Netherland vs Russia Prediction

The high scoring Dutch look to build on their perfect record when they take on Russia in the EURO 2008 Quarter Finals, in Basel. The Netherlands have scored the most goals through their group stages while Russia are the surprise underdogs of the EURO making the Quarters for the first time ever. Oddsmakers at SBGglobal.com have Netherlands as -140 moneyline favs over Russia who are listed as +375 underdogs. Get your Netherlands vs Russia: EURO 2008 Quarter Finals Prediction in now at SBGglobal.com

The Dutch finished on top of Group C standings with a perfect 3W-0D-0L record after trumping Italy 3-0, France 4-1 and Romania 2-0. They have nine goals for and one goal against. Robin Van Persie (2), Wesley Sneijder (2), Giovanni Van Bronckhorst, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Arjen Robben and Dirk Kuyt are the goal scorers for the Dutch. The Dutch have been by far the most dominant team throughout this EURO 2008 Tournament. It’s looking like Coach Marco van Basten will start the same squad that pumled France in the second half. They will study tape from Spains 4-1 drubbing of Russia, “We have to see what the Spanish did against them and take our lessons from that” Coach said. The Dutch have a well rested starting lineup after their attacking talents sat out of their last Group match against Romania, their second squad still killed them. The Dutch will have to watch their defense with the likes of free-running Russians Yuri Zhirkov and Alexander Anyukov prowling around. But if they do get past their defense they’ll have to get by Man United super goalie Edwin Van Der Sar. In this tournament the Dutch have forged a reputation by building hard-working sides where players perform above their ability.

Russia have been the sleeper team that has the attention of every other team in the EURO. They finished second in Group D standings with a 2W-0D-1L record. They had four goals for and four goals against. Roman Pavluchenko (2), Konstatin Zurianov and Andrei Arshavin are the goal scorers for their nation. Their most impressive win was over Sweden, the match that got them in the Quarters. They showed great speed, skill and determination. A big reason for their offensive boost was the return of the skillful midfielder Andrei Arshavin, who returned after having completed a two match ban. The Russians have players that can stand up to the skills of the Dutch. While the Dutch have Ruud van Nistelrooy in attack, Russia can call on the revitalised Roman Pavlyuchenko. Wesley Sneijder will be up against the equally skilful Andrei Arshavin in the middle of the field while on the wing the Dutch have Arjen Robben and Russia will counter with versatile midfielder Konstantin Zyryanov. Russia’s Coach Guus Hiddink stated, “Our players have proved at this tournament they can keep playing this type of football “ he said. “The way we play we get respect, we like to play the way football should be played and I think the Netherlands do the same.”

Head to Head: 1 match played
Netherlands lead 1-0
The Dutch scored four goals
Russia scored one goal

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