Netherlands vs Greece Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H
FT · HT 5–07 – 0
Crysencio Summerville 6′Tijjani Reijnders 12′, 18′, 33′Jurriën Timber 40′, 59′Donyell Malen 61′1st
2nd
Player of the matchTijjani ReijndersNED · 3 goals · 64′ played · 3 shots (3 on target) · 3 final-3rd passes · 1 recovery
8.9- Possession
- 53%47%
- Shots · on target in brackets
- 17 (13)9 (1)
- Corners
- 54
- Table · 11 v 8 pts
- 1st2nd → 3rd
UEFA Nations LeagueMatchday 5Johan Cruijff ArenaRef R. SaggiAtt. 51,221
This meeting
Minute by minute
45 of 83 updates- Foul committed by Lazaros Rota of Greece.
- Attempt blocked. Georgios Vagiannidis from Greece has a header from the center of the box that is blocked. He was assisted by Tasos Bakasetas with a cross.
- Tasos Douvikas from Greece misses a left-footed shot from the center of the box, sending it to the right. The attempt was assisted by Kostas Tsimikas with a cross.
- Foul committed by Lazaros Rota of Greece.
- Tasos Bakasetas from Greece is awarded a free kick in the defensive half.
- Foul committed by Gjivai Zechiël of the Netherlands.
- Attempt saved. Noa Lang's right-footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the center of the goal by Konstantinos Tzolakis. The assist came from Donyell Malen.
- Substitution for Greece: Ilias Koutsoupias comes on for Nectarios Triantis.
- Attempt saved. Crysencio Summerville from the Netherlands has a left-footed shot from the center of the box, but it's saved in the top center of the goal by Konstantinos Tzolakis of Greece. The assist came from Jurriën Timber.
- Substitution for Greece: Georgios Vagiannidis comes on for Christos Tzolis.
- Foul committed by Donyell Malen of the Netherlands.
- Substitution for Greece: Tasos Douvikas comes on for Fotis Ioannidis.
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- Substitution for the Netherlands: Gjivai Zechiël comes on for Tijjani Reijnders.
- GoalGoal! The Netherlands lead Greece 7-0. Donyell Malen scores with a right-footed shot from the center of the box into the bottom left corner, assisted by Denzel Dumfries.
- GoalGoal! Jurriën Timber scores for the Netherlands with a right-footed shot from a tough angle on the left into the bottom right corner. The score is now Netherlands 6, Greece 0.
- Attempt blocked. Christos Tzolis from Greece has a right-footed shot from outside the box that is blocked. He was assisted by Konstantinos Tzolakis.
- Lazaros Rota from Greece commits a foul.
- Nectarios Triantis from Greece misses an attempt with a right-footed shot from outside the box, just to the right. He was assisted by Vangelis Pavlidis.
- Vangelis Pavlidis from Greece had a right-footed shot from the center of the box, but it was blocked. Fotis Ioannidis provided the assist.
- The second half begins with the score at Netherlands 5, Greece 0.
- Substitution for the Netherlands: Teun Koopmeiners comes on for Frenkie de Jong.
- The fourth official has indicated there will be 1 minute of added time.
- GoalGoal! Netherlands lead 5-0 against Greece. Jurriën Timber scores with a left-footed shot from very close range into the bottom right corner, assisted by Donyell Malen.
- Foul committed by Vangelis Pavlidis of Greece.
- Vangelis Pavlidis from Greece wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- Cody Gakpo from the Netherlands wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- GoalGoal! Netherlands lead 4-0 against Greece. Tijjani Reijnders scores with a left-footed shot from the left side of the six-yard box into the high center of the goal, assisted by Denzel Dumfries.
- Attempt missed. Konstantinos Karetsas from Greece takes a left-footed shot from the right side of the box, but it goes close and misses to the left. He was assisted by Thanasis Androutsos.
- Attempt saved. Joey Veerman's left-footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Konstantinos Tzolakis. The assist came from Frenkie de Jong.
- VAR decision confirms no goal for the Netherlands, with the match score remaining 3-0 against Greece.
- Fotis Ioannidis from Greece commits a handball.
- Attempt saved. Denzel Dumfries from the Netherlands has his right-footed shot from the center of the box saved in the top right corner by Konstantinos Tzolakis of Greece. The shot was assisted by Joey Veerman with a cross.
- Tijjani Reijnders of the Netherlands is caught offside.
- GoalGoal! Netherlands lead 3-0 against Greece. Tijjani Reijnders scores with a right-footed shot from very close range to the center of the goal, assisted by Donyell Malen.
