Wednesday , 30 September 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
11 games this season 🟨 3.9/game ⚽ 9.5 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' In just a few seconds Red Bull Arena Leipzig will turn into a battlefield for Netherlands and France.
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Netherlands and France are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Didier Deschamps will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' Netherlands are deployed in a 4-2-3-1 today, looking to exploit space against France's 4-4-1-1 shape.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 25' Netherlands are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined France backline.
  • 30' A quiet spell here at Red Bull Arena Leipzig. France seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 31' That is a card for Netherlands. Jerdy Schouten will be fuming at that decision.
  • 36' Dayot Upamecano, a France , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 41' Adrien Rabiot is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for France tonight.
  • 46' Netherlands is showing some good football. However, Netherlands are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 51' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 56' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 56 minutes.
  • 61' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 66' Over 66 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 71' France fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 73' Xavi Simons makes way for Georginio Wijnaldum at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Netherlands.
  • 75' Kingsley Coman gets the nod from France. He replaces Ousmane Dembele and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 79' The crowd applauds Memphis Depay as he leaves the pitch. Wout Weghorst steps in for Netherlands.
  • 84' Netherlands started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 84.
  • 89' 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.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

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.