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North Macedonia vs Netherlands, European Championship 2021 GROUP STAGE

European Championship · 2021
North Macedonia
0 – 3
Full Time
Netherlands
Mon 21 Jun 2021 · 16:00 UTC Johan Cruijff Arena HT 45' · FT 45'
Stefan Ristovski 18' Y
Visar Musliu 48' Y
Ezgjan Alioski 65' Y
Tihomir Kostadinov 84' Y

Overview

Match Preview

North Macedonia vs Netherlands — European Championship at Johan Cruijff Arena.

Match Details

  • Referee Mihai Artene
  • Referee Marco Di Bello
  • Referee Paolo Valeri
  • Referee Istvan Kovacs
  • Referee Vasile Marinescu
  • Referee Georgi Kabakov (Bulgaria)

Head-to-Head

1
North Macedonia 1 games · Avg 3.0 goals Netherlands
Last 5 meetings
2021-06-21 North Macedonia 0–3 Netherlands

Recent Form

North Macedonia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jun Netherlands H 0–3 L
17 Jun Ukraine A 1–2 L
13 Jun Austria A 1–3 L
16 Jun 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig H 2–0 W
Netherlands
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Jun North Macedonia A 3–0 W
17 Jun Austria H 2–0 W
13 Jun Ukraine H 3–2 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Netherlands 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

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' What a night it is going to be! North Macedonia welcome Netherlands for this crunch clash at Johan Cruijff Arena.
  • 5' North Macedonia 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.
  • 10' Ivan Trickovski has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' 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.
  • 18' North Macedonia player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 23' 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.
  • 24' Memphis Depay does the damage! The net is bulging and Netherlands surge ahead!
  • 29' Goran Pandev has been relatively quiet despite scoring 26 goals in his last 425 appearances.
  • 34' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 39' Over 39 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 44' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 46' Netherlands manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jurrien Timber is hanging Stefan de Vrij on the field on 46 minute.
  • 48' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Visar Musliu.
  • 51' Goal! Georginio Wijnaldum scores his 24 goal in 419 matches.
  • 56' Fresh legs for North Macedonia! Darko Churlinov comes on to replace Ivan Trickovski.
  • 58' Brilliant from the ! Georginio Wijnaldum makes it 0-3 with a superb finish on 58.
  • 63' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 65' The referee calls foul for Ezgjan Alioski. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 66' The Netherlands bench stirs into life. Memphis Depay is withdrawn and Wout Weghorst gets his opportunity.
  • 68' The North Macedonia bench stirs into life. Aleksandar Trajkovski is withdrawn and Ferhan Hasani gets his opportunity.
  • 69' North Macedonia manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tihomir Kostadinov is hanging Goran Pandev on the field on 69 minute.
  • 74' North Macedonia are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Netherlands backline.
  • 78' Another substitution for North Macedonia to replace Enis Bardhi by Vlatko Stojanovski on 78 minute.
  • 79' Netherlands make a change. Frenkie de Jong trudges off to be replaced by Cody Gakpo on 79 minutes.
  • 84' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Tihomir Kostadinov.
  • 89' Netherlands fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • With this win, Netherlands is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

North Macedonia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Igor Angelovski

Netherlands Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank de Boer

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
0.77 North Macedonia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.9 Netherlands xG
I would bet for: Netherlands to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
North Macedonia19% Draw25% Netherlands56%
Actual: Netherlands win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
Avg goals/match: 2.67
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 74%
26%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

North Macedonia or Draw
44%
Draw or Netherlands
81%
North Macedonia or Netherlands
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
North Macedonia12% Draw44% Netherlands44%
Actual: Netherlands win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
12.4%
0 – 2
12.2%
1 – 1
10.9%
1 – 2
9.3%
0 – 0
8.7%
0 – 3
Actual
1 – 3
5.9%
1 – 0
4.5%
2 – 1
3.7%
2 – 2
3.6%
0 – 4
3.6%
1 – 4
2.9%

Asian Handicap — North Macedonia

Handicap North Macedonia covers Push Netherlands covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 9% 87%
-0.5 13% — 87%
+0.5 37% — 63%
+1 37% 24% 38%
+1.5 62% — 38%
+2 62% 19% 19%
+2.5 81% — 19%

Clean Sheet

North Macedonia keeps clean sheet
16% ✓
Netherlands keeps clean sheet
47% ✗

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