- Cody Gakpo of the Netherlands misses a header from the center of the box, sending it to the right. The attempt was assisted by Joey Veerman, who delivered a cross after a corner.
- Corner awarded to the Netherlands after a concession by Panagiotis Retsos.
- GoalGoal! Netherlands lead 2-0 against Greece. Tijjani Reijnders scores with a left-footed shot from the left side of the six-yard box into the high center of the goal, assisted by Joey Veerman's through ball.
- Corner awarded to the Netherlands after Nectarios Triantis concedes.
- GoalGoal! Netherlands lead 1-0 against Greece. Crysencio Summerville scores for the Netherlands with a right-footed shot from the center of the box into the bottom left corner.
- Corner awarded to the Netherlands after Konstantinos Mavropanos concedes.
- Foul committed by Fotis Ioannidis of Greece.
- First half begins.
- The match ends with the Netherlands winning 7-0 against Greece.
- The second half ends with the match finishing 7-0 in favor of the Netherlands against Greece.
- The first half ends with the score at Netherlands 5, Greece 0.
Team stats
42 figures- 53%Possession47%
- 17Shots9
- 13Shots on target1
- 9Big chances1
- 5Corners4
- 544Passes480
- 5Fouls9
All 42 stats
- Attack
- 3Accurate crosses4
- 98Attacks74
- 3Big chances missed1
- 11Crosses11
- 48Dangerous attacks40
- 24Dribble attempts13
- 2Offsides1
- 76%Shot accuracy11%
- 2Shots blocked4
- 15Shots inside box7
- 2Shots off target4
- 2Shots outside box2
- 13Successful dribbles5
- Passing
- 19Accurate long passes26
- 491Accurate passes420
- 85%Forward passes %80%
- 15Key passes9
- 70%Long pass accuracy53%
- 27Long passes49
- 90%Pass accuracy88%
- 47Passes in final third38
- Defence
- 38Ball recoveries43
- 59Ball safe71
- 36Duels won30
- 7Goal kicks4
- 5Headers won4
- 10Interceptions14
- 1Saves6
- 11Tackles16
- 7Tackles won11
- Discipline
- 9Free kicks5
- Other
- 1Counter Attacks2
- 93Possession lost96
- 5Substitutions5
- 11Throw-ins11
Top ratings
XI avg 7.73 v 6.07
Tijjani ReijndersNED8.9
Donyell MalenNED8.8
Jurriën TimberNED8.6
Joey VeermanNED8.5
Denzel DumfriesNED8.3
Player leaders
this matchShots
- Crysencio SummervilleNED4 (3)
- Tijjani ReijndersNED3 (3)
- Denzel DumfriesNED3 (1)
Big chances created
- Joey VeermanNED3
- Donyell MalenNED2
- Jurriën TimberNED1
Passes
- Joey VeermanNED88/96
- Frenkie de JongNED79/80
- Jan Paul van HeckeNED72/75
Progressive passes
- Joey VeermanNED88 (92%)
- Frenkie de JongNED77 (96%)
- Jan Paul van HeckeNED69 (92%)
Final-third passes
- Joey VeermanNED12
- Athanasios AndroutsosGRC9
- Frenkie de JongNED7
Key passes
- Joey VeermanNED6
- Donyell MalenNED3
- Denzel DumfriesNED3
Ball recoveries
Duels won
- Jan Paul van HeckeNED6/8
- Donyell MalenNED5/10
- Crysencio SummervilleNED5/8
Dribbles
- Crysencio SummervilleNED5/7
- Donyell MalenNED4/7
- Fotis IoannidisGRC3/5
Tackles
Clearances
Saves
Expected vs happened
as of kick-off40%Model · draw 26%34%
- Projected goals
- 1.33 – 1.21total 2.54 · from goals per game before kick-off
- Most likely scores
- 1–1 12.7%1–0 10.5%0–1 9.5%
| Outcome | Model | Happened |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands win | 40% | Yes |
| Draw | 26% | No |
| Greece win | 34% | No |
| Over 1.5 goals | 72% | Yes |
| Over 2.5 goals | 47% | Yes |
| Over 3.5 goals | 25% | Yes |
| Both teams to score | 52% | No |
| Netherlands clean sheet | 30% | Yes |
| Greece clean sheet | 26% | No |
Model: Poisson rates from goals scored and conceded per game (not expected goals). How we calculate this
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Match strip & events
