Romania vs Netherlands Prediction & Betting Tips (2 July)

Romania is preparing to play a Euro knockout match for the first time since 2000. This represents a small feat for this team which had already displayed very good results in their group during the qualifiers for the competition. They finished in the lead, ahead of Switzerland and Israel in particular and they therefore arrived with certainty in this tournament where they had a thunderous start with a fairly impressive victory won against Ukraine 3-0.

The rest, however, was a little more complicated for the Tricolores who did not survive the shock of the Belgian awakening 2-0. Finally, they obtained another draw last Wednesday against Slovakia 1-1 to finish at the top of their group E, tied on points with all their opponents but with a better goal difference and a greater number of goals scored.

On the Romanian side, the coach should obviously renew his confidence in his playmaker and captain Stanciu (Damac), scorer against Ukraine. He is obviously one of the key pieces of this team, just like the excellent Dennis Man (Parma) who had a double assist in the Romanians' first match and who was able to equalize from the penalty spot against Slovakia on Wednesday. . His club partner Mihaila (6 goals in SB) was overtaken in the hierarchy by Coman in the left lane while Dragus also moved to the center forward position. On the defensive side, the interesting Dragusin (Tottenham) should form the basis of the Romanian rearguard in the company of Burca (Al Okhood) with whom he forms the central hinge. On the right side, the restless Hagi obtained the equalizing penalty on Wednesday evening against Slovakia. Warned twice since the start of the tournament, left back Bancu will be suspended for this 1/8 final. The Dutch group is much stronger on paper.

However, many players present are not in good form. We are thinking in particular of center forward Depay who, despite his 46th goal scored for the selection against Austria, is the subject of strong criticism due to his poor performances. The crack Xavi Simons (RB Leipzig) and the wingers Gakpo and Malen are also not providing satisfaction at the moment. Conversely, the giant Wout Weghorst is more to his advantage when he comes into play. Defensively, the defensive captains De Vrij (Inter), Van Dijk (Liverpool), Aké (Manchester City) and Dumfries (Inter Milan) are also not free from all reproaches at the moment. In midfield, the absence of de Jong (Barcelona), injured and out of the tournament, is greatly felt and elements like Reijnders, Shouten, Veerman and even less Wijnaldum do not allow the Catalan to be forgotten.