Romania vs Netherlands prediction, 11:00 p.m. July 2: Offense to make up for defense

TPO - Football prediction Romania vs Netherlands, round of 16 EURO 2024 at 11:00 p.m. on July 2. Update form, history of confrontation, and information on the two teams' forces. Netherlands will have to rely on their attack to cover up the weakness in their defense if they want to overcome Romania tonight.

Romania will cause the Netherlands a lot of trouble.

Pre-match comments Romania vs Netherlands

Romania qualified for the 1/8 EURO with a spectacular top position in Group E. They only had 4 points, equal to the bottom team Ukraine, but advanced thanks to a higher goal difference. The big win in the opening match against Ukraine was the key to Romania going further than expected.

However, Romania were unlucky that the top spot in the group did not bring them an easy “third-class” opponent. Fate made them face the Netherlands, the team considered the strongest in the group of third-class teams.

The Netherlands ended the group stage with a dramatic 3-2 defeat to Austria. They had previously beaten Poland 2-1 and drawn 0-0 with France. In those games, Ronald Koeman’s side created plenty of scoring chances, but their defence had serious problems. The Oranje kept a clean sheet against France partly because Kylian Mbappe did not play, and partly because France have also been poor in this year’s tournament.

The defeat to Austria exposed all of Holland’s problems. Their system struggled against opponents who pressed from a distance and attacked directly. Despite having Van Dijk, de Vrij and Ake, the Dutch defense was still weak because of the lack of support from the front line. Without Frenkie de Jong, the Oranje lost not only a playmaker, but also the ability to relieve pressure on the defenders.

For this reason, the Netherlands will have to make up for their losses if they want to defeat Romania, a team that is very good at counter-attacking. With the "upper hand" mentality, the Netherlands will have to attack, but they need to maintain pressure and create an advantage early if they do not want to be counter-attacked like Ukraine.

This is a fairly predictable match in the round of 16, when the underdogs are all ready to play tight defense waiting for their chance. The Netherlands' attack is quite good, with Gakpo and Simons in good form and they can learn from Belgium how to counter Romania.

Head to head history, form Romania vs Netherlands

This is only the second time Romania and the Netherlands have met at a major tournament. The two teams previously met in the group stage of EURO 2008, with the Netherlands winning 2-0.

Romania have only beaten the Netherlands once in 14 games in all competitions (D3 L10), losing their last four in a row. They have also scored just three goals in those 14 games and conceded 29.

The most recent meeting between the two teams was a friendly in Bucharest in 2017, when the Netherlands won 3-0 thanks to goals from Depay, Ryan Babel and Luuk de Jong.

Romania vs Netherlands squad information

Romania lost left-back Nicusor Bancu due to suspension. Meanwhile, the Netherlands had their full squad.

Expected lineup Romania vs Netherlands

Romania: Nita; Mogos, Dragusin, Burca, Ratiu; R. Marin, S. Marin, Stanciu; Hagi, Dragus, Coman

Netherlands: Verbruggen; Dumfries, De Vrij, Van Dijk, Ake; Reijnders, Schouten; Frimpong, Simons, Gakpo; Depay

Score prediction: Romania 0-2 Netherlands

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