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Netherlands national football team
Nations League | Semi-Finals
Jun 14, 2023 at 7.45pm UK
Stadion Feijenoord
Croatia national football team

Netherlands
2 - 4
Croatia

Malen (34'), Lang (90+6')
de Jong (38'), Koopmeiners (93'), Malacia (116')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Kramaric (55' pen.), Pasalic (72'), Petkovic (98'), Modric (116' pen.)
Kovacic (17'), Pasalic (24'), Brozovic (63'), Livakovic (90+1')

The Match

Match Report

Croatia score two goals in extra time to sink the Netherlands 4-2 in an enthralling UEFA Nations League semi-final to advance to Sunday's final.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Nations League clash between Netherlands and Croatia, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how the Netherlands could line up for Wednesday's UEFA Nations League semi-final with Croatia.

Form, Standings, Stats

All competitions
Nations League
Last Game: Netherlands 3-0 Gibraltar
Monday, March 27 at 7.45pm in Euro Champ Qualifying
All competitions
Nations League
Last Game: Turkey 0-2 Croatia
Tuesday, March 28 at 7.45pm in Euro Champ Qualifying
Current Group D Standings P GD PTS
1Croatia224
2Wales214
3Turkey2-13
4Armenia1-10
5Latvia1-10

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Netherlands win with a probability of 50.42%. A draw had a probability of 26% and a win for Croatia had a probability of 23.63%.

The most likely scoreline for a Netherlands win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.95%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.79%) and 2-1 (9.26%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.24%), while for a Croatia win it was 0-1 (8.1%). The actual scoreline of 2-4 was predicted with a 0.3% likelihood.

Result
NetherlandsDrawCroatia
50.42% (-0.78 -0.78) 25.95% (0.196 0.2) 23.63% (0.588 0.59)
Both teams to score 47.67% (0.068999999999996 0.07)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
44.52% (-0.22799999999999 -0.23)55.49% (0.233 0.23)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
23.33% (-0.186 -0.19)76.67% (0.19 0.19)
Netherlands Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
77.94% (-0.43000000000001 -0.43)22.06% (0.436 0.44)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
44.6% (-0.658 -0.66)55.4% (0.663 0.66)
Croatia Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
61.16% (0.42899999999999 0.43)38.84% (-0.425 -0.43)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
24.43% (0.402 0.4)75.57% (-0.39699999999999 -0.4)
Score Analysis
    Netherlands 50.42%
    Croatia 23.63%
    Draw 25.95%
NetherlandsDrawCroatia
1-0 @ 12.95% (-0.050000000000001 -0.05)
2-0 @ 9.79% (-0.169 -0.17)
2-1 @ 9.26% (-0.052 -0.05)
3-0 @ 4.93% (-0.151 -0.15)
3-1 @ 4.66% (-0.087 -0.09)
3-2 @ 2.21% (-0.015 -0.02)
4-0 @ 1.86% (-0.082 -0.08)
4-1 @ 1.76% (-0.056 -0.06)
Other @ 3%
Total : 50.42%
1-1 @ 12.24% (0.09 0.09)
0-0 @ 8.57% (0.075999999999999 0.08)
2-2 @ 4.38% (0.026000000000001 0.03)
Other @ 0.76%
Total : 25.95%
0-1 @ 8.1% (0.165 0.17)
1-2 @ 5.79% (0.109 0.11)
0-2 @ 3.83% (0.122 0.12)
1-3 @ 1.83% (0.056 0.06)
2-3 @ 1.38% (0.024 0.02)
0-3 @ 1.21% (0.052 0.05)
Other @ 1.49%
Total : 23.63%

How you voted: Netherlands vs Croatia

Netherlands
74.1%
Croatia
25.9%
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