Matchday 2 in Group D of Euro 2024. Netherlands vs France. The game kicks off on June 21 at 20:00 (BST) at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig. Netherlands – France: Prediction and betting odds, statistics for the Euro 2024 match.
Potential line-ups for Netherlands vs France
Netherlands (4-3-3): Bart Verbruggen – Nathan Aké, Virgil van Dijk, Stefan de Vrij, Denzel Dumfries – Joey Veerman, Jerdy Schouten, Tijjani Reijnders – Xavi Simons, Cody Gakpo, Memphis Depay.
France (4-3-3): Mike Maignan – Jules Koundé, William Saliba, Dayot Upamecano, Théo Hernandez – N’Golo Kanté, Adrien Rabiot, Antoine Griezmann – Ousmane Dembélé, Marcus Thuram, Olivier Giroud.
Netherlands
The Netherlands beat Poland (2:1) in the first round. With a goal scored in the late minutes of the game their series of the European Championship matches without draws reached 8 meetings (4 wins, 4 defeats). The last time the Netherlands levelled on score with an opponent after 90 minutes of a European Championship game was in 2008, in the quarter-finals against Russia. The Netherlands have won 4 out of their last 5 UEFA Euro games, scoring at least 2 goals in these 4 games.
- Number 2 has been seen in the final result of 6 out of the last 7 European Championship games the Netherlands have played. Team to score 2 goals or more – 1,60
- At least three goals have been scored in 5 out of the last 7 European Championship games the Netherlands have played. Over 2.5 – 1,95
- The Netherlands have won 6 out of their last 7 official games. Netherlands to win – 3,20
France
France beat Austria in the first round (1:0) thanks to an own goal scored by the Austrian defender. This was the 100th victory for Didier Deschamps as the French head coach. Prior to that, France were on a 3-game winless run (all 3 games were tied after 90 minutes). France haven’t lost in regular time their last 12 European Championship games, with 7 wins and 5 draws.
Kylian Mbappé is to miss the game due to his broken nose. He’s likely to miss the 3rd round, too as the recovery is about to take 15 days.
- France have won 8 out of their last 9 official games. France to win – 2,25
- At least one teams hasn’t been able to score in 7 out of the last 9 official games France have played. Both teams to score – no – 2
- France have scored at least 2 goals in 5 out of their last 7 official games. France Over 1.5 – 2,25
Netherlands vs France Prediction
Both teams won their first games, but it wasn’t an easy task for neither of them. France won due to an own goal scored by Austria and the Netherlands scored their decisive goal in the last 10 minutes of the game versus Poland. No one’s likely to risk in this game.
The Dutch side has played versus France twice in the Euro 2024 qualifying tournament, losing on both occasions (0:4 and 1:2). They’re unlikely to risk once again as they know too well what the French attacking players are capable of. France will lack Kylian Mbappé, so they won’t like to risk either. By the way, in the previous edition of Euro, France had two draws after winning the first game.
One point seems to be way better than a possible defeat as in this case the 3rd round will be important.
Our prediction is a Draw at 3,30.