Romania vs Netherlands prediction, 23:00 on July 2nd: Attack to compensate for defensive weaknesses.

TPO - Football match preview: Romania vs Netherlands, Round of 16 EURO 2024, 23:00 on July 2nd. Updates on form, head-to-head history, and team news for both sides. The Netherlands will need to rely on their attack to compensate for their defensive weaknesses if they want to overcome Romania tonight.

Romania will cause many difficulties for the Netherlands.

Match preview: Romania vs Netherlands

Romania secured their place in the EURO Round of 16 with a spectacular finish to the top of Group E. They only had 4 points, the same as bottom-placed Ukraine, but advanced thanks to a superior goal difference. Their emphatic opening match victory against Ukraine was key to Romania progressing further than expected.

However, Romania was quite unlucky as their top spot in the group didn't guarantee them an easy opponent from the "third-place" teams. Fate pitted them against the Netherlands, considered the strongest team among the third-placed teams.

The Netherlands finished the group stage with a dramatic 2-3 defeat against Austria. Prior to that, they had beaten Poland 2-1 and drawn 0-0 with France. In these matches, Ronald Koeman's team created numerous scoring opportunities, but their defense had serious problems. The Oranje kept a clean sheet against France partly because Kylian Mbappe was absent, and partly because France had also performed poorly in this year's tournament.

The defeat against Austria exposed all of the Netherlands' problems. Their system struggled against opponents who pressed aggressively from afar and attacked directly. Even with Van Dijk, de Vrij, and Ake, the Dutch defense remained shaky due to a lack of support from the attacking line. Losing Frenkie de Jong meant the Oranje not only lost a playmaker but also the ability to relieve pressure on the back line.

Therefore, the Netherlands will have to compensate for their defensive weaknesses with an attacking approach if they want to defeat Romania, a team very good at counter-attacking. As the "favorites," the Netherlands must attack, but they need to maintain pressure and create an early advantage if they don't want to be counter-attacked like Ukraine.

This is a fairly predictable match in the round of 16, as the underdog teams are all prepared to play tight defense and wait for opportunities. The Netherlands' attack is quite good, with Gakpo and Simons in excellent form, and they could learn from Belgium how to neutralize Romania.

Head-to-head history and current form of Romania vs Netherlands

This is only the second time Romania and the Netherlands have faced each other in a major tournament. Previously, the two teams met in the group stage of EURO 2008, with the Netherlands winning 2-0.

Romania have only won against the Netherlands once in 14 matches across all competitions (3 draws, 10 losses), and have lost their last four consecutive matches. They have also only scored 3 goals in those 14 games and conceded 29.

The most recent meeting between the two teams was a friendly match in Bucharest in 2017, when the Netherlands won 3-0 thanks to goals from Depay, Ryan Babel and Luuk de Jong.

Team news for Romania vs Netherlands

Romania will be without left-back Nicusor Bancu due to suspension. Meanwhile, the Netherlands have their full squad available.

Predicted lineups for Romania vs Netherlands

Romania: Nita; Mogos, Dragusin, Burca, Ratiu; R. Marin, S. Marin, Stanciu; Hagi, Dragus, Coman

Netherlands: Verbruggen; Dumfries, De Vrij, Van Dijk, Ake; Reijnders, Schouten; Frimpong, Simons, Gakpo; Depay

Predicted score: Romania 0-2 Netherlands

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