Match Report
Netherlands went into the game 1st in the table on 9 points; Czech Republic sat 2nd on 4 — a 5-point gap. Czech Republic's recent output lagged their position: 9th on form over five rounds while 2nd in the table. Per game in the league, Netherlands were scoring 2.67 and conceding 0.67, Czech Republic 1 and 0.67, against a competition average of 1.31 goals per team per game.
Netherlands entered with four wins in a row, having scored in 7 consecutive games. From the last five rounds, Netherlands held 13 points of 15 and Czech Republic 7.
The venue was Puskás Aréna in Budapest, with room for 68,976 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 0-2.