England vs Netherlands Preview & Prediction | UEFA Women’s EURO 2025 | Group Stage

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The defending champions could find themselves eliminated this week as Sarina Wiegman’s England take on a strong Netherlands side at Letzigrund in Zurich this week.

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How to watch on TV & online: UK – BBC platforms / US – Fox Sports & ViX

England team news: James fully fit

Key player Lauren James was a doubting leading up to the tournament but she started their opener against France and so will be expected to be involved again. Sarina Wiegman is under pressure as boss but says England will go back to what they know.

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Hampton; Bronze, Williamson, Greenwood, Carter; Walsh, Stanway; Mead, James, Hemp; Russo

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Netherlands team news: Fully fit

The Netherlands have a fully fit and available squad and they will be expected to name an unchanged eleven for this one, and that is expected to be the case after their demolition of Wales the other day.

Predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Van Domselaar; Casparij, Janssen, Buurman, Brugts; Groenen, Kaptein; Pelova, Van de Donk, Roord; Miedema

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Key stats

• The previous two Women’s EURO final tournament matches between these teams were in the semi-finals. England won 2-1 in 2009 and the Dutch recorded a 3-0 victory in 2017.
• The teams last met in the 2023/24 UEFA Women’s Nations League, the Netherlands winning the first match in Utrecht 2-1 thanks to a late Renate Jansen winner after Alessia Russo had drawn England level, whereas England prevailed 3-2 in the Wembley return with goals from Georgia Stanway, Lauren Hemp and, in the last minute, Ella Toone in response to a double from Lineth Beerensteyn.
• England had won ten of their last 11 Women’s EURO final tournament matches prior to their defeat against France. Their record in their last 12 matches is now (W10 D0 L2).
• None of England’s 35 Women’s EURO final tournament matches have finished without a goal being scored.
• England had won their last six Women’s EURO final tournament group stage matches, prior to their defeat against France. They have not lost successive matches in a group stage since 2005.
• England have never started a Women’s EURO final tournament group stage with successive defeats.
• The Netherlands have won six and drawn one of their last seven Women’s EURO final tournament group matches (W6 D1).
• The Netherlands have lost only one of their last 11 Women’s EURO final tournament matches (W9 D1).
• The Netherlands have only failed to score in one of their last 11 Women’s EURO final tournament matches.
• The Netherlands are aiming to start a Women’s EURO final tournament with successive wins for the second time, having previously done so in 2017 when they went on to win the competition.
• Sherida Spitse and Daniëlle van de Donk both made a record-extending 14th Women’s EURO final tournament appearance for the Netherlands on Matchday 1.
• England head coach Sarina Wiegman is Dutch. She led the Netherlands to the UEFA Women’s EURO 2017 title on home soil and repeated the trick with England at UEFA Women’s EURO 2022.
• Eleven of the Netherlands squad members are currently affiliated to English clubs – Jill Roord, Vivianne Miedema & Kerstin Casparij (Manchester City), Daphne van Domselaar & Victoria Pelova (Arsenal), Chasity Grant (Aston Villa), Wieke Kaptein (Chelsea), Katja Snoeijs (Everton), Daniëlle van de Donk (London City Lionesses), Dominique Janssen (Manchester United) and Lize Kop (Tottenham Hotspur).
• Van Domselaar also played for Aston Villa (2023/24), and Kop for Leicester City (2023-25), while Roord (2019-21), Miedema (2017-24), Van de Donk (2015-21) and Janssen (2015-19) are all former Arsenal players.
• Other players in the Netherlands squad with experience of English club football are Jackie Groenen (Chelsea 2014/15, Manchester United 2019-22) and Damaris Egurrola (Everton 2020-21).
• Janssen, Groenen, Roord, Miedema, Van de Donk, Lineth Beerensteyn, Renate Jansen and captain Sherida Spitse were all members of Wiegman’s triumphant Netherlands squad in 2017, Miedema and Van de Donk scoring in the 3-0 semi-final win against England in Enschede.
• Current club colleagues: Alex Greenwood, Lauren Hemp, Jess Park, Khiara Keating & Roord, Miedema, Casparij (Manchester City); Leah Williamson, Beth Mead, Lotte Wubben-Moy, Alessia Russo, Michelle Agyemang, Chloe Kelly & Van Domselaar, Pelova (Arsenal); Hannah Hampton, Lucy Bronze, Niamh Charles, Keira Walsh, Lauren James, Aggie Beever-Jones & Kaptein (Chelsea); Ella Toone, Maya Le Tissier, Grace Clinton & Janssen (Manchester United).Former club colleagues: Williamson, Mead, Wubben-Moy, Russo, Anna Moorhouse & Roord, Miedema, Van de Donk, Janssen (Arsenal); James, Toone, Russo & Groenen (Manchester United).
• Esmee Brugts is a former Barcelona team-mate of Bronze (23/24) and Walsh (2023-25).

England vs Netherlands prediction

England are the defending champions and they reached the final of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup, but the Lionesses have been underwhelming and declining in the last 18 months or so. That drop in their level was on show the other day as they suffered a 2-1 loss to France.

They now face a Netherlands side that have a star studded and impressive squad, and that was on shown in their opener as they waltzed past Wales by three goals to nil. Vivianne Miedema opened the scoring in first-half stoppage-time before second-half strikes by Victoria Pelova and Esmee Brugts.

England are the classic archetypal international side that have been atop the mountain and are now on the way down, and a Dutch win that could seal their exit is good value.

England vs Netherlands tip: Netherlands to win