Our prediction for this Nations League match:
Bosnia Herzegovina
Match Time & Date:
19/11/2024
01:45 PM
Prediction: 1-2
Netherlands
Bosnia and Herzegovina will try to claim a major scalp in Group 3 when they take on Netherlands at Bilino Polje on Monday evening. The Dragons are not enjoying a campaign to remember, collecting only one point in the process and, as a result, the bookies see them as big underdogs in this clash. Fenerbahce attacker Edin Dzeko is pushing for a start after he was rested in a 7-0 loss to Germany, while Zurich defender Nikola Katic is back from suspension.
The Oranje, on the other hand, rolled over Hungary 4-0 to clinch second place in the standings, meaning that they have little to play for in the last group game. As both Bosnia and Netherlands will be with guards down this time out, we believe that there is a big value in betting on over 2.5 goals. The likes of Noah Lang, Jeremie Frimpong, and Teun Koopmeiners are pushing for recalls to the starting XI, speaking of Ronald Koeman’s team.
Highlighted Player (Nathan Ake):
Ake is a professional footballer who plays for the Dutch National Team and AFC Bournemouth in the Premier League. The versatile defender who was born on the 18th of February, 1995, started his youth career in 2003 with local club ADO Den Haag. He then moved to Feyenoord in 2007 before joining Chelsea's youth academy four years later.
Ake made his first professional appearance at the age of 17, playing for the Blues in a 0-1 away victory against Norwich on the 26th of December, 2012. Barring a few starts and substitute appearances, Ake spent his next few years at Chelsea mostly in the reserves before being sent out on a one month loan to Reading in 2015. Upon his return, he immediately joined Watford on a season-long loan where his displays earned him the Watford's young player of the season award. Another successful loan spell at Bournemouth succeeded his time at Watford before Chelsea recalled him in January 2017.
At the start of the 17/18 season, the 24-year-old rejoined his current club Bournemouth permanently on a five-year contract worth 20 million pounds. On the International stage, Ake has represented the Netherlands at every youth level and has even captained the under-17 and under-19 sides. He made his first senior appearance on the 31st of May, 2017, featuring in Hollands 2-1 friendly win over Morocco.
Highlighted Team (Netherlands):
Netherlands are well known for the colour of their shirts. The orange colour is the symbol of the Dutch national team and that is the reason why they got a nickname the Oranje. Netherlands won the 1988 European Championship in West Germany, with the team beating the Soviet Union in the title game.
A number of top-class players were part of the Netherlands national team that won the Euro 1988 trophy, with the likes of Ruud Gullit, Marco van Basten, Frank Rijkaard and Erwin Koeman all starting the match against the Soviet Union. However, many people consider Johan Cruyff the best player in the history of Dutch football. Cruyff won three European Cups with Ajax as a player and he clinched the European Cup with Barcelona as a coach.
Johan Cruyff is well known as “the father of modern football”. Netherlands participated in the World Cup final on three occasions (1974, 1978, 2010), but they have yet to win the prestigious trophy. The Oranje welcome their rivals at Amsterdam ArenA, Philips Stadion and Stadion Feijenoord.
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