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Australia vs Netherlands: result 2-3 and analysis

World CupGroup stage - 2Kick-off on June 18, 2014 at 04:00 PM (UTC)CommBank Stadium, Sydney

Australia
2-3
Netherlands

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What was the result of Australia vs Netherlands?

Netherlands won 2-3 on June 18, 2014.

Goalscorers

  • 20′A. RobbenNetherlands
  • 21′T. CahillAustralia
  • 54′M. JedinakAustralia (pen.)
  • 58′Robin van PersieNetherlands
  • 68′M. DepayNetherlands

Official lineup for Australia vs Netherlands

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Australia

  1. 7M. Leckie
  1. 4T. Cahill
  2. 11Thomas Michael Oar
  3. 15M. Jedinak
  4. 17M. McKay
  5. 23Mark Bresciano
  1. 3J. Davidson
  2. 6M. Špiranović
  3. 19R. McGowan
  4. 22A. Wilkinson
  1. 1M. Ryan

Netherlands

  1. 9Robin van Persie
  1. 8J. de Guzmán
  2. 10Wesley Sneijder
  3. 11A. Robben
  1. 2R. Vlaar
  2. 3S. de Vrij
  3. 4B. Martins Indi
  4. 5D. Blind
  5. 6Nigel de Jong
  6. 7Daryl Janmaat
  1. 1J. Cillessen
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 10 matches in all competitions, Australia have 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats; Netherlands have 10, 0 and 5.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Australia
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jun 13, 2014Chile(away)1-3World Cup
Jan 29, 2011Japan(home)0-1Asian Cup
Jan 25, 2011Uzbekistan(away)6-0Asian Cup
Jan 22, 2011Iraq(home)1-0Asian Cup
Jan 18, 2011Bahrain(home)1-0Asian Cup
Netherlands
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jun 13, 2014Spain(away)5-1World Cup
Jun 17, 2012Portugal(away)1-2Euro Championship
Jun 13, 2012Germany(home)1-2Euro Championship
Jun 9, 2012Denmark(home)0-1Euro Championship
Jul 11, 2010Spain(home)0-1World Cup

How many goals should we expect?

Australia score 1.7 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 10; Netherlands score 1.9 and concede 1.1.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Australia1.71.144/105/10
Netherlands1.91.149/1510/15

Over the last 10 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Australia sit 2nd in World Cup (3 points from 2 matches) and Netherlands sit 3rd (1 point from 1 match).

2026 standings
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2AustraliaGroup D2101223
3NetherlandsGroup F1010221

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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