Netherlands failed to qualify for the Euro 2016 after a disappointing qualifying campaign in which they finished fourth in their group behind Czech Republic, Iceland and Turkey. Daley Blind, who took charge midway through the Euro qualifiers has hardly overturned the results. The squad is relatively young and the poor results keep on coming, the latest a 2-1 home defeat to Greece last Wednesday. Based on head-to-head between the teams in their group, Netherlands are capable of finishing inside the top two in this group. But their recent performances say that this is not going to be an easy route for them.
Sweden vs Netherlands: Head-to-Head
- Netherlands lead the overall head-to-head against Sweden with 11 wins, 4 draws and 8 losses from the 23 matches between the two sides.
- Their latest meeting was during the 2012 Euro qualifiers – Sweden won their home leg 3-2 after losing the away leg at Netherlands 4-1.
- Sweden’s overall home record against Netherlands from 9 matches is 5 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses.
Sweden vs Netherlands: Prediction
Sweden have a good record at home in competitive fixtures as they won 4 and drawn in 1 of the 6 home games during the Euro 2016 qualifiers. They are also consistent while playing in front of their home crowd and scored in 8 of the last 9 games. While the Netherlands have played 7 friendlies after the exit from Euro qualifiers and scored in each of them regardless of the venue. So both teams to score is better bet for this match.At the same time, betting on an outright winner in this fixture is risky as both teams are pretty inconsistent and vulnerable.
