FT: NETHERLANDS 2 - 0 AUSTRIA.

[Michael Morris]

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

• The Netherlands have won their last six matches against Austria.
• Austria's last victory came in May 1990 - a pre-World Cup friendly in Vienna.
• The last seven meetings have produced 30 goals, an average of 4.3 per game.
• Their only previous encounter at a major tournament was in the second group phase of the 1978 World Cup. The Netherlands won 5-1 on their way to that year's final.
• Austria have scored in all eight games versus the Netherlands on Dutch soil. However, they have gone on to win just one of those matches - a 1-0 victory in their first-ever meeting in 1933.

Netherlands

• The Netherlands have won their last 21 games when scoring first. They have recorded 66 goals and conceded only seven during those matches.
• Memphis Depay has been directly involved in 48 goals in 65 appearances for the Netherlands (26 goals, 22 assists), 21 more than any other player since his debut in October 2013.
• However, Depay failed to score or assist for the first time in seven matches versus Ukraine.
• Georginio Wijnaldum has scored 15 goals in his last 26 caps. He had scored just eight times in his first 50 games.

Austria

• Austria's victory versus North Macedonia ended a run of nine winless matches at major tournaments.
• They last won consecutive major tournament games in their opening two fixtures at the 1982 World Cup.
• Four of Austria's five goals at the European Championship have been scored by substitutes, including two against North Macedonia.

[Rjk]

the Dutch look good, wing backs getting forward and creating overloads

[Mario Miethig]

Dumfries is a beast! Pace and power and always a threat! Probably the only thing connected to Scotland, that’ll be in the knock out stages.

[splott parker]

Dumfries is a beast! Pace and power and always a threat! Probably the only thing connected to Scotland, that’ll be in the knock out stages.

He has his Place