Netherlands vs England

The Netherlands take on England at the Signal Iduna Park in the semi-finals of Euro 2024 on Wednesday night. Ronald Koeman’s men have reached this competition stage thanks to their 2-1 win over Turkey in the quarter-finals. The Dutch fell behind in the game but fought back with two goals in six minutes to turn the game on its head. They also have the tournament’s leading goalscorer in Cody Gakpo, so they’ll be confident that they can break English hearts and reach a major tournament final for the first time since 2010.

England remain unbeaten at Euro 2024 so far, but they have yet to really reach the level of performance that they hit at the last World Cup and the previous Euros. That has put a lot of pressure on manager Gareth Southgate, who is taking the flak for the Three Lions’ poor performances. They’ve reached a third consecutive semi-final at a major tournament, which must be seen as progress, so even the doubters must concede that fact. If England are to progress, it’s likely that they may have to again rely on the penalty shootout.

Despite the performance issues, Gareth Southgate’s side have made it this far. That must indicate that they’re doing something right, and the bookies have them as the slight favourites. We’re not confident this one will be decided in 90 minutes, so we’re tipping a draw in the match result market along with the 1-1 scoreline. It took penalties for the Three Lions to progress to this stage against Switzerland, and we’re looking at the same outcome here, with England being the victors. Memphis Depay continues to be dangerous and can be backed to score anytime in the game.

Check the table with our top picks below:

To convince you to support our picks, you should check our top choices for yesterday’s semi-final: Spain vs France.

And here is our prediction for the final: Spain vs England