TPO - Football prediction Romania vs Netherlands, round of 16 EURO 2024 at 23:00 on July 2. Update the form, history of confrontation, and force information of the two teams. The Netherlands will have to rely on the attack to make up for the weakness in the defense if they want to overcome Romania tonight.
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Romania will give the Netherlands a hard time |
Prediction before the match Romania vs Netherlands
Romania qualified for the 1/8 EURO with a spectacular top spot in Group E. They only had 4 points, equal to the bottom team Ukraine, but advanced thanks to a higher goal difference. The big win in the opening match against Ukraine was the key to Romania going further than expected.
However, Romania were unlucky as the top spot in the group did not bring them an easy “third-tier” opponent. Fate made them face the Netherlands, the team considered the strongest in the third-tier group.
The Netherlands ended the group stage with a dramatic 3-2 defeat to Austria. They had previously beaten Poland 2-1 and drawn 0-0 with France. In those matches, Ronald Koeman's side created plenty of scoring chances, but their defence had serious problems. The Oranje kept a clean sheet against France partly because Kylian Mbappe did not play, partly because France have also been poor in this year's tournament.
The defeat to Austria exposed all of the Netherlands' problems. Their system struggled against opponents who pressed from a distance and attacked directly. Despite having Van Dijk, de Vrij and Ake, the Dutch defence was still weak without support from the front line. Without Frenkie de Jong, the Oranje lost not only a playmaker, but also the ability to relieve pressure on the back line.
For this reason, the Netherlands will have to make up for their losses if they want to defeat Romania, a team that is very good at counter-attacking. With the "upper hand" mentality, the Netherlands will have to attack, but they need to maintain the pressure and create an advantage early if they do not want to be counter-attacked like Ukraine.
This is a fairly predictable match in the round of 16, when the underdogs are all ready to play tight defense waiting for their chance. The Netherlands' attack is quite good, with Gakpo and Simons in good form, and they can learn from Belgium how to counter Romania.
Head to head history, form Romania vs Netherlands
This is only the second time Romania and the Netherlands have met at a major tournament. The two teams previously met in the group stage of EURO 2008, with the Netherlands winning 2-0.
Romania have only beaten the Netherlands once in 14 matches in all competitions (D3 L10), losing their last four in a row. They have also scored just three goals in those 14 matches and conceded 29.
The most recent meeting between the two teams was a friendly in Bucharest in 2017, when the Netherlands won 3-0 thanks to goals from Depay, Ryan Babel and Luuk de Jong.
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Romania vs Netherlands squad information
Romania are without left-back Nicusor Bancu due to suspension. Meanwhile, the Netherlands have a full squad.
Expected lineup Romania vs Netherlands
Romania: Nita; Mogos, Dragusin, Burca, Ratiu; R. Marin, S. Marin, Stanciu; Hagi, Dragus, Coman
Netherlands: Verbruggen; Dumfries, De Vrij, Van Dijk, Ake; Reijnders, Schouten; Frimpong, Simons, Gakpo; Depay
Score prediction: Romania 0-2 Netherlands
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