Amsterdam calls this Friday evening, as the two high-flyers in Group 2 collide at the Johan Cruijff Arena. The Netherlands and Greece are deadlocked on eight points at the summit of their group, meaning this penultimate fixture serves as a decider for the top spot.
The Netherlands, now under the stewardship of manager Xavi, enter this fixture with an impressive attacking form but lingering defensive struggles.
Oranje have been highly entertaining during this Nations League cycle (and the World Cup before that), with their last nine fixtures seeing both teams find the back of the net.
However, they will have to navigate this crucial fixture without their captain, Virgil van Dijk, who withdrew from the squad earlier this week due to injury. Brian Brobbey and Ryan Gravenberch also miss out, though the return of Frenkie de Jong provides a midfield boost.
Greece, on the other hand, are enjoying a stellar renaissance and boast a nearly fully fit squad. They have been remarkably resilient on their travels, winning six of their last nine competitive away internationals.
More importantly, they won both of their trips so far in this UNL cycle – in Serbia and Germany.
How the bookies view it: Trips to Amsterdam are never easy
The bookmakers clearly respect the historical pedigree and home advantage of the Netherlands, pricing them as solid favourites at around 1/2. But given the long injury list, backing a routine home win feels slightly risky.
If you believe that Greece have one more famous triumph in them, you can back them at 5/1, while a draw is priced at 7/2.
Recent head-to-head: A rare positive outcome for the Ethniki
The historical H2H record is heavily one-sided, with the Netherlands losing only once in 12 meetings. In turn, they have won nine times.
The two nations met at the start of the previous month, when Greece took an early 2-0 lead, before letting Oranje come back to 2-2 in the second half.
Players to watch: Reijnders is demanding attention
Tijjani Reijnders is developing into a pivotal figure for the Netherlands and enters this match in arguably his best form in years.
One could argue that playing in the Saudi Professional League is not a big deal, but he still has seven goals and five assists in his last 10 appearances for club and country.
Probable line-ups
Netherlands: Verbruggen, J. Timber, Van de Ven, Van Hecke, Q. Timber, Dumfries, de Jong, Veerman, Malen, Summervile, Gakpo
Greece: Tzolakis, Tsimikas, Koulierakis, Mavropanos, Vagiannidis, Masouras, Tzolis, Androutsos, Kourbelis, Ionannidis, Pavlidis
Anything else catch the eye?
While the Dutch are rightly favoured in Amsterdam, their inability to keep clean sheets makes the BTTS market very reasonable. Moreover, Greece have enough firepower to maintain that trend.
Add in the long list of injuries in the home camp, and there is huge potential for another high-scoring affair, following last month’s 2-2.
And following the same logic, I like Betano’s option for Over 8.5 shots on target in the match at 13/20. All four of the Netherlands’ UNL matches so far featured at least nine.
Netherlands vs Greece Betting Tips & Predictions
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