Netherlands vs Croatia Prediction | Nations League Tips
Netherlands vs Croatia Latest Info
Ronald Koeman started his second stint as the coach of the Dutch national side with a devastating loss to France, 4:0. He came in after Louis van Gaal vacated the spot after finishing the World Cup tournament in the quarterfinals.
Koeman had a spell at Barcelona that he would rather forget. But somehow, he did quite well before as the coach of his nation’s national team. However, it seems that Koeman is still settling in at his new position and perhaps needed a few more games to get his cards right before the Nations League semi-finals.
The Croatian side comes in filled with confidence as ever. They are the perpetual underdogs, but somehow always find a way to make it through, especially at the biggest tournaments.
Two third spots and a single final at the World Cup attest to itself. They shocked the world by eliminating Brazil at the World Cup and they could do the same to the Netherlands. Oranje has to establish an early and secure lead, as they don’t want to end up in a penalty shootout with Croatia.
Netherlands vs Croatia Recent Form
The Netherlands won Group 4 of Nations League A, advancing in front of Belgium. The Oranje were very dominant in their group, with five wins and only a single draw. To tell the truth, they had the easiest group out of all, as they had to face Belgium, Wales, and Poland.
On the other hand, the Netherlands had a fairly good World Cup camping. They went all the way to the quarterfinals and were only eliminated by the future champions, Argentina, on penalties. After that, they started their Euro qualifiers campaign with very mixed results. They lost to France by 4:0 and then won versus Gibraltar by 3:0.
Croatia qualified for the semifinals of the Nations League in front of Denmark and France. They had a fairly tough group which they won thanks to four wins, one draw, and a single draw. At the final matchday, they went up against Austria and won by 3:1, ranking them in front of Denmark to advance further.
Meanwhile, they had another excellent World Cup showcase, where they ranked third after defeating Morroco in the third-place match. They also started their Euro qualifiers with a win (2:0 vs Turkey) and a draw (1:1 vs Wales).
Netherlands vs Croatia Head to Head
The Netherlands and the Blazers have played only two matches so far. The only official match was back at the 1998 World Cup third-place game. Croatia won 2:1 and finished the competition in third.
The only other game was a friendly match played in 2008. The Dutch team won comfortably by 3:0.
Netherlands vs Croatia Betting Tips
As the home team, the Netherlands are favoured to win at 2.05 odds. But our Netherlands vs Croatia prediction caution to never count out the Blazers. Their odds to win are 3.90, and as history has shown, they have the strength to go up against even the strongest teams in the world.
Other markets to note are Over 2.5 Goals at 1.97 odds and Both Teams to Score at 1.98. However, to qualify for Croatia comes at 2.50.
Netherlands vs Croatia Lineups
The stage is set, and the two teams will come out onto the field in the following manner.
- Netherlands: (GK) Andries Noppert; (DEF) Matthijs de Ligt, Virgil van Dijk, Nathan Ake, Denzel Dumfries; (MID) Frenkie de Jong, Marten de Roon, Teun Koopmeiners; (ATC) Cody Gakpo, Memphis Depay, Wout Weghorst.
- Croatia: (GK) Dominik Livakovic; (DEF) Josko Gvardiol, Borna Sosa, Josip Juranovic, Josip Stanisic; (MID) Luka Modric, Mateo Kovacic, Mario Pasalic; (ATC) Ivan Perisic, Marko Livaja, Andrej Kramarić.
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