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Netherlands 3-1 Belgium - September 06, 1997 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 1998
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0
32' - Goal
Jaap Stam32
HT
NET
46
46' - Substitution
Bertrand Crassonis substituted by Régis Genaux
46' - Substitution
Bertrand Crassonis substituted by Régis Genaux
53' - Goal
Patrick Kluivert5365
65' - Goal
Lorenzo Staelens
65' - Goal
Lorenzo Staelens
72' - Substitution
Arthur Numanis substituted by Winston Bogarde
72' - Substitution
Ronald De Boeris substituted by Aaron Winter7276
76' - Substitution
Enzo Scifois substituted by Gilles De Bilde
76' - Substitution
Enzo Scifois substituted by Gilles De Bilde
84' - Goal
Dennis Bergkamp8486
86' - Substitution
Emile Mpenzais substituted by Gunther Schepens
86' - Substitution
Emile Mpenzais substituted by Gunther Schepens
87' - Substitution
Clarence Seedorfis substituted by Giovanni van Bronckhorst87
FT
BEL
BEL
Team line-ups
Netherlands
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Edwin Van der Sar | 26 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Jaap Stam | 32 | 25 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Philip Cocu | 26 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Frank De Boer | 27 | 49 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Arthur Numan | 72 | 27 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Michael Reiziger | 24 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Wim Jonk | 30 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Clarence Seedorf | 87 | 21 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Ronald De Boer | 72 | 27 | 36 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Patrick Kluivert | 53 | 21 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Dennis Bergkamp | 84 | 28 | 56 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
25.6 years
Average number of matches played for the team
28
Belgium
Van der Elst
Franky Van der Elst
Belgium
B.date30/04/1961
Age36 years
H1m84
positionDefensive Midfielder
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Filip De Wilde | 33 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Gordan Vidovic | 29 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Lorenzo Staelens | 65 | 33 | 43 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Philippe Albert | 30 | 41 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Eric Van Meir | 29 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Bertrand Crasson | 46 | 25 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Nico Van Kerckhoven | 26 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Franky Van der Elst | 36 | 75 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Enzo Scifo | 76 | 31 | 79 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Emile Mpenza | 86 | 19 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Luis Oliveira | 28 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
29 years
Average number of matches played for the team
28
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Winston Bogarde | 72 | 26 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Giovanni van Bronckhorst | 87 | 22 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Aaron Winter | 72 | 30 | 66 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Régis Genaux | 46 | 24 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Gunther Schepens | 86 | 24 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Gilles De Bilde | 76 | 26 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Edwin Van der Sar
IN
Ed de Goeij
OUT
Ronald De Boer
IN
Johnny Bosman
OUT
Jaap Stam
IN
Giovanni van Bronckhorst
OUT
Frank De Boer
IN
Boudewijn Zenden
OUT
Patrick Kluivert
IN
Aaron Winter
OUT
Dennis Bergkamp
IN
Ferdi Vierklau
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Enzo Scifo
IN
Dominique Lemoine
OUT
Philippe Albert
IN
Bart De Roover
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
50
26
Success rate in this team:
58 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
55 %
Hiddink vs Belgium
2 victories
0 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on September 06, 1997
Hiddink vs Leekens
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on September 06, 1997
Manager
Age
Match num
48
4
Success rate in this team:
75 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
45 %
Leekens vs Netherlands
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Latest figure on September 06, 1997
Leekens vs Hiddink
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Latest figure on September 06, 1997
Referee
Kim Milton Nielsen
5 victories |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Netherlands6 matches | General total | Belgium5 matches | 1 victory |
1 draw |
3 losses |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Netherlands1 match | Season total | Belgium1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on June 23, 2004 | Latest figure on October 09, 2004 | |||||||
Videos
April 02, 2012
Key figures
Netherlands keeps its 17 matches with only one goal conceded at most vs Belgium at home running (since 19/11/1972). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 16/04/1967 (6 matches)
Netherlands keeps its 3 matches won with a difference of 2 goals vs Belgium at home in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone running (since 14/10/1981). It's a record streak. The first of history
Netherlands keeps its 3 consecutive wins vs Belgium at home in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone running (since 14/10/1981). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 26/10/1977 (2 matches)
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | LNetherlands 0-1 Germany24/04/1996 | VNetherlands 2-0 China29/05/1996 | VNetherlands 3-1 Ireland04/06/1996 | DNetherlands 2-2 Brazil31/08/1996 | VNetherlands 7-1 Wales09/10/1996 | VNetherlands 4-0 San Marino29/03/1997 |
