Netherlands vs Iceland prediction: WORLD: Friendly International betting tips on match 2024-06-09 18:45.
[p]After ruining Jesse Marschâs Canada debut with a 4-0 demolition job, Ronald Koeman and his Netherlands team turn their sights to Iceland for their final warm-up game ahead of Euro 2024. Dominant wins have been the order of the day for the Dutch of late, with a 2-1 defeat to Germany being the only blemish on an otherwise perfect return of wins âto nilâ across their six games (W5, L1). [/p]
[p]Perhaps vengeance will be on Dutch minds after their pair of defeats against Iceland contributed to their failure to qualify for the 2016 Euros. The Oranje havenât lost a single H2H encounter besides those two (W9, D1, L2), and remain heavy favourites to make it double figures in the W column despite failing to win six of their last ten friendly encounters (W4, D4, L2). [/p]
[p]Qualifying for the 2016 edition of the Euros at the Netherlandsâ expense was arguably one of the highlights of Icelandâs international history, with the Nordic nation only ever featuring at one other major tournament. After missing out narrowly this time around in a play-off final defeat to Ukraine, Iceland began their relatively quiet summer schedule with an incredible 1-0 win over Euro 2024 favourites England.[/p]
[p]That famous success only improved their recent record in friendlies to three wins in their last seven (D1, L3), with their other two victories in that run coming against Guatemala and Honduras. Despite Iceland’s shock win over England, their last six away games have produced two defeats (W4) against other strong European opponents in Ukraine and Portugal, thus raising the question of their consistent effectiveness against highly-rated European opponents. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: After contributing to a historic unbeaten domestic double with Leverkusen (G11, A10), marauding Dutch wide man Jeremie Frimpong has his eyes set on Euro glory after scoring and assisting in their first warm up international. For Iceland, Håkon Arnar Haraldsson scored three goals and picked up as many yellow cards in ten European qualifying games, while he was also booked in two of his last three appearances for his club. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: The Netherlands have scored eight second-half goals across their last four friendlies. [/p]