Romania vs. Netherlands Prediction on July 2, 2024

Match info

Romania and the Netherlands will play in the penultimate men’s 2024 UEFA European Football Championship round of 16 match on Tuesday, July 2. The Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany, where the game will take place, is the ideal setting for such a significant event. This Euro 2024 knockout duel will begin at 6 p.m. local time. See the best Romania vs. Netherlands prediction made by our staff below. To select a bookmaker with the best odds for the match, e.g. iDEAL bookmakers, you can also browse our special page dedicated to betting previews. We recommended a couple of these.

Meeting statistics

The Netherlands enters the match fresh off a shocking loss to Austria that dropped them to third position in Group D. Although it was logical they’d face off against one of the tournament favorites because of that, they were somewhat fortunate as Romania shocked everyone by winning Group E. Not that Romania was very outstanding in the group. The “Tricolorii” (the “Tricolors”) scored more goals than Belgium in their three games, which allowed them to finish first with four points—the same number as the Netherlands.

Romania is seen as a ranked underdog for this round of 16 match, even though it won Group E. More precisely, Edward Iordănescu’s team is rated as a 15/2 outsider, while the Netherlands is generally seen as a 4/9 favorite. If you believe the game will go into extra time, the draw is roughly priced at 100/30.

Cody Gakpo has been the most crucial player for the Netherlands in Euro 2024 from an attacking perspective. With two goals in the championships so far, Liverpool’s member has demonstrated that he may be more effective when positioned on the wings as opposed to the upfront. Compared to Memphis Depay, who can occasionally be a bit greedy, Gakpo does seem to mesh better with Wout Weghorst in front of “Oranje” (“Orange”) rival’s goals. It will be interesting to watch if Ronald Koeman considers that when selecting his lineup for the opening knockout game. He can provide the Dutch a target man to play off if he starts Weghorst.

Radu Drăgușin may end up becoming Romania’s most important player. The Tottenham defender has already demonstrated his class occasionally, but to "silence" players like Gakpo, Simons, Depay, and Malen, he’ll need to play at the highest level possible. On the third matchday of the group stages, left-back Nicușor Bancu was given his second yellow card of the competition, forcing Iordănescu to make a change in the starting XI.

Head-to-head

There have been 13 matches between the Netherlands and Romania throughout history, with the Dutch emerging victorious most of the time. The only time Romania has ever triumphed over the Netherlands was during Euro 2008 qualifying in 2007. The last four matches have been won by the Netherlands. Score? Well, 13-1 overall.

Match analytics

In their three tournament games thus far, these two have only failed to score in one, while they’ve let up a total of seven goals in goals between them.

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