Thursday , 2 July 2026

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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. North Macedonia is hosting Netherlands for another epic battle.
  • 5' It looks surprising Netherlands does not make any changes. Maarten Stekelenburg has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Aleksandar Trajkovski made 228 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Matthijs de Ligt, as he is very good at scoring at Johan Cruijff Arena with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 18' Stefan Ristovski is having his name booked by the referee on 18.
  • 23' 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.
  • 24' What a strike from Memphis Depay! The score is 0-1.
  • 29' Enis Bardhi has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 37 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 34' North Macedonia is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 39' Ryan Gravenberch needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 2 Red cards this season.
  • 44' It looks like no one’s ball. Netherlands is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 46' The whistle greets Stefan de Vrij as he departs to be replaced by Jurrien Timber.
  • 48' A meaty challenge results in booking for Visar Musliu on 48.
  • 51' GOAL! Georginio Wijnaldum scores on 51. Assisted by Memphis Depay
  • 56' Darko Churlinov has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ivan Trickovski on 56 minute.
  • 58' Georginio Wijnaldum with the second goal in the match!
  • 63' 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.
  • 65' The referee calls foul for Ezgjan Alioski. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 66' Time for substitution for Netherlands. Memphis Depay is replaced by Wout Weghorst.
  • 68' The North Macedonia manager makes a substitution. Aleksandar Trajkovski departs to be replaced by Ferhan Hasani.
  • 69' Another change for North Macedonia made on 69 minute. Goran Pandev leaves to be changed by Tihomir Kostadinov.
  • 74' 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.
  • 78' Vlatko Stojanovski has so much to prove this time. He replaces Enis Bardhi on 78 minute.
  • 79' Cody Gakpo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Frenkie de Jong on 79 minute.
  • 84' North Macedonia receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 84.
  • 89' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 0-3.

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.