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MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
Netherlands
Czech Republic
Head-to-head
- This will be the first meeting between the Netherlands and the Czech Republic since October 2015, when the Dutch were beaten 3-2 in a Euro 2016 qualifier.
- The Czech Republic and the Netherlands will face each other at the European Championship for the third time (excluding Czechoslovakia meetings), with both sides winning one game apiece previously.
- The last meeting between the two sides in this competition was a thriller at Euro 2004, in which the Czechs came from two goals down to win 3-2, following an 88th minute winner from Vladimir Smicer.
Netherlands
- Since winning the tournament in 1988, the Netherlands have progressed from just two of their seven knockout stage games in the European Championship.
- The Netherlands are looking to win their opening four games of a European Championship for only the second time, having last done so at Euro 2000.
- Memphis Depay has been directly involved in 13 goals in his past 10 appearances for the Netherlands in all competitions (9 goals, 4 assists), while only Robert Lewandowski (12) attempted more shots than Depay (11) in the group stage at Euro 2020.
- Georginio Wijnaldum has scored 15 goals in 25 appearances for the Netherlands since the start of 2019, with no player scoring more for the country in that time.
Czech Republic
- The Czech Republic have been eliminated in three of their past four games in the knockout stages of the European Championship.
- They have only won one of their past seven games at major tournaments.
- Patrik Schick recorded six of the Czech Republic's nine shots on target in the group stage at Euro 2020, the highest percentage of any player for his team in the tournament (67%).
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