Friday , 28 August 2026

Netherlands vs Portugal, Women World Cup 2023 GROUP STAGE

FIFA Women's World Cup · 2023
Netherlands
1 – 0
Full Time
Portugal
Sun 23 Jul 2023 · 07:30 UTC Forsyth Barr Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 56' Jessica Silva
Danielle van de Donk 78' Y
Y 84' Diana Gomes

Overview

Match Preview

Netherlands vs Portugal — Women World Cup at Forsyth Barr Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Kateryna Monzul (Ukraine)
  • Referee Abdulla Al Marri (Qatar)

Head-to-Head

1
Netherlands 1 games · Avg 1.0 goals Portugal
Last 5 meetings
2023-07-23 Netherlands 1–0 Portugal

Recent Form

Netherlands
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Jul Portugal H 1–0 W
Portugal
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
23 Jul Netherlands A 0–1 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
60% Clean Sheets
Netherlands this season
67% Clean Sheets
Portugal this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Netherlands
Jill Roord 4 G
Stefanie van der Gragt 2 G 1 A
Esmee Brugts 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at Forsyth Barr Stadium. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Netherlands and Portugal.
  • 5' Netherlands are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Portugal backline.
  • 10' Netherlands has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 13' Stefanie van der Gragt does the damage! The net is bulging and Netherlands surge ahead!
  • 18' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 23' Sherida Spitse has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 28' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 33' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 38' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 43' Andreia Jacinto has been relatively quiet despite scoring 0 goals in his last 6 appearances.
  • 48' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jackie Groenen, as he is very good at scoring at Forsyth Barr Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 53' Portugal come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 56' Jessica Silva picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 61' Netherlands are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Portugal's shape.
  • 66' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 67' Kika Nazareth has so much to prove this time. He replaces Dolores Silva on 67 minute.
  • 72' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 72 minutes.
  • 77' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Netherlands that had 8 games and scored 16 goals.
  • 78' Danielle van de Donk picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 78' A tactical swap from Portugal — Andreia Jacinto on, Andreia Norton off on 78 minutes.
  • 80' Damaris Egurrola gets the nod from Netherlands. He replaces Danielle van de Donk and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 84' Diana Gomes picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 87' Fresh legs for Netherlands! Katja Snoeijs comes on to replace Lineth Beerensteyn.
  • 90' Victoria Pelova makes way for Kerstin Casparij at the 90 minute mark. A tactical switch from Netherlands.
  • Portugal will have plenty to reflect on. Netherlands were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Netherlands Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Portugal Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.17 Netherlands xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.53 Portugal xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 76% + Under — clean sheet likely 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Netherlands52% Draw31% Portugal17%
Actual: Netherlands win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes30% 0% No70%
Avg goals/match: 1.7
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 79%
21%
± 1.5 51%
49%
± 2.5 24%
76%
± 3.5 10%
90%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Netherlands or Draw
83%
Draw or Portugal
48%
Netherlands or Portugal
69%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Netherlands32% Draw58% Portugal10%
Actual: Netherlands win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
20.8%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 0
11.9%
0 – 1
8.3%
2 – 1
6.6%
3 – 0
4.6%
1 – 2
2.9%
3 – 1
2.7%
0 – 2
2.3%
2 – 2
1.9%
4 – 0
1.4%

Asian Handicap — Netherlands

Handicap Netherlands covers Push Portugal covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 15% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 28% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 12% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Netherlands keeps clean sheet
59% ✓
Portugal keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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