The Netherlands are already assured of top spot in European Championship Group C as they prepare to face already eliminated North Macedonia in Amsterdam on Monday.
North Macedonia
North Macedonia became the first team to be eliminated from the tournament when they lost 2-1 to Ukraine in on Thursday. They were 2-0 behind and staring down the barrel at half time before a spirited comeback which included a goal from Alioski on 57 minutes came up just short.
North Macedonia lost their opening match 3-1 to Austria. They fell behind in the 18th minute of their but a defensive mistake allowed Pandev to draw them level before half time. It stayed that way until the 78th minute when Austria regained the lead and North Macedonia conceded again at the death to go down 3-1.
Netherlands
The Dutch have won both their matches so far and will definitely top this group and they can already look forward to a last 16 clash with a best third-placed finisher from either Group D, E or F in Budapest.
They achieved their first objective with wins over Ukraine (3-2) and Austria (2-0), making full use of having both those games staged in Amsterdam. A goal in each half from Depay (penalty) and Dumfries saw off Austria on Thursday. Dumfries also scored the winner in their opening match against against Ukraine after the Dutch had coughed up a 2-0 lead which had been earned with goals from Wijnaldum and then Weghorst
Netherlands's odds to win the tournament are now around 12/1 (from 14/1)
The Betting
North Macedonia are trading at around 12/1 to win the game with the draw at 4.23/1 and the Netherlands can be backed at around 3 / 10
A game of 3 goals or more is priced at 13/20 and it's 11/10 for both teams to score.
Note, odds are correct at the time of writing but are subject to change
The Verdict:
The Dutch line up might see a number changes and whilst North Macedonia may be already packing their bags they seem like a proud group of players and I'll give them a sporting chance of scoring a goal.
In the absence of a team sheet I'll look to the correct score market and with go with a couple of options with the Netherlands to win 2-1 and 3-1 to level stakes.
Bets: Correct score Netherlands win 2-1 at 8/1
Netherlands to win 3-1 at 10.25/1
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Note, odds are correct at the time of writing but are subject to change
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