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European Under-21s Championship | Group Stage
Jun 21, 2023 at 5pm UK
Mikheil Meskhis sakhelobis Stadioni

Belgium U21s
0 - 0
Netherlands U21s


Keita (17'), Vertessen (27'), Matazo (87')
FT

Gravenberch (21'), Maduro (28')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Wednesday's European Under-21 Championship clash between Belgium Under-21s and Netherlands Under-21s, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Bosnia U21s 3-2 Belgium U21s
Tuesday, November 17 at 5.15pm in European Under-21 Championship
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Last Game: Netherlands U21s 1-2 Germany U21s
Thursday, June 3 at 8pm in European Under-21 Championship
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We said: Belgium Under-21s 1-2 Netherlands Under-21s

As admirable as the Netherlands' defensive streak is, the Oranje backline have not had their mettle tested by a striker in as red-hot form as Openda, but even his powers may wane after such a taxing domestic campaign. Belgium should give fellow Group A competitors Georgia and Portugal a good run for their money once their other senior players arrive, but we can only see the Netherlands coming up trumps in this opening affair. Read more.

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 Under-21s win with a probability of 66.17%. A draw had a probability of 20.7% and a win for Belgium Under-21s had a probability of 13.15%.

The most likely scoreline for a Netherlands Under-21s win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.33%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (13.01%) and 1-2 (9.52%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.76%), while for a Belgium Under-21s win it was 1-0 (5%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 6.8% likelihood.

Result
Belgium Under-21sDrawNetherlands Under-21s
13.15% (-25.136 -25.14) 20.68% (0.111 0.11) 66.17% (25.023 25.02)
Both teams to score 44.52% (-30.73 -30.73)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
50.23% (-26.587 -26.59)49.76% (26.585 26.59)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
28.23% (-29.272 -29.27)71.77% (29.269 29.27)
Belgium Under-21s Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
51.89% (-34.363 -34.36)48.11% (34.362 34.36)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
16.69% (-42.292 -42.29)83.31% (42.291 42.29)
Netherlands Under-21s Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
85.8% (-1.447 -1.45)14.2% (1.444 1.44)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
58.08% (-2.894 -2.89)41.92% (2.891 2.89)
Score Analysis
    Belgium Under-21s 13.15%
    Netherlands Under-21s 66.16%
    Draw 20.68%
Belgium Under-21sDrawNetherlands Under-21s
1-0 @ 5% (1.519 1.52)
2-1 @ 3.57% (-3.54 -3.54)
2-0 @ 1.83% (-1.624 -1.62)
Other @ 2.75%
Total : 13.15%
1-1 @ 9.76% (2.592 2.59)
0-0 @ 6.83% (5.078 5.08)
2-2 @ 3.48% (-3.836 -3.84)
Other @ 0.61%
Total : 20.68%
0-1 @ 13.33% (9.72 9.72)
0-2 @ 13.01% (9.293 9.29)
1-2 @ 9.52% (2.147 2.15)
0-3 @ 8.47% (5.916 5.92)
1-3 @ 6.2% (1.133 1.13)
0-4 @ 4.13% (2.818 2.82)
1-4 @ 3.02% (0.417 0.42)
2-3 @ 2.27% (-2.757 -2.76)
0-5 @ 1.61% (1.072 1.07)
1-5 @ 1.18% (0.107 0.11)
2-4 @ 1.11% (-1.48 -1.48)
Other @ 2.31%
Total : 66.16%

How you voted: Belgium U21s vs Netherlands U21s

Belgium Under-21s
17.2%
Draw
22.4%
Netherlands Under-21s
60.3%
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