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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 🟨 2.7/game ⚽ 8.2 goals/game 🟥 4 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' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Netherlands and France get this one started.
  • 5' It looks like no one’s ball. France is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 10' The home supporters are growing impatient. Netherlands must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 15' The 25-year-old William Saliba has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 20' A quiet spell here at Red Bull Arena Leipzig. France seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 25' The travelling France supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 30' Netherlands are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against France's 4-4-1-1 shape.
  • 31' Netherlands receives a card for a hard tackle on 31.
  • 36' Mike Maignan has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 12 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 41' named a 4-2-3-1 earlier, and opted for a 4-4-1-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 46' It is a cagey affair so far. Netherlands in their 4-2-3-1 trying to find a way past France's compact 4-4-1-1.
  • 51' It’s high time Ronald Koeman made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 56' Over 56 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 61' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 66' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 71' Netherlands started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 71.
  • 73' The crowd applauds Xavi Simons as he leaves the pitch. Georginio Wijnaldum steps in for Netherlands.
  • 75' The crowd applauds Ousmane Dembele as he leaves the pitch. Kingsley Coman steps in for France.
  • 79' Fresh legs for Netherlands! Wout Weghorst comes on to replace Memphis Depay.
  • 84' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 89' With 4 assists to his name this season, Ousmane Dembele is clearly more than just a goal scorer for France.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

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.