Germany and Netherlands continue their preparations for the European Championship as they square off in a friendly on Tuesday. Both teams often show plenty of attacking verve and should serve up goals in this one.
As hosts of this summer’s European Championship, Germany did not have to go through the qualifiers and had to settle for a string of high profile friendlies. Even at that, Julian Nagelsmann’s men have been far from their best, claiming just three wins from their last six matches.
One of those wins came last weekend as Germany claimed a 2-0 victory in France. Goals in each half from Florian Wirtz and Kai Havertz were enough to earn them a win that could boost their confidence heading into the tournament.
Germany often look sharp going forward with the likes of Harvetz, Wirtz and Nico Fullkrug all impressive. However, they are often unconvincing at the back with Saturday's win providing their first clean sheet in the last 11 matches across all competitions.
Netherlands are also coming off a win as they eased to a 4-0 over Scotland last weekend. Tijani Reijnders’ effort earned them a one goal lead at the break while further goals from Wout Werghorst, Georginio Wijnaldum and Donyell Malen completed the rout.
The Dutch had a solid qualifying campaign, finishing second behind France in Group B. Ronald Koeman’s men have been in good form in recent times, winning their last four matches.
Like the Germans, Netherlands are also blessed with plenty of attacking quality with the likes of Cody Gakpo, Wout Werghorst and Donyell Malen all catching the eye. They have picked up a few one-sided results lately with a 6-0 victory in Gibraltar preceding the win over Scotland.
How the bookies view it
Germany have the upper hand among the bookies and are priced at 10/11 by Coral to claim the win. A victory for Netherlands is valued at 14/5 by Paddy Power while a draw is set at odds of 11/4 by Unibet.
Head to head
Germany have a 16-12 edge with 17 draws from 45 previous matches against Netherlands. The last meeting between both teams was a friendly in 2022 which ended in a 1-1 draw.
Players to watch
Kai Havertz and Nico Fullkrug have been among the goals lately and will be the ones to each for Germany. A goal for Havertz is priced at 15/8 by Unibet, who is also offering 8/5 for Fullkrug in the same market.
Wout Werghorst and Memphis Depay has also caught the eye for Netherlands in recent times with both men on target against Scotland. Werghorst to score anytime is priced at 9/4 by Unibet, who is also offering odds of 2/1 for Depay in the same market.
Anything else catch the eye?
There have been over 4.5 goals in two of the last three meetings between Germany and Netherlands and a repeat is priced at 9/2 by Paddy Power. Over 3.5 goals could also be considered at 2/1 with BoyleSports while Betfred is offering 4/5 for over 2.5 goals.
There have been second half goals for both teams in two of the last three meetings and a similar pattern is priced at 21/10 by Coral.
This International Friendly match between Germany and Netherlands will be played on Mar 26, 2024 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best Germany vs Netherlands prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
