Netherlands faces Ukraine in round 1 of the Euro group stage. The match will be played on Sunday, June 13th at Johan Cruijff Arena (Amsterdam)
The Netherlands national team is finally returning to the big tournament. But this was achieved back in 2019, under Koeman. Now Ronald is at Barcelona, where, by the way, his first year was not particularly successful. And now the Oranges experience obvious problems. If under the previous coach they gained not only the long-awaited success in the qualifiers but also the victory in the Nations League group, then De Boer's achievements are clearly less. The Netherlands gained only 11 points last fall, in company with Italy, Poland and Bosnia. And the team started the World Cup qualification with a 4-2 defeat in Turkey. Before the Euro, the Oranges suddenly began to use an untypical formation with three central defenders. However, it didn’t help them to beat Scotland at home (2-2). Then Holland gained a 3-0 victory, but it beat only Georgia, which gave away a penalty in the 10th minute. Depay showed a great game. But the coaching staff cannot count on van Dijk, Sillesen, and van de Beck.
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The national team of Ukraine picked their mood up before the tournament. 2021 was developing for a generally interesting team of Andriy Shevchenko not in the best way. The Yellow-Blues started the World Cup qualification successfully. They stayed out in Paris and tied 1-1 against the French, who are the world champions. But then the same score was repeated in matches against Finland and Kazakhstan. And the Ukrainians even tied against Bahrain in the first test match with the same score. They managed to break this streak only in the game with Northern Ireland. Zubkov's goal scored at the beginning of the match remained the only one. Then Ukraine swaggered in the match versus Cyprus (4-0 with a double by Yarmolenko). However, Tsygankov did not play again, and Andriy Shevchenko has some problems with wingers. Beyond that, the coach used all the goalkeepers at the training camp — promising Trubin (who made a goal error), Bushchan, and even Pyatov, who has not played for a long time. Who will play against the Dutch?
In 2008 and 2010, these teams played friendly matches. In the first game, the Dutch staged a 3-0 thumping, but after two years the Ukrainians were able to gain a 1-1 draw. Bookmakers believe that Holland now has a good chance of winning in Amsterdam. But taking into account “the factor of De Boer,” it is better to choose an option with Over 2.0 goals scored.
Prediction for the match: Over 2.0 goals scored
