Netherlands vs Denmark: Match Preview, Predicted Line-ups and Dream11 Predictions

Netherlands vs Denmark is the next international friendly match taking place at the Johan Cruijff ArenA, Amsterdam on Sunday.

Netherlands vs Denmark: Match Preview:

Both these teams are counted amongst the best in the world. Ranked 9th and 10th by FIFA, the two squads harbor great hopes about the coming World Cup in Qatar at the end of the year. And do note that both these squads had secured their tickets to the quadrennial extravaganza, in emphatic style.

The Dutch were the champions of Group G, and they had lost just once all through the campaign. They had also scored the most number of goals in the group in the process, and had conceded the least as well.

Meanwhile, the Danes were the champions of Group F, and they had a perfect winning record till the very last match-day. They had also scored the most number of goals, and just like their counterparts, they had let in the least number of goals too.

Both these teams are in great form, and have high ambitions for the World Cup. Expect a fierce encounter of attacking football right from the get-go, and chances are very high for goals to come in plenty.

Team News:

Netherlands:

Cody Gakpo and Jurrien Timber are carrying knocks at the moment and might not feature in this game. The Netherlands could experiment with their team for this fixture.

Denmark:

Simon Kjaer and Andreas Christensen are injured at the moment and have been ruled out of this fixture. Denmark will need to name their strongest team for this match.

Netherlands vs Denmark: Head to Head:

The Netherlands have a good record against Denmark and have won 12 out of 29 matches played between the two teams. Denmark have managed eight victories against the Dutch and could trouble their opponents in this fixture.

The previous meeting between the two European giants took place in 2012 and ended in a shock 1-0 victory for Denmark. The Netherlands have improved over the past year and will look to prove their mettle this weekend.

Recent form in all competitions:

Netherlands:

6-1 win over Turkey

1-0 win over Latvia

6-0 win over Gibraltar

2-2 draw against Montenegro

2-0 win over Norway

Denmark:

5-0 win over Isreal

4-0 win over Moldova

1-0 win over Austria

3-1 win over Faroe Islands

2-0 loss against Scotland

Netherlands vs Denmark: Predicted Line-ups:

Netherlands Predicted XI (4-3-3): Mark Flekken; Denzel Dumfries, Matthijs de Ligt, Virgil van Dijk, Blind; Georginio Wijnaldum, Frenkie de Jong, Davy Klaassen; Steven Berghuis, Memphis Depay, Arnaut Danjuma.

Denmark Predicted XI (3-4-3): Kasper Schmeichel; Joachim Andersen, Jannik Vestergaard, Victor Nelsson; Alexander Bah, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Thomas Delaney, Joakim Maehle; Andreas Skov Olsen, Kasper Dolberg, Jens Stryger Larsen

NED vs DEN: Dream11 Predictions: