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France vs Netherlands: result 4-0 and analysis

World Cup - Qualification Europe1st Round - 7Kick-off on August 31, 2017 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Stade de France, Paris

France
4-0
Netherlands

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What was the result of France vs Netherlands?

France won 4-0 on August 31, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 14′A. GriezmannFrance
  • 73′T. LemarFrance
  • 88′T. LemarFrance
  • 90′Kylian MbappéFrance

Official lineup for France vs Netherlands

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

France

4-2-3-1
  1. 11K. Coman
  1. 7A. Griezmann
  2. 9O. Giroud
  3. 13N. Kanté
  1. 8T. Lemar
  2. 6P. Pogba
  1. 5S. Umtiti
  2. 3L. Kurzawa
  3. 19D. Sidibé
  4. 21Laurent Koscielny
  1. 1H. Lloris

Netherlands

4-2-3-1
  1. 9V. Janssen
  1. 7Q. Promes
  2. 6K. Strootman
  3. 8G. Wijnaldum
  1. 10Wesley Sneijder
  2. 11A. Robben
  1. 2T. Fosu-Mensah
  2. 4W. Hoedt
  3. 3S. de Vrij
  4. 5D. Blind
  1. 1J. Cillessen
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, France have 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats; Netherlands have 9, 3 and 3.

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

France
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jun 13, 2017England(home)3-2Friendlies
Jun 9, 2017Sweden(away)1-2World Cup - Qualification Europe
Jun 2, 2017Paraguay(home)5-0Friendlies
Mar 28, 2017Spain(home)0-2Friendlies
Mar 25, 2017Luxembourg(away)3-1World Cup - Qualification Europe
Netherlands
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jun 9, 2017Luxembourg(home)5-0World Cup - Qualification Europe
Jun 4, 2017Ivory Coast(home)5-0Friendlies
May 31, 2017Morocco(away)2-1Friendlies
Mar 28, 2017Italy(home)1-2Friendlies
Mar 25, 2017Bulgaria(away)0-2World Cup - Qualification Europe

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 1 France win, 0 draws, 1 Netherlands win.

DateScoreCompetition
Oct 10, 2016Netherlands 0-1 FranceWorld Cup - Qualification Europe
Jun 13, 2008Netherlands 4-1 FranceEuro Championship

Last archived meeting: Netherlands vs France on Oct 10, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

France score 2.0 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Netherlands score 2.1 and concede 0.8.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
France2.00.967/158/15
Netherlands2.10.867/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

France sit 1st in World Cup - Qualification Europe (16 points from 6 matches) and Netherlands sit 1st (20 points from 8 matches).

2025-26 standings
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1FranceGroup D651016416
1NetherlandsGroup G862027420

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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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