Netherlands – Ukraine, Euro 2020 Prediction

👎 The Netherlands do not seem to be a serious favorite for the trophy

The Netherlands showed good form before the tournament but played against very weak opponents. The last serious match of the team was the first qualification for the World Cup and was lost 2-4 by Turkey with a bad performance. It is normal for the Dutch to have problems in defense, given that their strongest player and team captain will not play in the European Championship. In addition, Donny van de Beek dropped out of the team at the last minute.

⚽ Ukraine may be a pleasant surprise for the group

The Ukrainians provoked serious criticism from Russia because of their kits, which include the island of Crete on the map of Ukraine. However, this did not particularly impress the players and Shevchenko. At this championship, the legendary striker, who is currently the team’s coach, has invited a lot of young players. Zinchenko and Yarmolenko, who play in the English Premier League, are the stars of the team. Ukraine with poor performance in the attack in the World Cup qualifiers a few months ago, and looking at their matches in the League of Nations we would say that the team is in very poor shape, but Ukraine made great performances in its group in the European qualifiers.

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Frank de Boer has not been doing well as a coach for the last 4-5 years. He also recorded the worst pages in his coaching career during this period. We don’t think this is the perfect choice for a coach of the Netherlands, but he came after Koeman accepted to be Barcelona’s coach and surprisingly left the national team. We don’t see much balance in the Dutch team, and the main players in the midfield, Wijnaldum and de Jong, did not have a particularly strong season for their clubs. Today they face probably their strongest competitor in the group, so our forecast here is Ukraine +0.5, +1.0 Asian Handicap at 2.05.