| Overall | VBelgium 0-3 Netherlands14/12/1996 | LFrance 2-1 Netherlands26/02/1997 | VNetherlands 4-0 San Marino29/03/1997 | LTurkey 1-0 Netherlands02/04/1997 | VSan Marino 0-6 Netherlands30/04/1997 | VSouth Africa 0-2 Netherlands04/06/1997 |
Current form
| Away | DCyprus 1-1 Belgium15/11/1995 | DItaly 2-2 Belgium29/05/1996 | VSan Marino 0-3 Belgium09/10/1996 | LNorthern Ireland 3-0 Belgium11/02/1997 | VWales 1-2 Belgium29/03/1997 | VTurkey 1-3 Belgium30/04/1997 |
| Overall | VSan Marino 0-3 Belgium09/10/1996 | LBelgium 0-3 Netherlands14/12/1996 | LNorthern Ireland 3-0 Belgium11/02/1997 | VWales 1-2 Belgium29/03/1997 | VTurkey 1-3 Belgium30/04/1997 | VBelgium 6-0 San Marino07/06/1997 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 2 | 2 |
| Unbeaten streak | 5 | 2 |
| Drawless streak | 2 | 8 |
| Scoring streak | 5 | 2 |
| Invincibility streak | 1 | 2 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 2 | 3 |
| Unbeaten streak | 2 | 3 |
| Drawless streak | 4 | 7 |
| Scoring streak | 2 | 3 |
| Conceding streak | 3 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
6 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
6 |
|
2 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
5 |
Victories (Competition total) |
5 |
|
2 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Losses (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
|
23 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
16 |
|
11 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
8 |
|
3 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
6 |
|
1 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
3.83 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
2.67 |
|
5.5 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
2.67 |
|
0.5 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0.5 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
0.67 |
Betting aid
|
5 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
6 |
|
2 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
3 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
2 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
3 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
7-1 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
3-0 |
Bookings
|
4 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
6 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
3 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
| Dennis Bergkamp | 6 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 5 goals | Luis Oliveira |  |
| Dennis Bergkamp | 3 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 3 goals | Luis Oliveira | |
 | Wim Jonk | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
| Dennis Bergkamp | 6 goals during the last 5 matches | The fittest player | 4 goals during the last 2 matches | Luis Oliveira | |
Historical head to head
Home
58 matches
33 v
13 d
12 l
163 gf
92 ga
Away
59 matches
21 v
12 d
26 l
102 gf
111 ga
Neutral ground
1 match
0 v
0 d
1 l
0 gf
1 ga
Total
118 matches
54 v
25 d
39 l
265 gf
204 ga
Historical head to head
Home
59 matches
26 v
12 d
21 l
111 gf
102 ga
Away
58 matches
12 v
13 d
33 l
92 gf
163 ga
Neutral ground
1 match
1 v
0 d
0 l
1 gf
0 ga
Total
118 matches
39 v
25 d
54 l
204 gf
265 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 9 - 1 |
October 04, 1959 |
| Home | 9 - 1 |
October 04, 1959 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 7 - 1 |
March 17, 1940 |
| Away | 4 - 0 |
November 12, 1961 |
Latest head to head
December 14, 1996 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1998
June 25, 1994 - Coupe du Monde 1994
September 09, 1987 - Rencontres amicales 1987
November 20, 1985 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde 1986
October 16, 1985 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde 1986
Best historical scorers against Belgium
 |
Leen Vente | 13 goals | 1934 - 1940 |
|
Eberhard Bakhuys | 13 goals | 1929 - 1936 |
|
Kieck Smit | 12 goals | 1934 - 1946 |
|
Abe Lenstra | 12 goals | 1948 - 1959 |
|
Hendrick Francken | 12 goals | 1910 - 1913 |
 |
Faas Wilkes | 12 goals | 1946 - 1959 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 30/04/1905. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Best historical scorers against Netherlands
|
Raymond Braine | 10 goals | 1926 - 1939 |
|
Bernard Voorhoof | 10 goals | 1930 - 1940 |
 |
Rik Coppens | 9 goals | 1952 - 1958 |
|
Joseph Mermans | 9 goals | 1948 - 1954 |
|
Léopold Anoul | 8 goals | 1947 - 1952 |
|
Robert De Veen | 7 goals | 1906 - 1913 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 30/04/1905. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Players with most games played vs Belgium
|
Puck van Heel | 24 matches | 1925 - 1938 |
|
Wim Anderiesen | 18 matches | 1931 - 1939 |
|
Henri Denis | 18 matches | 1920 - 1930 |
|
Gejus van der Meulen | 17 matches | 1924 - 1933 |
|
Joop de Korver | 16 matches | 1905 - 1913 |
|
Roelof Wiersma | 16 matches | 1954 - 1962 |
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Players with most games played vs Netherlands
|
Bernard Voorhoof | 22 matches | 1928 - 1940 |
|
Vicky Mees | 21 matches | 1949 - 1960 |
|
Raymond Braine | 19 matches | 1925 - 1939 |
|
Jef Jurion | 17 matches | 1956 - 1967 |
|
Armand Swartenbroeks | 16 matches | 1913 - 1928 |
|
Louis Carré | 15 matches | 1948 - 1955 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 30/04/1905. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Competition info
The other matches
June 02, 1996
August 31, 1996
October 05, 1996
October 09, 1996
November 10, 1996
December 14, 1996
March 29, 1997
April 02, 1997
April 30, 1997
June 07, 1997
August 20, 1997
September 10, 1997
October 11, 1997
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