NED 7–0 GRC1′HT90′Netherlands on top 78 of 90 min · NED 79% · GRC 21% pressure · peaks NED 18′, GRC 25′
- Full time 7–0
- Noa Langfor Crysencio Summerville
- Ian Maatsenfor Jurriën Timber
- Georgios Vagiannidisfor Christos Tzolis
- Ilias Koutsoupiasfor Nectarios Triantis
- Georgios Masourasfor Konstantinos Karetsas
- Anastasios Douvikasfor Fotis Ioannidis
- Anastasios Bakasetasfor Vangelis Pavlidis
- Gjivai Zechiëlfor Tijjani Reijnders
- Ruben van Bommelfor Cody Gakpo
- Donyell Malen7–0Goal · right foot · assist Denzel Dumfries
- Jurriën Timber6–0Goal · right foot · assist Denzel Dumfries
- Teun Koopmeinersfor Frenkie de Jong
- Half-time 5–0
- Jurriën Timber5–0Goal · left foot · assist Donyell Malen
- Tijjani Reijnders4–0Goal · left foot · assist Denzel Dumfries
- Tijjani Reijnders3–0Goal · right foot · assist Donyell Malen
- Tijjani Reijnders2–0Goal · left foot · assist Joey Veerman
- Crysencio Summerville1–0Goal · right foot
Ball territory & heatmap
838 ball coords23%NED third 23% · Midfield 42% · GRC third 35%35%
What stands out
- 3rdfrom 2nd
Greece moved from 2nd to 3rd in the UEFA Nations League table with this result.8 → 8 points after 5 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.
- 87%on top
Netherlands had the upper hand in 78 of 90 minutes of the momentum series.
Table after full time
UEFA Nations League 2026/2027| # | Team | P | W-D-L | Goals | GD | Pts | Before |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 3-2-0 | 14:5 | +9 | 11 | 1st | |
| 2 | 5 | 2-2-1 | 6:3 | +3 | 8 | 3rd ▲1 | |
| 3 | 5 | 2-2-1 | 5:10 | -5 | 8 | 2nd ▼1 | |
| 4 | 5 | 0-0-5 | 4:11 | -7 | 0 | 4th |
- Netherlands
- 1st8 → 11 pts
- Greece
- 2nd → 3rd8 → 8 pts
Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table
Season comparison
as the teams came into the match- Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
- 3.13Goals per game (both sides)2.67
- 93%Over 1.560%
- 67%Over 2.560%
- 40%Over 3.547%
- 80%Both teams scored47%
- 13%Clean sheets33%
- 7%Failed to score40%
- Netherlands at home v Greece away
- 11Played7
- 6Won2
- 4Drawn3
- 1Lost2
- 24-10Goals (for-against)7-9
- 2Points per game1.29
- 64%Over 2.557%
- 18%Clean sheets43%
- 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
- 13-71st-half goals (for-against)8-6
- 19-82nd-half goals (for-against)13-13
- 59%Goals after half-time62%
- 80%Goal before half-time53%
- 6-6-3Half-time W-D-L4-7-4
- Corners & cards (last 15 matches each)
- 5.8Corners won / game4.9
- 3.9Corners conceded / game4.1
- 53%Over 9.5 corners40%
- 73%Won the corner count47%
- 0.73Yellow cards / game1.93
- 2.33Cards in the match / game3.6
- 13%Over 3.5 cards40%
- 2Red cards (total)2
Matchday 5
UEFA Nations League · the other 7 games- Türkiye
1–2
Belgium - England
2–1
Croatia - Czech Republic
0–2
Spain - Italy
3–1
France - Serbia
19:45
Germany - Norway
17:00
Wales - Portugal
19:45
Denmark
Match info
- Competition
- UEFA Nations League
- Season
- 2026/2027 · Matchday 5 of 24
- Stage
- League A
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Johan Cruijff Arena, Amsterdam
- Capacity
- 55,885 · grass
- Attendance
- 51,221 (91.7% of capacity)
- Weather
- 5 °C · few clouds · humidity 93%
- Referee
- R. Saggi
- NED coach
- Xavi (2.07 PPG)
- GRC coach
- Ivan Jovanović (1.89 PPG)
- Hashtag
- #NEDGRC
Match summary
Netherlands beat Greece 7-0 in the UEFA Nations League, League A.
Across 4 previous meetings on record, Netherlands won 2 and Greece won 1, with 1 draw (2.75 goals per game).
Crysencio Summerville (6'), Tijjani Reijnders (12', 18', 33'), Jurriën Timber (40', 59') and Donyell Malen (61') scored the goals for Netherlands.
