UEFA European Championship Live Streaming - Romania VS Netherlands Prediction
UEFA European Championship - Romania VS Netherlands
Match Time: 02-07-2024 23:59 Tuesday (GMT+8)
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Romania
Nicusor Bancu is unavailable after picking up his second yellow of the group stage in their last outing. With Bancu suspended, Edward Iordanescu is forced to make at least one change. Razvan Marin is also back in full training and is expected to be 100% fit for this fixture.
Romania will go ahead with the 4-3-3 formation, where Florin Nita will be in goal. Vasile Mogos will come into the right-back slot, while Andrei Ratiu will shift to the other flanks. In the heart of the defence, Radu Dragusin will pair up with Andrei Burca.
The back four will look for a clean sheet and they will receive some support from Razvan Marin who will be the defensive midfielder. He will be supported by the likes of Nicolae Stanciu and Marius Marin. The trio will look to control the tempo of the game.
Ianis Hagi and Florinel Coman will feature on the flanks for them. The duo will provide width and look to create goal-scoring chances for Denis Dragus.
Netherlands
Ronald Koeman is expected to make a few tactical changes to their XI after they suffered a defeat in their last two outings. Joey Veerman who was subbed out in the first half of their last outing is unlikely to feature here.
The Dutch will go ahead with the 4-2-3-1 formation against Romania, with Bart Verbruggen in goal. Denzel Dumfries and Nathan Ake will feature as the full-backs for them, while Stefan de Vrij and Virgil van Dijk will take charge in the heart of the defence.
Tijjani Reijnders and Jerdy Schouten will form the double pivot in the centre of the park. They will look to control the tempo and ensure they have the majority of the ball. Jeremie Frimpong and Cody Gakpo will provide the width to their attacks, while Xavi Simons will feature as the number 10 behind star striker Memphis Depay.
Romania possible starting lineup:
Nita; Mogos, Dragusin, Burca, Ratiu; R. Marin, S. Marin, Stanciu; Hagi, Dragus, Coman
Netherlands possible starting lineup:
Verbruggen; Dumfries, De Vrij, Van Dijk, Ake; Reijnders, Schouten; Frimpong, Simons, Gakpo; Depay
Prediction: Romania 0-2 Netherlands
With all due respect to Romania, their dampening loss to an otherwise disappointing Belgium side showed that the big boys can still expose their frailties, and they had two goalkeeping errors to thank for their opening success over Ukraine. While the Netherlands have not shown what they are truly capable of so far, Koeman's effervescent attackers should come up trumps to set up a quarter-final showdown with either Turkey or group-stage foes Austria.
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