Our prediction for this Euro 2020 match:
Netherlands
Match Time & Date:
10/10/2019
02:45 PM
Prediction: 2-0
Northern Ireland
A place at the 2020 European Championship will be at stake when Netherlands and Northern Ireland face each other at Stadion Feijenoord on Thursday evening. The Orange have regained a much-needed confidence thanks to back-to-back wins over Germany and Estonia and it is no wonder they are seen as hot favourites to win the upcoming qualifier.
Memphis Depay, who has netted four goals so far in the process, will be the man to watch in the home team. The Green and White Army, on the other hand, aim to bounce back from a 2-0 loss to Germany, but given Netherlands’ fine form, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the hosts. Netherlands recorded a thrilling 6-0 win over Northern Ireland in a friendly in 2012 and we predict that the history is going to repeat itself.
Highlighted Player (Memphis Depay):
Memphis Depay is a Dutch winger who started his professional career at PSV Eindhoven. During the 2014/2015 Eredivisie campaign the pacey footballer was on Manchester United’s radar and on June 12, 2015 the Premier League club confirmed the signing of the Dutchman. Many people expected that he would impress in the 2015/2016 Premier League season, but the former PSV ace played below expectations for the Red Devils, scoring only two goals (one assist) during the season.
After playing only for league games for Man Utd in the 2016/2017 season, Memphis Depay was sold to Olympique Lyon on January 20, 2017. Depay signed a four-and-a-half year deal with les Gones for a fee of around £16 million. The Dutch winger was producing fine performances for Lyon in the 2016/2017 season; he scored five goals for the club, while providing eight assists for his teammates.
Memphis Depay made his senior debut for Netherlands on October 15, 2013 in a 2-0 win over Turkey. Depay did well to win the 2011 European Championship with Netherlands U17 team.
Highlighted Team (Northern Ireland):
Competing first under the Irish flag and then as an independent entity, Northern Ireland are one of world’s oldest national teams, but they haven’t enjoyed too much success in history. Led by Danny Blanchflower, the Irish impressed at their first ever World Cup finals appearance, reaching the quarter-finals in 1958, but they have since only played at the 1982 and 1986 tournaments, reaching round 2 and crashing out in the group stage respectively.
Northern Ireland had failed to qualify for 13 successive European Championship finals before finally booking their ticket to the Euro 2016 in France, and the fans hope this success will only be a sign of things to come. Without a doubt, George Best is the most famous footballer to have ever put on the green shirt, scoring 9 goals in 37 appearances, but he couldn’t help the national team close the gap behind Europe’s top sides.
Some of the other high-profile footballers include Pat Jennings, Aaron Hughes, David Healy, Keith Gillespie, Steven Davies and Gareth McAuley.
Hamburg
Wehen
Heidenheim
Aue
Dynamo Dresden
Stuttgart
Monchengladbach
Union Berlin
Paderborn
Borussia Dortmund
Rijeka
Osijek
