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Netherlands vs Ukraine, European Championship 2021 GROUP STAGE

European Championship · 2021
Netherlands
3 – 2
Full Time
Ukraine
Sun 13 Jun 2021 · 19:00 UTC Johan Cruijff Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 90' Serhii Sydorchuk

Overview

Match Preview

Netherlands vs Ukraine — European Championship at Johan Cruijff Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Bartosz Frankowski
  • Referee Stefan Lupp
  • Referee Felix Brych
  • Referee Mark Borsch
  • Referee Marco Fritz
  • Referee Christian Dingert

Head-to-Head

1
Netherlands 1 games · Avg 5.0 goals Ukraine
Last 5 meetings
2021-06-13 Netherlands 3–2 Ukraine

Recent Form

Netherlands
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Jun Ukraine H 3–2 W
Ukraine
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
13 Jun Netherlands A 2–3 L
05 May Portugal H 2–1 W
28 Apr Penistone Church FC A 2–1 W
21 Apr Hungary H 1–0 W
14 Apr Italy A 1–3 L
07 Apr Spain A 4–3 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Netherlands this season
33% Clean Sheets
Ukraine 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
Ukraine
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/2
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/2
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
Ukraine
Mykola Shaparenko 1 G 1 A
Roman Yaremchuk 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Netherlands is hosting Ukraine for another epic battle.
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Daley Blind is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Netherlands.
  • 10' Ukraine is showing some good football. However, Ukraine are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 13' It is a substitution in Ukraine team. Oleksandr Zubkov is replaced by Marlos on 13 minute.
  • 18' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Andrii Yarmolenko suffering a number of foals already.
  • 23' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 28' Netherlands have won 43 goals from 19 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 33' The 34-year-old Oleksandr Karavaiev has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 38' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Netherlands and Ukraine are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 43' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Netherlands side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 48' The home supporters are growing impatient. Netherlands must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 52' Georginio Wijnaldum makes no mistake. The score reads 1-0 and Netherlands are in front.
  • 57' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 58' Magnificent from Wout Weghorst! That is 102 goals in 471 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 59' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Wout Weghorst makes no mistake. 3-0!
  • 64' Nathan Ake gets the nod from Netherlands. He replaces Daley Blind and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 69' A quiet spell here at Johan Cruijff Arena. Ukraine seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 74' Netherlands are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Ukraine backline.
  • 75' The deadlock is broken! Andrii Yarmolenko gets on the scoresheet on 75 minutes.
  • 79' Magnificent from Roman Yaremchuk! That is 77 goals in 299 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 84' Memphis Depay needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 85' What composure from Denzel Dumfries! The Netherlands international strokes it home. 4-2.
  • 88' Luuk de Jong is replacing Wout Weghorst for the Netherlands side.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Serhii Sydorchuk.
  • 90' Another substitution for Netherlands to replace Memphis Depay by Donyell Malen on 90 minute.
  • Game over. The scoreline of 3-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Netherlands Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank de Boer

Ukraine Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Andriy Shevchenko

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.12 Netherlands xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.59 Ukraine xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 70% + Both teams to score 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Netherlands50% Draw23% Ukraine27%
Actual: Netherlands win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes70% 0% No30%
Avg goals/match: 3.71
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 88%
12%
± 2.5 70%
30%
± 3.5 50%
50%
± 4.5 32%
68%

Double Chance

Netherlands or Draw
73%
Draw or Ukraine
50%
Netherlands or Ukraine
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Netherlands37% Draw39% Ukraine24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.1%
2 – 1
8.5%
2 – 2
6.6%
1 – 2
6.4%
3 – 1
5.9%
2 – 0
5.6%
3 – 2
Actual
1 – 0
4.7%
3 – 0
3.8%
0 – 0
3.7%
2 – 3
3.5%
1 – 3
3.4%

Asian Handicap — Netherlands

Handicap Netherlands covers Push Ukraine covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 15% 71%
-1.5 29% — 71%
-1 29% 20% 51%
-0.5 49% — 51%
+0.5 72% — 28%
+1 72% 15% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 8% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Netherlands keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Ukraine keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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