Netherlands vs Spain
Ref: Glenn Nyberg, SwedenStadion Feijenoord, Rotterdam · 51,117 cap
Match recap
Netherlands and Spain drew 2–2 in their UEFA Nations League fixture. Gakpo and Reijnders scored for Netherlands; Nico Williams and Merino replied for Spain. Netherlands held 40% possession to 60% for Spain.
First Half
9'
⚽
Nico Williams
Assist: Pedri
⚽
Gakpo
Assist: Kluivert
41'
⇄
Cubarsí Paredes
Gakpo
Yellow Card
Second Half
⚽
Reijnders
Assist: Frimpong
61'
Huijsen
Yellow Card
66'
⇄
Álvaro Morata
66'
⇄
Pedri
66'
⇄
Yamal
72'
Pérez
Yellow Card
⇄
Kluivert
⇄
de Jong
van Dijk
Yellow Card
Hato
Red Card
⇄
Depay
84'
⇄
Ruiz
⇄
Reijnders
90+3'
⚽
Merino
Match Statistics
NetherlandsSpain
4Won
Statistical edge
4–11
battles won across 16 metrics
Attack2 · 4 won
10
Shots
15
4
Shots on target
6
6
Shots in the box
12
4
Shots outside box
3
5
Shots off goal
4
2
Corners
4
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
40%
Possession
60%
424
Total passes
629
349
Accurate passes
564
82%
Pass accuracy
90%
Discipline1 · 2 won
14
Fouls
7
2
Yellow cards
2
1
Red cards
0
0
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
5
Goalkeeper saves
2
1
Blocked shots
5
Netherlands
4-2-3-1
Spain
4-3-3
Netherlands
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1B. VerbruggenG
- 2L. GeertruidaD
- 4V. van DijkD
- 5J. HatoD
- 6J. van HeckeD
- 10M. DepayF
- 11C. GakpoM
- 12J. FrimpongM
- 14T. ReijndersM
- 19J. KluivertM
- 21F. de JongM
Substitutes
- 7X. SimonsM
- 8T. KoopmeinersM
- 9B. BrobbeyF
- 13N. OlijG
- 15M. de LigtD
- 16K. TaylorM
- 17N. LangF
- 18D. MalenF
- 20M. WiefferM
- 22Y. BaasD
- 23M. FlekkenG
Spain
4-3-3Starting XI
- 2Pedro PorroD
- 4Pau Cubarsí ParedesD
- 5Robin Le NormandD
- 7Álvaro MorataF
- 8Fabián RuizM
- 17Nico WilliamsF
- 18Martín ZubimendiM
- 19Lamine YamalF
- 20PedriM
- 22Marc CucurellaD
- 23Unai SimónG
Substitutes
- 1David RayaG
- 3Álex GrimaldoD
- 6Mikel MerinoM
- 9Ayoze PérezF
- 10Dani OlmoM
- 11SamuF
- 12Óscar MinguezaD
- 13Álex RemiroG
- 14D. HuijsenD
- 15Aleix GarcíaM
- 16Álex BaenaM
- 21Mikel OyarzabalF
Netherlands
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bart Verbruggen | G | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tijjani Reijnders | M | 89 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Jan Paul van Hecke | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cody Gakpo | M | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3/4 |
| Virgil van Dijk(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Jeremie Frimpong | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4/6 |
| Memphis Depay | F | 84 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1/2 |
| Frenkie de Jong | M | 74 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Justin Kluivert | M | 74 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Lutsharel Geertruida | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jorrel Hato | D | 81 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Mark Flekken | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Noa Lang | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mats Wieffer | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Youri Baas | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brian Brobbey | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kenneth Taylor | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nick Olij | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Donyell Malen | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Teun Koopmeiners | M | 16 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matthijs de Ligt | D | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Xavi Simons | M | 16 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
Spain
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Williams | F | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Martín Zubimendi | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Marc Cucurella | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Pedri | M | 66 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 |
| Robin Le Normand | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Fabián Ruiz | M | 84 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Álvaro Morata(C) | F | 66 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Pedro Porro | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Lamine Yamal | F | 66 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Unai Simón | G | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pau Cubarsí | D | 41 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Álex Remiro | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aleix García | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Óscar Mingueza | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alejandro Baena | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samuel Aghehowa | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alejandro Grimaldo | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| David Raya | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mikel Merino | M | 12 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Dean Huijsen | D | 49 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Dani Olmo | M | 24 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Mikel Oyarzabal | F | 24 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Ayoze Pérez | F | 24 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |