Netherlands v England Betting Preview – International Friendly 23rd March
England really start to turn on their World Cup preparations now as they head out to the Amsterdam Arena for a friendly against the Dutch on Friday night. The Netherlands didn’t manage to make it to the tournament Finals after another poor qualification campaign for a major tournament. England though have ambitions for the summer and this is a good chance to see how they can cope without Harry Kane.
Netherlands v England Betting Tips
The Netherlands may have failed to get to the World Cup but they are a team in form, having won their last five games on the bounce and each of the last three with a clean sheet as well. With England going without Harry Kane, the Netherlands to win to nil are 3/1 odds at Ladbrokes* (Betting Odds taken at 08:04 p.m. on March 19th, 2018). Their last friendly was against Romania back in November which they won 3-0 and the Dutch have a bit of quality up front in Bas Dost who is the 7/4 outright favourite in the anytime goalscorer market* (Betting Odds taken at 08:04 p.m. on March 19th, 2018). The Dutch have won their last four games at home, scoring fifteen goals and conceding just the one in that sequence. Their last was a 2-0 win over Sweden who are going to the World Cup.
There is plenty of history between these two as they have met twenty times before and it is the Dutch who narrowly lead 6-5. Fifteen of their previous meetings have all been friendly matches and they are tied at four each from those. Their most recent friendly meeting was 2012 clash at Wembley which the Dutch took a 3-2 victory in.
England will see what life without the injured Harry Kane is like in this one. England have struggled in front of goal under Gareth Southgate even with the Tottenham man in the side, it’s fair to say. They only managed to come up with 18 goals in World Cup qualifying against average opposition at best, but were solid at the back conceding just three times. Both teams not to score at Ladbrokes is a 5/6 option* (Betting Odds taken at 08:04 p.m. on March 19th, 2018). The Three Lions have drawn their last two friendly matches, big tests against Germany and Brazil, both games ending goalless. In The Ladbrokes correct score market a 0-0 draw is at 7/1 odds* (Betting Odds taken at 08:04 p.m. on March 19th, 2018). There’s a big chance for the likes of Marcus Rashford and Raheem Sterling to shine in attack for England, while it will likely be Jamie Vardy leading the line for them.
Netherlands v England Betting Odds*
Netherlands 29/20, England 7/4, Draw 2/1* (Betting Odds taken at 08:04 p.m. on March 19th, 2018)
Netherlands v England Predictions
The Dutch don’t look a bad bet in this one. They have no pressure on them and are on a good winning streak of form. England are lacking goals and could struggle on the road against a confident side, so a home win looks favourable in this fixture.
