Netherlands Women vs Portugal Women Match Analysis and Prediction

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The Netherlands Women will continue to defend their European Championship title when they take on Portugal Women at Leigh Sports Village on Wednesday.

Both sides are seeking their first win of the Women’s Euro 2022 after the Netherlands drew 1-1 with Sweden in the opening game, while Portugal fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 against Switzerland.

The reigning European champions picked up a point from their opening game against a Sweden side who are ranked by FIFA as the second-best team in the world.

Jonna Andersson gave Sweden the lead with her first-half goal, but Jill Roord found the back of the net after the half time, ensuring that her side avoided defeat in their competition opener.

The Netherlands will now turn their attention to matchday two where they will be looking to claim their first win of the competition against Portugal.

Having won four of their previous six matches, the Netherlands will feel confident of picking up three points on Wednesday.

They will also be seeking to keep their goalscoring run rolling after finding the back of the net in 19 of their previous 20 internationals.

Meanwhile, Portugal put on a great fight to come back from two goals down to collect a point against Switzerland in their opening game.

They got off to a poor start, conceding two goals inside the opening five minutes to leave themselves with a mountain to climb.

However, they fought back after the interval, with Diana Gomes pegging the opponents back before Jessica Silva restored parity in the 65th minute.

Portugal pressed on looking for a winner but eventually had to settle for a valuable point, with the draw seeing them take a five-game unbeaten run into Wednesday’s contest where they will be looking to claim their first win of the competition.

Netherlands Women vs Portugal Women head to head

The two sides have previously met on just four occasions in the World Cup Qualificatins, where Netherlands have claimed three victories while Portugal have won once. Portugal have scored five goals and conceded 15 in the process. In their last meeting in 2014, Netherlands picked up a 3-2 home victory.

Portugal 2-1 Netherlands 08/12/01

Netherlands 4-1 Portugal 19/06/02

Portugal 0-7 Netherlands 26/10/13

Netherlands 3-2 Portugal 13/09/14

Netherlands Women latest home form

Netherlands have recently been on a good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in their seven most recent matches. They played out a 1-1 draw with Sweden in their last ‘home’ game in the UEFA Championship. In their last five matches, they have scored 23 goals and conceded two.

Netherlands 12-0 Cyprus 08/04/22

Netherlands 5-1 South Africa 12/04/22

Netherlands 3-0 Belarus 28/06/22

Netherlands 2-0 Finland 02/07/22

Netherlands 1-1 Sweden 09/07/22

Netherlands Women latest away form

Netherlands have recently failed to keep a good run of form on the road, as they have lost each of their two most recent matches. They lost 5-1 to England in their last away game in a friendly. In their last five matches, they have scored eight goals and conceded 11.

Czech Republic 2-2 Netherlands 27/11/21

Brazil 1-1 Netherlands 16/02/22

Finland 0-3 Netherlands 19/02/22

France 3-1 Netherlands 22/02/22

England 5-1 Netherlands 24/06/22

Portugal Women latest home form

Portugal have recently been on a good run of form at home, as they have been unbeaten in their five most recent matches. Their last home defeat came 2-0 against Norway on February 23 in the Algarve Cup. In their last five matches, they have scored 11 goals and conceded just three.

Portugal 3-0 Bulgaria 12/04/22

Portugal 4-0 Greece 22/06/22

Portugal 1-0 Greece 25/06/22

Portugal 1-1 Australia 28/06/22

Portugal 2-2 Switzerland 09/07/22

Portugal Women latest away form

Portugal lost their last away game 3-0 to Germany in the World Cup Qualifications. However, they have recently been on a good run of form on the road, having been unbeaten in their previous four matches. In their last five matches, they have scored 12 goals and conceded just four.

Turkey 1-1 Portugal 16/09/21

Israel 0-4 Portugal 19/09/21

Bulgaria 0-5 Portugal 26/10/21

Norway 0-2 Portugal 16/02/22

Germany 3-0 Portugal 09/04/22

Netherlands Women news

Netherlands goalkeeper Sari van Veenendaal has been ruled out for the rest of the competition due to a shoulder injury, which forced her off after 21 minutes against Sweden.

Boss Mark Parsons could also be forced into a change in defence after Aniek Nouwen had to be withdrawn in the first half through an injury.

Portugal Women news

Portugal are likely to name an unchanged lineup for this contest after fighting back from two down to draw against Switzerland.

Gomes scored on Saturday, but her main priority on matchday two will be keeping the Netherlands attack at bay when she partners Carole Costa in the centre of defence.

Prediction and Odds

Although showcased an impressive performance against Switzerland last time out, where they managed to claim a 2-2 draw in their opening match.

However, we think that the Netherlands will pose a tougher challenge for them, with the defending champions edging the out in this one to come away will all three points.

Odds: 1 1.90 X 2.05 2 2.20