BOTH the Netherlands and Austria will be looking to secure qualification from Euro 2024 Group D when the duo do battle at the Olympiastadion in Berlin on Tuesday evening.
Ronald Koeman’s men are occupying top spot in the section with four points, while Ralph Rangnick’s side are in third place with a points tally of three.
The Dutch find themselves residing at the top of Group D following a drab 0-0 draw with France on Friday, in a game that brought up one of my player-based bets.
That means another draw from their final pool assignment would be enough to secure Koeman's crew spot in the knockout round.
As for Austria, they bounced back from their opening Group D defeat against France by putting Poland to the sword 3-1 on Friday evening.
Das Team reached the last 16 at Euro 2020 and avoiding defeat against the Netherlands on Monday may well be enough to see them repeat the feat this time around.
How the bookies view it: Dutch to have too much
Netherlands, who have avoided defeat in their last five competitive contests, are 5/4 favourites on Betfred to bank maximum points in Berlin.
Austria are as big as 12/5 on Betfred to claim top honours while an all square affair at the Olympiastadion has been chalked up at 9/4 with the same oddsmaker.
Head to head: Oranje on top
Netherlands have triumphed in each of their last seven meetings with Austria, the most recent of which was a 2-0 win during the group phase of Euro 2020.
Overall, the two nations have crossed paths 19 times, with the Oranje reigning supreme on nine occasions.
Last five H2H duels:
- 17/06/2021 (EURO) – Netherlands 2-0 Austria
- 04/06/2016 (International Friendly) – Austria 0-2 Netherlands
- 09/02/2011 (International Friendly) – Netherlands 3-1 Austria
- 26/03/2008 (International Friendly) – Austria 3-4 Netherlands
- 06/09/2003 (EURO Qualifiers) – Netherlands 3-1 Austria
Players to watch: Baumgartner a big price to bag
Christoph Baumgartner is enjoying a bit of a purple patch in front of goal for Austria at present, having scored in six of his last seven outings for his country. The Austrian attacking midfielder therefore looks overpriced to notch against the Netherlands at 3/1 on Betfred.
After failing to make his mark against France last Friday night, Memphis Depay will out to make amends against Austria. The Dutch forward is at the head of the anytime goalscorer market ahead of this game, with his odds to strike currently trading at 15/8 on Betfred.
Predicted line-ups
Jeremie Frimpong replaced Joey Veerman in the Netherlands starting XI against France and the Bayer Leverkusen speed merchant looks set to get the nod again from Ronald Koeman.
After scoring from the penalty spot against Poland, veteran forward Marko Arnautovic is expected to spearhead Austria’s attack on Tuesday evening.
Netherlands: Verbruggen; Dumfries, De Vrij, Van Dijk, Aké; Schouten , Simons , Reijnders; Frimpong, Depay, Gakpo
Austria: Pentz; Posch, Trauner , Lienhart, Mwene ; Seiwald, Grillitsch; Baumgartner, Laimer Sabitzer; Arnautović
Anything else catch the eye?
I suspect this clash will be much closer than the pre-match odds suggest, so much so that I’m going to combine Austria Double Chance and Under 5.5 goals at 4/5 on Betfred’s Bet Builder.
Ralph Rangnick’s side pushed France all the way in their opening Group D fixture and they are capable of making life difficult for a far from vintage Dutch side in the German capital.
Austria have lost two of their last 18 matches across all competitions, highlighting just how tough a nut Das Team are to crack, with this particular Bet Builder banking 15 times across that 18-game sample.
On top of that, a draw wouldn't be a complete disaster for either side here given the state of play in the pool, and that only adds to the appeal of siding with the above-mentioned Bet Builder.
This Euro 2024 match between Netherlands and Austria will be played on Jun 25, 2024 and kick off at 17:00. Check below for our tipsters best Netherlands vs Austria prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
