Spain will have a painful memory to deal with when they face the Netherlands in a friendly match on Tuesday night in Amsterdam. Last summer the Dutch defeated the Spaniards 5-1 at the World Cup, it was the first time that Spain had conceded five goals in a match since 1963. At the 2014 World Cup they never managed to recover from that painful defeat and went home at the end of the group stage.
The Netherlands have a new head coach, with Guus Hiddink replacing Louis Van Gaal after the World Cup. They have played seven matches under the new coach and lost four of them, not exactly the form that one would expect from one of Europe's best footballing nations. Hiddink has to do something to turn things around so he will surely pick the strongest eleven he possibly can for the match against Spain. However, he will be without Robin van Persie and Arjen Robben, both injured.
Spain didn't show great form lately either, but they did clinch three wins in their last four games after succumbing to a shock defeat in Slovakia. Jordi Alba will be missing out through injury and will most likely be replaced by Juan Bernat. Holland have won three of their last four meetings against Spain and half of their ten meetings overall, while Spain were the winners on four occasions.
Probable line-ups:
Netherlands: Krul - Janmaat, Martins Indi, Bruma, Blind - N De Jong, Narsingh, Depay, Afellay, Sneijder - Huntelaar
Spain: De Gea - Carvajal, Bartra, Pique, Bernat - Fabregas, Busquets - Isco, Silva, Iniesta - Juanmi
My prediction: 1-1 draw.
Here are the odds for the match at Bet365:
Holland win - 8/5 Draw - 12/5 Spain - 8/5
Shumar4life
9 years ago
Holland showed to us real class, and I believe that they are just simply better in this moment than Spain. Spain has lot of old players, which one get all tropheys in past and now it's very hard to motivate them to play. Also, they are in bad form, and wee need a time to see them again on top level. Holland is one of the...
Holland showed to us real class, and I believe that they are just simply better in this moment than Spain. Spain has lot of old players, which one get all tropheys in past and now it's very hard to motivate them to play. Also, they are in bad form, and wee need a time to see them again on top level. Holland is one of the main favorite to take European glory next season in France
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Johnajax 9 years ago
I read this predictions and nobody said that Netherlands could win. And we won! I knew all time that we will win against Spain. To be honest that is not because of our good play but because Spain is so bad in last few months and this was expected result. But both teams have a lot of work to do to qualify for EURO 2016 and...
I read this predictions and nobody said that Netherlands could win. And we won! I knew all time that we will win against Spain. To be honest that is not because of our good play but because Spain is so bad in last few months and this was expected result. But both teams have a lot of work to do to qualify for EURO 2016 and I wish good luck to Spain and to us of course :)
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sharpe
9 years ago
I'm big fan of Holland, for sure the strongest team over the years that never won a world cup. I don't think that Spain will take this as some kind of revenge for the loss on the last World cup, this game is just a friendly and nothing more. Both teams are not in best of forms but still might be an interesting game.
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seculla
9 years ago
I totally agree with rikimartin, this match is one of the greatest classics of European football. When Netherlands and Spain are playing it's guarantied that it will be very good match and with many goals. It's almost sure that both teams will score but I'm not so sure how much goals. I'll bet on goals on this match, and...
I totally agree with rikimartin, this match is one of the greatest classics of European football. When Netherlands and Spain are playing it's guarantied that it will be very good match and with many goals. It's almost sure that both teams will score but I'm not so sure how much goals. I'll bet on goals on this match, and I will risk with bets Over 3.5 and Over 4.5.
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rikimartin4444_115925
9 years ago
One of the greatest classics of European football. This match will be totally different from their last match, because they completely change the players. Netherlands play desperately in these qualifications. Spain does not shine, but at least achieved the expected results. I think that Spain is much closer to victory and...
One of the greatest classics of European football. This match will be totally different from their last match, because they completely change the players. Netherlands play desperately in these qualifications. Spain does not shine, but at least achieved the expected results. I think that Spain is much closer to victory and that they want to avenge the defeat of 5-1. My prediction is 2-1 Spain victory.
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