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Netherlands vs Slovakia: result 2-1 and analysis

World Cup8th FinalsKick-off on June 28, 2010 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Philips Stadion, Eindhoven

Netherlands
2-1
Slovakia

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What was the result of Netherlands vs Slovakia?

Netherlands won 2-1 on June 28, 2010.

Goalscorers

  • 18′A. RobbenNetherlands
  • 84′Wesley SneijderNetherlands
  • 90′R. VittekSlovakia (pen.)

Official lineup for Netherlands vs Slovakia

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Netherlands

  1. 7Dirk Kuijt
  2. 9Robin van Persie
  1. 6Mark van Bommel
  2. 10Wesley Sneijder
  3. 11A. Robben
  1. 2G. van der Wiel
  2. 3J. Heitinga
  3. 4J. Mathijsen
  4. 5Giovanni van Bronckhorst
  5. 8Nigel de Jong
  1. 1M. Stekelenburg

Slovakia

  1. 11R. Vittek
  2. 15Miroslav Stoch
  3. 18E. Jendrišek
  1. 7V. Weiss
  2. 17M. Hamšík
  3. 19J. Kucka
  1. 2P. Pekarík
  2. 3Martin Škrtel
  3. 5R. Zabavník
  4. 16Ján Ďurica
  1. 1J. Mucha
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 7 matches in all competitions, Netherlands have 6 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat; Slovakia have 1, 1 and 1.

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

Netherlands
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jun 24, 2010Cameroon(away)2-1World Cup
Jun 19, 2010Japan(home)1-0World Cup
Jun 14, 2010Denmark(home)2-0World Cup
Jun 21, 2008Russia(home)1-3Euro Championship
Jun 17, 2008Romania(home)2-0Euro Championship
Slovakia
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jun 24, 2010Italy(home)3-2World Cup
Jun 20, 2010Paraguay(home)0-2World Cup
Jun 15, 2010New Zealand(away)1-1World Cup

How many goals should we expect?

Netherlands score 2.1 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 7; Slovakia score 1.3 and concede 1.7.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Netherlands2.10.743/74/7
Slovakia1.31.702/31/3

Over the last 7 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026 standings
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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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