Netherlands take on the visitors Norway in a Friendly international. The match will be played on Friday, March 27th at Johan Cruijff Arena (Amsterdam).
The Netherlands went through a decline, but in the 2020s they have managed to improve. There were quite a few doubts about Koeman at first due to a number of setbacks. Recently, however, they have been delivering stable results, especially in home matches where they tend to dominate their opponents. At the same time, their attacking style continues to produce high-scoring games against teams of a similar level. In the end, they reached the semi-finals of Euro 2024 under him. In the Nations League a year ago, they twice played high-scoring draws, 2-2 and 3-3 — with the eventual European champions advancing only on penalties. Then they confidently passed qualification for the upcoming World Cup. Yes, they shared points with Poland twice, but by winning all the other matches, they secured 1st place. So now the Dutch are gradually preparing for the main football tournament of the four-year cycle, and we can expect various experiments with both squad selection and tactics.
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Norway are finally living up to expectations. The “Løvene” shone at the turn of the century, but then things did not work out for a long time. This was true even with the current generation that had high expectations placed on them. Lately, however, the team has shown impressive consistency, especially in competitive matches where they maintain a high tempo. Their confidence has clearly grown, allowing them to dictate play even against traditionally stronger opponents. Only since the year before last has there been a real breakthrough. First, they won their Nations League group — in League B, in a quartet with Austria, Slovenia, and Kazakhstan. Then in 2025 they delivered a flawless qualification campaign, winning all 8 matches. They started with a 3-0 home win over Italy in June and finished with an equally convincing 4-1 victory away against the “Squadra Azzurra.” However, in friendly matches, the Scandinavians were less impressive, settling for a 1-1 home draw with New Zealand in autumn.
A total of 11 matches have been played, with Norway winning only once, back in 1992. In 7 matches — including 5 of the last 6 — victories went to the “Oranje.” This will definitely not be a boring game, as both sides rely on attacking football. We go with over 3.0 total goals.
Prediction for the match: Over 3.0 scored goals.
