Netherlands v England
The 2nd Euro 2024 semi final takes place tonight in Dortmund in Germany and sees pre-tournament favourites England take on the Netherlands. I am betting the Netherlands tonight, they have performed to a far higher standard than England so far and England have been overall a little lucky to get this far. England have been helped by an easy group followed by the fact they managed to avoid all the best teams in Germany, Spain, Portugal and France to make it to the semi final. They play in a conservative manner with caution the name of the game which is fraurating for their supporters, they had not had a shot on target in their last match until they scored just over 10 minutes from the finish v Switzerland which they went on to win on penalties. The Dutch to me have a better defence and the way they are playing they have a better attack; their midfield is the weak point but it feels like they have more goals in them thanks probably to the fact that Harry Kane does not look fully fit for England and as a result they look disjointed. The English have struggled against teams not as good as the Netherlands and this step up in quality may be unsurmountable challenge for them, so betting the more in form team in the Netherlands who are too appealing to ignore as underdogs for this match.