Netherlands vs Canada prediction: WORLD: Friendly International betting tips on match 2024-06-05 18:45.
[p]Placed in a tricky Group D for the upcoming Euro 2024 Championship with Poland, Austria, and France, the Netherlands will hope to finetune their preparations against Canada in what is their first of two international friendlies before the tournament. Although not one of the hot pre-tournament favourites, the Dutch are likely to be a tough team to play against, as they look to build on their decent run to the 2022 FIFA World Cup quarter-finals.[/p]
[p]The Netherlands finished second behind France in their European qualifying campaign (W6, L2), and their only two defeats came against the eventual group winners. And with six wins across their last eight matches (L2), Ronald Koeman’s side are understandably being backed to improve on that record here. [/p]
[p]Canada will have their eyes set on Copa América 2024 where they tackle Argentina, Peru, and Chile in Group A later this month. With their recent preparation largely limited to the CONCACAF region, this match could be a good test for where they are at, especially as their last two games against European sides, both at the 2022 World Cup, ended in defeats (4-1 Croatia, 1-0 Belgium).[/p]
[p]The Reds haven’t got much to speak about in terms of their recent form either having won only three of their last nine international matches (D2, L4). While in terms of friendlies, the Northern American nation have won only one of their last four such games (D1, L2) – a 2-1 win over Japan in Dubai back in November. [/p]
[p]Players to watch: Memphis Depay is six goals away from equalling Robin van Persie’s national record of 50 for his country, and any strike from him could spark a feast, as his last 26 scoring games have seen the Netherlands score at least twice. One player who could match him is Jonathan David as the Canadian has seen his last five national goals come in matches where his side scored at least twice.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: The Netherlands have scored at least two goals in ten of their last 15 matches.[/p]