Netherlands

No Zirzkee, Havertz to start upfront? Bild newspaper predicted lineup for Netherlands vs Germany 2024

Germany take on the Netherlands in what promises to be a blockbuster Nations League clash later this evening, and here are the predicted lineups for NED v GER from well known German sports newspaper Bild.

Both teams scored five goals in their previous UNL fixtures- Germany put five past Hungary with Wirtz and Musiala influential while the Dutch beat Bosnia 5-2.

Bild predicted lineup for Holland vs Germany September 2024

The Dutch are expected to lineup with Liverpool’s Virgil van Dijk and Manchester United’s Matthijs de Ligt in the centre of defence. De Ligt’s United team mate- Joshua Zirzkee, is however not expected to feature in this game, with Ajax’s Brian Brobbey likely to start upfront. Zirzkee started against Bosnia, but Koeman has indicated in the Dutch media that he wants to see what Brobbey can do against Germany.

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Saka, Rice, Refeee Zwayer & others- L’Equipe Bild Marca Newspaper Player Ratings England v Holland Euro 2024

Here is a look at the European newspaper player ratings for England vs Netherlands. The Three Lions edged this clash 2-1 and we have ratings from French, German as well as Spanish papers (England will meet Spain in the final).

L’Equipe player ratings for England vs Netherlands

The French paper thought Arsenal midfielder Rice had a rare off-day (he was dispossessed for the Simons goal), and gave him a 5. Saka got a 6, while Real Madrid star Bellingham was given a 3.

L’Equipe was also unhappy with the performance of referee Felix Zwayer, giving him a 4/10 ref rating.

England vs Netherlands Player Ratings L'Equipe 2024

Bild player ratings Netherlands 1-2 England

(Note German rating system; 1 very good, 6 very bad)

Xavi Simons was the only player on either side to get a 2- no one got the best 1 rating. It was a pretty average game by Bild’s standards, as demonstrated by the number of 3’s and 4’s in terms of player ratings that they gave both sides.

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xG England vs Netherlands Euro 2024 Attendance 60,926 | Expected Goals Stats ENG 2-1 NED

Dumfries v Kane

Here is a look at the xG (expected goals) stats for England v Holland (Attendance 60,926 in Dortmund). The Netherlands took the lead through a powerful Xavi Simons shot, but a penalty for Harry Kane and a late Ollie Watkins goal saw England book their spot in the final.

xG England 1.27-0.50 Netherlands shots map (Actual score ENG 2-1 NED)

0-1 Simons goal England xG 0.04
1-1 Kane penalty goal vs Netherlands xG 0.80
2-1 Watkins goal vs Netherlands xG 0.07

xG England vs Netherlands Euro 2024

Netherlands vs England Match Stats for comparison

(NED stats on left; England on right)

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