Dutch took 2nd place and lagged only one point behind Italy), and the new qualification cycle started with a 4-2 defeat to Turkey. Van Dijk didn’t recover, and the coaching staff didn’t call up Babel, Bergwijn, and Vilhena. But Promes was included in the final list.
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The 1998 World Cup was the last big tournament for the national team of Scotland. The long wait was broken by new playoffs for those who were good in the Nations League. And the Scots can thank David Marshall. 36-year-old goalkeeper of Derby County won a penalty shootout against Israel and then pulled the same trick with the Serbs in Belgrade. However, Steve Clark's charges have looked really good lately: they scored 10 points in the 2020 Nations League, playing against rather strong Czechs, Israelis, and Slovaks. In March, the Scots did not lose to Austria at home (they conceded twice but snatched a 2-2 draw in the 85th minute) and Israel away (1-1). Beyond that, they defeated the Faroe Islands. Now there are neither Palmer and Burke from Sheffield United nor experienced Griffiths in the roster, but the general level is quite high.
The Scots are not bad, but the Netherlands just have better players. In an official match, the Tartan Terriers would compensate with dedication, but now they are unlikely to work like dogs. We bet on the Dutch to win with a -1 handicap.
Prediction for the match: Netherlands to win with -1.0 handicap
