Sunday , 16 August 2026

Netherlands vs England, European Championship 2024 SEMI FINALS

European Championship · 2024
Netherlands
1 – 2
Full Time
England
Wed 10 Jul 2024 · 19:00 UTC Signal Iduna Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Xavi Simons 7' 1–0
1–1 18' Harry Kane pen
1–2 90' Ollie Watkins
Denzel Dumfries 17' Y
Y 72' Jude Bellingham
Y 86' Bukayo Saka
Virgil van Dijk 87' Y
Xavi Simons 90' Y
Y 90' Kieran Trippier

Overview

Match Preview

Netherlands vs England — European Championship at Signal Iduna Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Felix Zwayer
  • Assistant 1 Stefan Lupp
  • Assistant 2 Marco Achmuller
16 games this season 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 10.3 goals/game

Head-to-Head

1
Netherlands 1 games · Avg 3.0 goals England
Last 5 meetings
2024-07-10 Netherlands 1–2 England

Recent Form

Netherlands
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Jul England H 1–2 L
06 Jul Turkey H 2–1 W
02 Jul Romania A 3–0 W
25 Jun Austria H 2–3 L
21 Jun France H 0–0 D
16 Jun Poland A 2–1 W
England
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
10 Jul Netherlands A 2–1 W
06 Jul Switzerland H 6–4 W
30 Jun Slovakia H 2–1 W
25 Jun Slovenia H 0–0 D
20 Jun Denmark A 1–1 D
16 Jun Serbia A 1–0 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Netherlands this season
29% Clean Sheets
England this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Netherlands
0-15
1/–
16-30
2/2
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/1
61-75
2/–
76+
3/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
England
0-15
1/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/1
61-75
1/1
76+
4/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Netherlands
Cody Gakpo 3 G 1 A
Donyell Malen 2 G
Wout Weghorst 1 G 1 A
England
Harry Kane 3 G
Jude Bellingham 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Netherlands and England get this one started.
  • 5' Netherlands are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined England backline.
  • 7' GOAL! Xavi Simons fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 12' The home supporters are growing impatient. Netherlands must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 17' Denzel Dumfries was booked on 17.
  • 18' Harry Kane has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 18 minutes.
  • 23' Netherlands international Donyell Malen has been a key figure this campaign — 3 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 28' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 33' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Netherlands side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 35' The Netherlands manager makes a substitution. Memphis Depay departs to be replaced by Joey Veerman.
  • 40' Over 40 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 45' Conor Gallagher needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 46' It is a substitution in Netherlands team. Donyell Malen is replaced by Wout Weghorst on 46 minute.
  • 51' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Netherlands and England are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 56' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with England winning 100% of all matches.
  • 61' It’s high time Gareth Southgate made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 66' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 71' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 72' The referee does not hesitate — a card for Jude Bellingham on 72 minutes.
  • 77' Netherlands are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 80' The England manager makes a substitution. Harry Kane departs to be replaced by Ollie Watkins.
  • 85' Netherlands started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 85.
  • 86' England player sees a card in front of him.
  • 87' The referee has no hesitation. Virgil van Dijk is booked for Netherlands — card on 87.
  • 90' What composure from Ollie Watkins! The England international strokes it home. 1-2.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Xavi Simons. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 90' England ring the changes. Kobbie Mainoo has done his job and it is now time for Conor Gallagher to step up.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from England to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Netherlands Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ronald Koeman

England Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gareth Southgate

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.18 Netherlands xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.42 England xG
I would bet for: Netherlands or England 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Netherlands31% Draw29% England40%
Actual: England win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.6
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 48%
52%
± 3.5 27%
73%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Netherlands or Draw
60%
Draw or England
69%
Netherlands or England
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Netherlands23% Draw48% England29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
0 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
9.5%
1 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
7.7%
0 – 2
7.3%
2 – 1
7.1%
2 – 2
5.1%
2 – 0
5.1%
1 – 3
4%
0 – 3
3.4%
3 – 1
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Netherlands

Handicap Netherlands covers Push England covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 17% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 21% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Netherlands keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
England keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.