Germany vs Netherlands prediction: EUROPE: UEFA Nations League – League A betting tips on match 2024-10-13 18:45.
[p]The battle for top spot in UEFA Nations League (UNL) Group A3 looks to be a straight shootout between Germany and the Netherlands. It’s the Germans who have the upper hand currently, leading their Dutch counterparts by two points at the summit, and they know a victory here would secure their safe passage to the newly-created quarter final stage. [/p]
[p]A win is far from assured for a side who have won just two of the last eight H2Hs (D4, L2), but goals look to be a near certainty as the last six matches in that run saw both teams score and produce 24 goals. Six of Germany’s nine historical UNL home games also saw both sides on the scoresheet, but having only lost one of those nine games (W3, D5), the hosts have proved they’re a tough nut to crack in this competition. [/p]
[p]Netherlands themselves have shown some resilience of late, battling back from behind to claim a point in their last two UNL games, including on Friday night against Hungary (1-1), doing so with ten men. The Dutch will now have to do without the influential Virgil van Dijk here, although they shouldn’t be too disheartened as they can boast an impressive record across the last 11 internationals the Liverpool man has missed (W8, D2, L1). [/p]
[p]He’ll have to watch on from the stands as Ronald Koeman’s side bid to preserve their seven match unbeaten run on the road in the UNL (W4, D3), and the Netherlands know extending that streak with a win would see them move into top spot as they seek a third finals appearance from four UNL iterations – no side has appeared in more UNL finals than the Dutch. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Deniz Undav has endured a fine start to life as a German international, netting three times from five appearances including the second goal of the game in both scoring appearances, including in the reverse H2H. Denzel Dumfries was also on target in that game, but he likes to wait for the final say if he scores, netting the last goal of the game in six of his eight career international scoring appearances. [/p]
[p]Hot stat: Netherlands have conceded exactly once in five of their last six UNL away games. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Chris Wilson[/i][/p]