Netherlands vs Germany prediction: EUROPE: UEFA Nations League – League A betting tips on match 2024-09-09 18:45.
[p]Both the Netherlands and Germany scored five times to win their 2024/25 UEFA Nations League (UNL) openers against Bosnia & Herzegovina and Hungary respectively, so the latest renewal of a competitive and sometimes feisty rivalry could be a good place to look for goals on matchday two. The hosts were runners-up in the first edition of this competition, and in what could be a good omen, their first-ever UNL win came against Germany (3-0) in October 2018.[/p]
[p]The Dutch only had to net once to equal their record of scoring in 26 consecutive internationals on home soil, but needed two late strikes to make things comfortable against Bosnia (W 5-2) as they secured a fifth-straight home victory. That was also the fourth-successive time that they’ve scored at least four goals in home matches, so the Dutch faithful ought to be expectant as they journey to Amsterdam. [/p]
[p]The travelling Germany contingent should be equally as optimistic after their side’s 5-0 thrashing of Hungary on Saturday saw them claim their biggest-ever UNL win. Ominously for their League A opponents, the boss Julian Nagelsmann says that there is still room for improvement, after the UEFA Euro 2024 quarter-finalists won just their fourth match in this competition (D9, L4).[/p]
[p]Only one of those UNL victories has come away from home (D4, L3) and the four-time World Cup winners will need to improve on that poor travelling record if they’re to reach the UNL knockouts for the first time. Hopes will be reasonably high here, as that aforementioned 2018 H2H loss remains their sole defeat in their last five visits to the Netherlands (W1, D3).[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Xavi Simons completed the scoring for the Netherlands against Bosnia with his third goal contribution of the season for club and country (G2, A1) – both goals netted in that time have arrived after the 85th minute. Impressively, Germany’s Jamal Musiala bettered that goal-involvement tally in a single game against Hungary at the weekend (G1, A3), earning his second Flashscore man-of-the-match rating in three appearances.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Germany have only conceded once before half-time in their last ten competitive fixtures (HT: W5, D4, L1).[/p]
[p][i]Written by John Pennington[/i][/p]