Netherlands vs Finland
Ref: S. Vincic
Match recap
Netherlands beat Finland 4–0 in their World Cup - Qualification Europe fixture. Malen, van Dijk, Depay, and Gakpo scored for Netherlands. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.86 for Netherlands versus 0.67 for Finland.
First Half
⚽
Malen
Assist: Depay
⚽
van Dijk
Assist: Depay
⚽
Depay
Penalty
Second Half
⇄
Gravenberch
60'
⇄
Väänänen
60'
⇄
Alho
⇄
Timber
⇄
Depay
69'
⇄
Keskinen
70'
⇄
Antman
⇄
van de Ven
⇄
Malen
80'
⇄
Walta
⚽
Gakpo
Assist: Simons
86'
Koski
Yellow Card
89'
Peltola
Yellow Card
Match Statistics
NetherlandsFinland
14Won
Statistical edge
14–1
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.86VS0.67
Attack6 · 0 won
17
Shots
7
6
Shots on target
3
10
Shots in the box
3
7
Shots outside box
4
5
Shots off goal
3
12
Corners
1
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
69%
Possession
31%
667
Total passes
309
609
Accurate passes
248
91%
Pass accuracy
80%
Discipline2 · 1 won
8
Fouls
13
0
Yellow cards
2
2
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
2
6
Blocked shots
1
Netherlands
4-2-3-1
Finland
5-3-2
Netherlands
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1B. VerbruggenG
- 3J. TimberD
- 4V. van DijkD
- 8R. GravenberchM
- 10M. DepayF
- 11C. GakpoM
- 15M. van de VenD
- 18D. MalenM
- 19J. KluivertM
- 21F. de JongM
- 22D. DumfriesD
Substitutes
- 2J. van HeckeD
- 5N. AkéD
- 6S. de VrijD
- 7X. SimonsM
- 9W. WeghorstF
- 12J. FrimpongD
- 13R. RoefsG
- 14T. ReijndersM
- 16J. SchoutenM
- 17Q. HartmanD
- 20T. KoopmeinersM
- 23M. FlekkenG
Finland
5-3-2Starting XI
- 1J. JoronenG
- 3A. StåhlD
- 5J. LähteenmäkiD
- 7O. AntmanF
- 9L. WaltaM
- 11S. VäänänenM
- 14K. KairinenM
- 15M. TenhoD
- 16T. KeskinenF
- 17N. AlhoD
- 21V. KoskiD
Substitutes
- 2M. PeltolaD
- 4J. Pikkarainen
- 6N. SkyttäM
- 8R. LodM
- 10T. PukkiF
- 12V. SinisaloG
- 13A. SvanbäckF
- 18J. UronenD
- 19B. KällmanF
- 20J. PohjanpaloF
- 22C. TerhoF
- 23L. BergströmG
Netherlands
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memphis Depay | F | 62 | 8.6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0/2 |
| Cody Gakpo | M | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | — |
| Virgil van Dijk(C) | D | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Frenkie de Jong | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Kluivert | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/2 |
| Bart Verbruggen | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Donyell Malen | M | 79 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2/6 |
| Denzel Dumfries | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Ryan Gravenberch | M | 45 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Jurriën Timber | D | 62 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Micky van de Ven | D | 71 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Teun Koopmeiners | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Stefan de Vrij | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Flekken | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jerdy Schouten | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeremie Frimpong | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robin Roefs | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Quilindschy Hartman | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Xavi Simons | M | 11 | 7.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Tijjani Reijnders | M | 45 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Wout Weghorst | F | 28 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Nathan Aké | D | 19 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan Paul van Hecke | D | 28 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Finland
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Walta | M | 81 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Oliver Antman | F | 70 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Topi Keskinen | F | 69 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Kaan Kairinen | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Santeri Väänänen | M | 60 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Ville Koski | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Nikolai Alho | D | 60 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Stahl | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Juho Lähteenmäki | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jesse Joronen(C) | G | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miro Tenho | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jere Uronen | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Teemu Pukki | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Juhani Pikkarainen | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lucas Bergström | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Casper Terho | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Viljami Sinisalo | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adrian Svanback | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robin Lod | M | 30 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Joel Pohjanpalo | F | 21 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Benjamin Källman | F | 20 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Naatan Skyttä | M | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matti Peltola | D | 30 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |