Thursday , 2 July 2026

Netherlands vs France, European Championship 2024 GROUP STAGE

European Championship · 2024
Netherlands
0 – 0
Full Time
France
Fri 21 Jun 2024 · 19:00 UTC Red Bull Arena Leipzig 38,531 HT 45' · FT 45'
Jerdy Schouten 31' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Netherlands vs France — European Championship at Red Bull Arena Leipzig.

Match Details

  • Referee Anthony Taylor
  • Assistant 1 Gary Beswick
  • Assistant 2 Adam Nunn
19 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 8.9 goals/game 🟥 5 total

Head-to-Head

1
Netherlands 1 games · Avg 0.0 goals France
Last 5 meetings
2024-06-21 Netherlands 0–0 France

Recent Form

Netherlands
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jun France H 0–0 D
16 Jun Poland A 2–1 W
09 Dec Argentina H 5–6 L
03 Dec United States H 3–1 W
29 Nov Qatar H 2–0 W
25 Nov Ecuador H 1–1 D
France
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jun Netherlands A 0–0 D
17 Jun Austria A 1–0 W
18 Dec Argentina A 5–7 L
14 Dec Morocco H 2–0 W
10 Dec England A 2–1 W
04 Dec Poland H 3–1 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Netherlands this season
50% Clean Sheets
France 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
France
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Netherlands
Cody Gakpo 3 G 1 A
Donyell Malen 2 G
Wout Weghorst 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Red Bull Arena Leipzig that hosts another battle between Netherlands and France.
  • 5' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 10' The travelling France supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 20' Over 20 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 25' The 28-year-old Marcus Thuram-Ulien has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 30' France seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 31' The referee calls foul for Jerdy Schouten. He receives a card.
  • 36' Netherlands are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined France backline.
  • 41' A quiet spell here at Red Bull Arena Leipzig. France seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 46' Bart Verbruggen is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Netherlands tonight.
  • 51' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 56' With 0 assists to his name this season, N'Golo Kante is clearly more than just a goal scorer for France.
  • 61' William Saliba has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 0 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 66' France has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 71' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with France winning 0% of all matches.
  • 73' Fresh legs for Netherlands! Georginio Wijnaldum comes on to replace Xavi Simons.
  • 75' Kingsley Coman has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ousmane Dembele on 75 minute.
  • 79' Wout Weghorst has so much to prove this time. He replaces Memphis Depay on 79 minute.
  • 84' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 89' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 0-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Netherlands Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ronald Koeman

France Lineups

4-4-1-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Didier Deschamps

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.28 Netherlands xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.08 France xG
I would bet for: Netherlands or France 70% + Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Netherlands40% Draw30% France30%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.36
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Netherlands or Draw
70%
Draw or France
60%
Netherlands or France
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Netherlands28% Draw50% France22%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
11%
0 – 1
9%
2 – 1
8.1%
2 – 0
7.5%
1 – 2
6.8%
0 – 2
5.3%
2 – 2
4.4%
3 – 1
3.5%
3 – 0
3.1%
1 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Netherlands

Handicap Netherlands covers Push France covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 12% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 21% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 70% — 30%
+1 70% 18% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 8% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Netherlands keeps clean sheet
35% ✗
France keeps clean sheet
29% ✗

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