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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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116 km/h- Shot power of Xavi Simons goal vs England after dispossessing Declan Rice in Euro 2024 SF

Xavi Simons’ goal against England in their Euro 2024 semifinal had a shot power of 116 km/h, as shown by the official broadcasters on TV. Simons’ goal put the Netherlands 1-0 up in the 7th minute- a powerful effort that Three Lions goalkeeper Jordan Pickford got a hand to, but was simply unable to stop from going into the back of the net.

Simons’ goal came from around 21 meters out and had a xG of 0.04 (Yamal’s goal was from 25m out and had slightly lesser speed than Simons’ one)

Shot power Simons goal vs England Euro 2024

However, Yamal’s goal had a spin of 6 (RPS), but that value was 1 for Simons’ strike (see above)

Simons dispossessed Arsenal’s Declan Rice in midfield- not many folks manage to do so, before unleashing his thunderbolt. It was his second international goal for the Netherlands and meant that Gareth Southgate’s England had conceded first in each of their knockout games at these Euros (v Slovakia, v Switzerland and now Holland)

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How did transfer target Kadioglu, VVD & others fare? Newspaper player ratings Netherlands vs Turkey Euro 2024

Here is a look at the European newspaper player ratings for Holland vs Turkey (Attendance of 70,091 in Berlin). We’ve got player ratings from Turkish, German, French and Spanish newspapers below.

Turkish left-back Ferdi Kadioglu has been heavily linked to both Arsenal and Chelsea in this summer transfer window, more so the former.

Turkiye newspaper player ratings for Holland vs Turkey

Kadioglu got a 7 from the Turkiye Gazetesi newspaper for his performance. They were unimpressed with Bergwijn and Ake, giving the duo a 4 and a 5 respectively.

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