The Netherlands and England are scheduled to face each other in the UEFA Euro 2024 semi-final on Wednesday night at the Signal Iduna Park in Dortmund. While the Netherlands ended Turkey’s dream run at the European Championship in the quarter-final stage, England defeated Switzerland 4-2 on penalties after the game tied 1-1 in 120 minutes.
Oranje forward Cody Gakpo has been in spectacular form as he is the leading goal scorer with three goals in five matches followed by Donyell Malen with two goals and also registered one assist. On the other hand, England stars Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham have shared two goals each in five matches for their side.
Netherlands vs England: Match Preview
The Netherlands and England have faced each other 22 times across all competitions and the Oranje have managed an edge with seven wins to the Three Lions’ six while nine games between the two sides ended in draws. England clashed with the Netherlands thrice in major competitions (FIFA World Cup and Europan Championship finals) and both shared a win each and played one draw.
Ronald Koeman’s Dutch side have scored nine goals and conceded five in their five matches while Gareth Southgate’s England have scored 5 goals and conceded three in the tournament.
Netherlands vs England: Match Prediction
Five players have entered the scoresheet for the Netherlands as Cody Gakpo scored 3, Donyell Malen twice, Memphis Depay, Wout Weghorst, and Stefan de Vrij shared a goal each. England, on the other hand, have three different goalscorers in the Euro 2024 with Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham scoring two each and Bukayo Saka with one goal. However, the Three Lions have also conceded fewer goals than the Dutch side.
SportsTiger prediction: Netherlands 0-1 England
Netherlands vs England: Predicted Lineups
- Netherlands Predicted XI: Bart Verbruggen, Nathan Aké, Virgil van Dijk, Stefan de Vrij, Denzel Dumfries, Tijjani Reijnders, Jerdy Schouten, Cody Gakpo, Xavi Simons, Donyell Malen, Memphis Depay
- England Predicted XI: Jordan Pickford; Kyle Walker, Marc Guehi, John Stones; Kieran Trippier, Jude Bellingham, Declan Rice, Phil Foden, Bukayo Saka; Harry Kane, Ivan Toney