The Netherlands and Austria played very well in the first two games of the group stage, and they are both in a promising situation. We will see which team finishes in a better spot in the standings when the two meet at the Olympiastadion in Berlin.
Netherlands vs Austria: Initial situation
The Netherlands are tied for first place in the group and will finish among the top two teams even with a tie. Austria, on the other hand, will have to push harder in this game since they may end up going home if they lose the game and finish the group stage with only three points.
Netherlands Stats & Form
No one really put the Netherlands among the top favorites going into the tournament, but based on what we saw in the first two games, they are a mature team that can compete against anybody. The Netherlands had a challenging start to the competition, allowing an early goal against Poland, but managed to turn things around by the end of the game and win 2-1. They were slight underdogs going into the second matchday against France but were not inferior at any point of the game. Finishing 0-0 is a result that worked well for both teams, and the Netherlands got the job done when it comes to moving on to the next stage of the competition. The Netherlands has seven wins, two losses, and one draw in the last ten games. In six of their last seven games, there were more than 2.5 goals in total.
Austria Stats & Form
Austria found themselves in one of the toughest groups at the EURO and here they are almost through to the next round. They had a decent performance against France in the opening game but unfortunately, they scored an own goal that cost them the game. They kept their head high and showed up ready for the next game and got the job done. Austria was very aggressive against Poland which brought them a 3-1 win and most likely a spot to the next round. Austria has have seven wins, two losses, and one draw in the last ten games. In six of their last ten games, there were less than 2.5 goals in total.
Netherlands vs Austria: Head to Head
These two teams have played 12 times before, with the Netherlands winning 8 of those, Austria twice, and two games ending in a tie. They were in the same group in the previous EURO, where the Netherlands won 2-0. That was their sixth consecutive win against Austria. Austria’s last win came in the qualifiers for the 1986 World Cup. In four of the last six games between the two teams, there were more than 2.5 goals in total.
Netherlands vs Austria Odds
The Netherlands are a slight favorite going into this game with 130 odds going in their favor while the odds for Austria’s win are at 220. The odds for a draw are 230.
The total goal margin is set at 2.5 with -110 odds for both options.
Betting tip and prediction: Netherlands vs Austria (25.06.2024)
This will be an interesting game between two teams that played well in the previous two games. The Netherlands have already booked their tickets for the next round, while Austria is in a promising situation, but a loss in this game may leave them empty-handed.
The Netherlands is one of the teams that played the best in the first two games and is tied for first place in the group with four points. Austria has three points and will need to at least win one more to be absolutely certain of the elimination phase.
There is no doubt that the Netherlands are the better team, and they will control the pace of the game. Despite the fact that they are already through to the next stage, they will give their best in this one. Austria will definitely be the more motivated team for various reasons. They are an offensively oriented team and will not be fully focused on defense.
Given all this, we are going for both teams to score in the game.