Spain v Netherlands Football Match – 13.06.2014 – Fifa 2014 World Cup Match Preview, Prediction, Tips and Squad Info
Spain v Netherlands Football Match will be played on 13.06.2014 at Itaipava Arena Fonte Nova (Salvador, Bahia) for the Fifa 2014 World Cup Group Stage Match.
The long awaited Fifa 2014 World Cup is just around the corner, many football fans across the world, the players, the staff and literally everyone are looking forward for this competition, because it is held only every 4 years and it is an amazing competition to watch.
Spain National team will start their first group stage match, they are in Group B and their first match will be against Netherlands. Spain have been outstanding lately, as they managed 3 wins in a row.
Here are their stats:
| Spain | 2 – 1 | Belarus |
| Spain | 2 – 0 | Georgia |
| Equatorial Guinea | 1 – 2 | Spain |
| South Africa | 1 – 0 | Spain |
| Spain | 1 – 0 | Italy |
| Spain | 2 – 0 | Bolivia |
| El Salvador | 0 – 2 | Spain |
They managed 3 clean sheets in a row, but couldnt score more than 2 goals in those games. They beat Italy 1-0, Bolivia 2-0 and El Salvador 0-2. These wins will give them full confidence ahead of their first group stage match against Netherlands. Spain will be looking to gain the 3 points they need to give pressure on the teams in their group.
Spain key players to look watch out for are: Iniesta, Diego Costa, Torres
Spain National team are currently ranked in 1st position in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking, which was just updated in June.
Netherlands National team have also been good lately, here are their stats:
| Netherlands | 8 – 1 | Hungary |
| Turkey | 0 – 2 | Netherlands |
| Netherlands | 2 – 2 | Japan |
| Netherlands | 0 – 0 | Colombia |
| France | 2 – 0 | Netherlands |
| Netherlands | 1 – 1 | Ecuador |
| Netherlands | 1 – 0 | Ghana |
| Netherlands | 2 – 0 | Wales |
They managed 2 wins in a row recently, against Ghana and Wales with both clean sheets. This match will be tough for both teams, as they have a long history of match rivary between them.
Netherlands key players to look forward to are: Robin van Persie, Arjen Robben, Wesley Sneijder
Netherlands National team are currently ranked in 15th position in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking, which was just updated in June.
We predict this match will be tough, both teams have a chance to win this but I think Spain have a slight upper hand even though we will predict a draw to be on the safe side.
The match will begin on June 13, 2014 20:00 pm Greenwich Mean Time.
Match Prediction: Draw. Over 2.5 Goals.