Netherlands vs Italy match stats & report

2–3 Full time

UEFA Nations League · 3rd Place Final · De Grolsch Veste, Enschede · Ref Glenn Nyberg, Sweden

Netherlands stats & fixtures · Italy stats & fixtures

Netherlands lost to Italy 2–3 in the UEFA Nations League (3rd Place Final) on 18 June 2023. Netherlands had 61% of the ball.

Netherlands vs Italy match statistics

NetherlandsItaly

61% Ball possession 39%
19 Total shots 13
6 Shots on target 3
4 Shots off target 5
9 Blocked shots 5
13 Shots inside the box 7
9 Corners 3
15 Fouls 16
1 Offsides 0
1 Yellow cards 3
559 Passes 369
85% Pass accuracy 79%
0 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

6' Goal F. Dimarco (assist G. Raspadori) Italy
20' Goal D. Frattesi (assist W. Gnonto) Italy
34' Yellow card F. Dimarco Italy
68' Goal S. Bergwijn Netherlands
72' Goal F. Chiesa (assist D. Frattesi) Italy
89' Goal G. Wijnaldum (assist J. Veerman) Netherlands
90+2' Yellow card N. Barella Italy
90+4' Yellow card Wout Weghorst Netherlands
90+4' Yellow card F. Acerbi Italy

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Netherlands

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 R. Koeman

1 J. Bijlow

5 Nathan Aké 4 V. van Dijk 12 L. Geertruida 22 D. Dumfries

21 F. de Jong 6 M. Wieffer

10 N. Lang 11 X. Simons 18 D. Malen

9 C. Gakpo

Bench S. Bergwijn , Wout Weghorst , G. Wijnaldum , T. Koopmeiners , J. Veerman , A. Noppert , S. Botman , J. Timber , M. Flekken , D. Blind , T. Malacia , M. de Roon

Italy

Confirmed 4-3-3 R. Mancini

1 G. Donnarumma

3 F. Dimarco 23 A. Buongiorno 15 F. Acerbi 13 R. Toloi

6 M. Verratti 16 B. Cristante 7 D. Frattesi

22 G. Raspadori 9 M. Retegui 20 W. Gnonto

Bench F. Chiesa , N. Zaniolo , L. Spinazzola , N. Barella , L. Pellegrini , Jorginho , L. Bonucci , A. Meret , C. Immobile , G. Vicario , G. Di Lorenzo , M. Darmian

Form guide

Netherlands at home

6–3–1 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.3 per game
Conceded: 0.9 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 6.1 per game
Shots on target: 6.0 per game

17% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Italy away

5–1–0 in 6 matches

Scored: 2.0 per game
Conceded: 0.5 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 6
Corners: 6.2 per game
Shots on target: 5.7 per game

17% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Based on 6 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

Netherlands vs Italy head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
14 Oct 20	Italy v Netherlands	1–1
7 Sep 20	Netherlands v Italy	0–1
4 Jun 18	Italy v Netherlands	1–1
28 Mar 17	Netherlands v Italy	1–2

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Netherlands vs Italy head-to-head record