Netherlands vs Austria

For the 2nd round of the 3rd group of the final stage of the UEFA EURO 2020, the Netherlands will face Austria. This game will take place at the Johan Cruff Arena in Amsterdam in front of 16,000 spectators.

Debut with a victory for the Netherlands, they prevailed 3-2 over Ukraine in the first round. It was a victory that was accompanied by a very good offensive performance, but defensively they allowed many dangerous situations in front of their goal and almost paid for it. Two quick goals in the first quarter of the replay gave the Dutch team a strong lead, but two even faster goals from the Ukrainians leveled the match. Finally, the solution came for the Dutch in the 85th minute as they scored a third goal that gave them the victory.

Austria started in the best way as they prevailed 3-1 over North Macedonia, recording their very first victory in their history in the UEFA EURO final stage. A victory, however, that came more difficult than the final score shows, as they scored two goals in the last quarter of the match to get the three-pointer. Earlier they had taken the lead in the 18΄ of the first half, but a few minutes later they were equalized. In the replay, however, they increased their tempo and prevailed fairly.

Tonight is a match between the two teams that started successfully in this group. The Netherlands are the favorites of the match as they excel in talent while they have the home advantage for one more time. Austria, for their part, after their victory in their opening game, will play without stress hoping for the best. I will choose a bet on goals here, as the Netherlands are expected to give a fast pace to their game again, having a very impressive attacking line but defensively I expect to allow many chances to the Austrians. My choice is Over 2.5 goals offered at 1.78 odds.