Portugal U21 take on the visitors Netherlands U21 in the round 2 match of UEFA Euro U21 group stage. The match will be played on Saturday, June 24th at Mikheil Meskhi Stadium (Tbilisi).
Portugal reached the final of the European Championship in 2015 and 2021. However, they had a setback in 2017 when they failed to advance from the group stage, and two years later, they missed out on qualification altogether. The current team is performing quite well, having secured 9 victories with only one draw against Iceland, which was their main "chaser." Although there is no real intrigue considering the goal difference of 41-3. Gonçalo Ramos scored 12 out of those goals, becoming the top scorer in the entire qualification. However, their upcoming opponents will be different from the teams they defeated in the 2021-2022 period, such as Cyprus, Belarus, Greece, and Liechtenstein. Portugal started their Euro campaign against the host country (and debutant at this level), Georgia. They might have underestimated them, but despite conceding two goals before halftime, they could only respond with a red card expulsion in the second half.
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The "Young Orange" team won the all-European youth championship twice in a row in 2006-2007. However, they only managed to reach that level twice since then, in 2013 and 2021, but they reached the semifinals on both occasions. The qualification group this time was quite challenging, with Switzerland being a notable opponent. In the end, the Netherlands did not suffer a defeat, and they secured 8 wins and 26 points in 10 qualifying matches, allowing them to qualify directly from the first place. An interesting squad traveled to Georgia, including players like Brobbey, Zirkzee, Gravenberch, van den Berg, and the list goes on. In their first Euro match, the Netherlands faced a tough and significant opponent, Belgium. Despite an evenly contested game, neither team managed to score against each other.
In the qualification for the previous Euro in 2021, these teams played in the same qualifying group. They exchanged entertaining victories, with the Netherlands winning 4-2 in the Netherlands, and Portugal winning 2-1 in Portugal. The nominal hosts are considered to have slightly better chances of success. However, in the first round, the Netherlands performed better. Therefore, the prediction is that they will win again, but with a "0" handicap.
Prediction for the match: Portugal to win with 0.0 handicap.