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Lineups
Starting XIs · ratings at full time- 16.4Bart Verbruggen92′
- 228.3Denzel Dumfries3A 92′
- 67.1Jan Paul van Hecke92′
- 156.6Micky van de Ven92′
- 128.6Jurriën Timber2G ↓74′
- 88.5Joey VeermanA 92′
- 148.9Tijjani Reijnders3G ↓63′
- 217.3Frenkie de Jong↓46′
- 107.7Crysencio SummervilleG ↓75′
- 188.8Donyell MalenG 2A 92′
- 116.9Cody Gakpo↓62′
- 126.4Konstantinos Tzolakis92′
- 215.5Konstantinos Tsimikas92′
- 55.5Panagiotis Retsos92′
- 45.1Konstantinos Mavropanos92′
- 155.6Lazaros Rota92′
- 106.2Christos Tzolis↓73′
- 166.7Athanasios Androutsos92′
- 236.5Nectarios Triantis↓73′
- 196.3Konstantinos Karetsas↓67′
- 86.6Fotis Ioannidis↓64′
- 146.5Vangelis Pavlidis↓64′
- 3Ian MaatsenDF · ↑74′6.5
- 4Gjivai ZechiëlMF · ↑63′6.4
- 17Noa LangFW · ↑75′6.7
- 19Ruben van BommelFW · ↑62′6.7
- 20Teun KoopmeinersMF · ↑46′6.6
- 2Lutsharel GeertruidaDF
- 5Quinten TimberMF
- 7Justin KluivertFW
- 9Mexx MeerdinkFW
- 13Robin RoefsGK
- 16Guus TilMF
- 23Mark FlekkenGK
SubstitutesCoaches: Xavi (2.07 PPG) · Ivan Jovanović (1.89 PPG)G goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off
- 2Georgios VagiannidisDF · ↑73′6.5
- 7Georgios MasourasFW · ↑67′6.5
- 9Anastasios DouvikasFW · ↑64′6.7
- 11Anastasios BakasetasMF · ↑64′6.7
- 20Ilias KoutsoupiasMF · ↑73′6.7
- 1Odysseas VlachodimosGK
- 3Konstantinos KoulierakisDF
- 13Christos MandasGK
- 17Pantelis HatzidiakosDF
- 18Andreas TettehFW
- 22Dimitrios GiannoulisDF
Head-to-head
4 meetings on record since 20162-1-1Netherlands W-D-L · goals 7:4
2 NED1 draws1 GRC- With Netherlands at home
- 1-0-1 (4:2)
- Goals per meeting
- 2.75
- Over 2.5 goals
- 75%
- Both teams scored
- 50%
- Won by the host
- 25%
- Greece2–2NetherlandsUEFA Nations League
- Greece0–1NetherlandsEuro Qualification
- Netherlands3–0GreeceEuro Qualification
- Netherlands1–2GreeceFriendly International
Form
last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off- 0-1L3 Jun
- 2-1W8 Jun
- 2-2D14 Jun
- 5-1W20 Jun
- 3-1W25 Jun
- 1-1D30 Jun
- 1-1D24 Sep
- 2-1W27 Sep
- 2-2D1 Oct
- 2-1W4 Oct
5-4-1goals 20:121.90pts/game
Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below
- 3-2W15 Nov
- 0-0D18 Nov
- 0-1L27 Mar
- 0-0D31 Mar
- 2-2D4 Jun
- 0-1L7 Jun
- 2-1W24 Sep
- 1-0W27 Sep
- 2-2D1 Oct
- 0-0D4 Oct
3-5-2goals 10:91.40pts/game
latest 5
Goal timing
goals per 15-minute window · last 20 v 20 matches- 711-15
- 7316-30
- 5831-45+
- 7446-60
- 7161-75
- 6676-90+
39:23 goals 31:19Bar and top figure: scored. Red figure: conceded. A goal from minute 76 on in 55% v 55% of their matches.
- 411-15
- 5116-30
- 4331-45+
- 3446-60
- 7461-75
- 8676-90+
Referee
R. Saggi- Cards / match
- 4.34this match 0 (-4.34)
- Yellows / match
- 4.06
- Reds / match
- 0.28
- Penalties / match
- 0.2825% of matches
- Fouls / match
- 24.4this match 14
1.80Home 1.80 vs Away 2.26 yellows/match · +0.46 away · 13–15 red · 4 coach cards2.26
51%Results in 100 recent matches · draw 18%31%
home winsaway wins- With Netherlands
- 1-0-0 in 1 · 0 yellows/game
- With Greece
- 1-0-0 in 1 · 1 yellows/game
Analysed latest 100 of 109 career matches.
Updated