Ace Football previews the UEFA Nations League game between Belgium and Netherlands who meet up on Friday. The match preview includes the current team and H2H stats as well as the best betting tips for the match.
The King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels will be the venue on Friday night as Belgium and the Netherlands kick off their respective UEFA Nations League campaigns.
The two European heavyweights hope to grab all three points and gain a crucial advantage over the other in Group A4, which also includes Poland and Wales.
Position in the UEFA Nations League standings: Belgium vs Netherlands
Since it is the first round of the UEFA Nations League, both teams are yet to grab their first points this season. Will Belgium take advantage of their home ground and get all 3 points from this game? The visitor team Netherlands might as well do their best to start recording points right in their first game of the season. One way or the other, it will be interesting to watch these two sides fight for their first points in this campaign.
Latest form and fixture history of Belgium against Netherlands
Belgium with decent results
In their last 3 matches, they first split the points with Wales in a 1-1, before also drawing 2-2 with Ireland. A win finally came their way as they threw Burkina Faso under the bus in a 3-0 victory.
Netherlands arrive on a high
The Netherlands look well suited to take on any opponent at the moment, as their last 3 matches saw them gaining 7 points. They ran out 2-0 and 4-2 winners against Norway and Denmark, respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against Germany, who claimed a point in a 1-1 draw.
Latest encounters between Belgium and Netherlands
This will be the first time in almost four years that Belgium and the Netherlands have met. Interestingly, their last 2 encounters – both friendlies – ended in a 1-1 draw.
Highlights from the last match between Belgium and Netherlands:
Betting stats and facts for Belgium and Netherlands
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on stats from the last couple of games that Belgium and the Netherlands played across all tournaments.
- Belgium have scored in the last 44 matches in a row
- Belgium have not lost 38 of the last 40 home matches
- Belgium have scored in the last 30 home matches in a row
- In 5 of the last 6 matches Belgium played, both teams scored
- Belgium have won 6 of the last 8 home matches
- Netherlands have not lost 21 of the last 23 matches
- Netherlands have scored in 21 of the last 22 matches
- Netherlands have not lost 14 of the last 16 away matches
- Netherlands have scored in the last 8 away matches in a row
- Netherlands have won 6 of the last 8 matches
Players to focus on in Belgium vs Netherlands
Romelu Lukaku has been the most prolific scorer for the home team recently. Surely, Belgium will be relying on him to once again shine in their upcoming match. Meanwhile, the Netherlands will be looking to Memphis Depay in the hope that he will add more goals to his current total of 6 goals in his last 6 games.
Best tips for the match: Belgium vs Netherlands
To summarise, the upcoming match between Belgium and Netherlands appears to be a good chance to place some bets. Therefore, we have come up with the recommended betting suggestion for this game. However, we also present some lower and higher-risk alternatives.
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