One of the highlights of the day is in Amsterdam as Netherlands host Scotland in this International Friendly match. The Dutch finished 2nd behind France in their qualifying section with 6 wins and 2 losses. At home they won 3 and lost 1, a defeat to France the only negative. They finished above Greece, Ireland and Gibralter. Scotland also finished 2nd in their group, behind Spain. They did end above Norway, Georgia, and Cyprus. Away form for Scotland saw 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. Recent friendly games have seen two losses to Turkey and England.
Team rankings:
Netherlands – World ranked 6 with 1745 ranking points.
Scotland – World ranked 34 with 1506 ranking points.
Team news: Netherlands have a few injuries for this one with defenders Sven Botman and Micky Van der Ven out. Midfielder Frenkie de Jong is out, plus strikers Brian Brobbey and Joshua Zirkzee. Scotland are without defender Grant Hanley.
Coach information: The divisive Ronald Koeman helms the Netherlands. He always seems to find conflict wherever he goes. I see him more defensive in style with possesion based football. Scotland are run by Steve Clarke, a talented coach who has transitioned well into a top manager. He always seems to get more out of the players at hand. Anyone coming into the team knows the system and they all play it well.
Head-to-head statistics: 9 games – 5 wins Netherlands, 2 wins Scotland and 2 draws.
Betting selection – I see goals here in what will be an open game in Amsterdam. Netherlands have key injuries. Both sides will rotate for sure during the 90 minutes and I see goals for both sides. I like the 11-10 or 2.10 on both scores yes at bet365.