Team News
Wesley Sneijder is out of this one after being substituted in the first half against Estonia. The Schalke duo of Klaas Jan Huntelaar and Ibrahim Afellay are both out of this one.
Analysis
There is no doubt about this; the Dutch are indeed flying. Van Gaal’s team blew past Estonia 3-0 despite missing some individuals due to injury. Rafael van der Vaart was called back for this one; he scored the opener. Robin Van Persie also struck. Ruben Schaken scored the third. Romania is coming into this one on the back of a 2-2 draw against Hungary. Van Gaal’s troops will perhaps walk to victory, despite various complaints from the Dutchman about his team’s ‘poor’ passing.
Previous Meetings
Romania 1-4 Netherlands (16th October 2012)
Netherlands 2-0 Romania (17th June 2008)
Romania 1-0 Netherlands (13th October 2007)
Netherlands 0-0 Romania (24th March 2007)
Netherlands 2-0 Romania (4th June 2005)
Previous Matches
Netherlands 3-0 Estonia (22nd March 2013)
Netherlands 1-1 Italy (6th February 2013)
Netherlands 0-0 Germany (14th November 2012)
Romania 1-4 Netherlands (16th October 2012)
Netherlands 3-0 Andorra (12th October 2012)
Hungary 2-2 Romania (22nd March 2013)
Romania 3-2 Australia (6th February 2013)
Poland 4-1 Romania (2nd February 2013)
Romania 1-4 Netherlands (16th October 2012)
Turkey 0-1 Romania (12th October 2012)
Prediction
Netherlands 3-1 Romania
