Netherlands v Spain Betting Tips [20 March 2025]

The Netherlands and Spain will be renewing their rivalry at the European stage this Thursday. The two nations clash in the quarter-finals of the Nations League with the Netherlands hosting the first leg. Read on for our prediction of this match.

The last time these two nations met competitively, it was a grudge match, at the 2014 World Cup and the Dutch won 5-1. That was also the first time they met after clashing in the 2010 World Cup final. Before this game, they faced off twice in friendly matches.

The Netherlands didn’t have a great run in the group stage, winning just two of six matches.

European champions Spain are also defending the Nations League title. They topped their group unbeaten, winning five of six matches and come here as favorites.

The visitors haven't beaten the Dutch in the three matches that came after their World Cup triumph in South Africa. However, Spain come into this game unbeaten in their last 16 matches. In that period, they only drew two times, with the remaining 14 matches being wins.

Four times in the last five matches, they managed to score two or more goals. In their most recent outing, Spain left it late to thump Switzerland 3-2.

This will be a blockbuster as the Netherlands and Spain clash again competitively for the first time since 2014. Both nations have trodden tough paths since them but Spain will claim to have had a better journey. They’ve added the Nations League and European Cup to their profile, and will arrive for this match as favorites, given their recent winning run.

The two teams have also shown their capacity in attack and we could see a high scoring game here. Our prediction for the Netherlands v Spain is over 2.5 goals and Spain to win.