Tuesday night's Euro 2024 fixtures kick off with the final games of Group D at five o'clock, followed by Group C's finale at eight. The Netherlands take on Austria, with both teams hoping to win to guarantee their spot in the last 16.
Group D promises a thrilling end to the group stages, with France and Netherlands joint on 4 points and Austria 3rd on three. A win for either side in this game would guarantee a place in the knockouts.
The two sides met all the way back in 2021, in Group C of Euro 2020, where Netherlands came out victorious with a 2-0 win. Memphis Depay and Denzel Dumfries were on the scoresheet, both of which, are likely to feature in this clash.
Both sides have done well so far in the tournament, with Austria narrowly losing to France and then winning convincingly against Poland. As for the Netherlands, they also got past Poland, before drawing with France last time out. A game which saw Xavi Simons' goal, harshly ruled out, denying Netherlands all 3 points.
Team News
Ronald Koeman and the Netherlands come into the game with a full squad available. Ajax winger, Brian Brobbey, was back on the bench against France after missing the first game to injury.
Other than that, Oranje have had no other concerns on the injury side of things. However, despite needing a win to fully confirm their qualification, the Dutch sit on four points, a position from which no team has failed to qualify. Therefore it is likely Koeman will choose to rest some players for the round of 16.
They currently have no suspensions, however, midfielders Joey Veerman and Jerdy Schouten are one yellow card away from suspension, so therefore there may be a place in midfield for others to come in.
Austria are still without David Alaba in defence, and their injuries worsened last time out as Gernot Trauner was forced off to injury after scoring the opener against Poland. He therefore may miss this final fixture of the group stage.
The Austrians come into the game with no suspensions so any changes within the side will likely be tactical or forced to injury.
Likely lineups
Verbruggen; Dumfries, De Vrij, Van Dijk, Ake; Reijnders, Schouten; Frimpong, Simons, Gakpo; Depay.
Pentz; Posch, Danso, Lienhart, Mwene; Seiwald, Laimer; Wimmer, Baumgartner, Sabitzer; Gregoritsch.
Key Players
Netherlands - Cody Gakpo
The star man for the Netherlands may prove to be Cody Gakpo. The Liverpool man is likely to play wide left of Depay or just behind him centrally and will be pivotal to the Dutch attacks.
Gakpo is coming off the back of a 16-goal season for Liverpool, despite rotating with teammates Luis Diaz, Darwin Nunez and Diogo Jota. With four goals in his last 10 for his national side, he will be confident of doing well in the tournament.
Gakpo opened his account at Euro 2024 with a goal in the first game against Poland, however after failing to score past tough opponents France, the Dutchman will be looking to build on his goal tally, in the final group stage game against Austria.
Austria have only conceded two goals in the opening two games, and the Netherlands have only scored two, therefore something will need to change in order for Gakpo and the Netherlands to score goals.
However, with one foot in the next round, Koeman may choose to rest Gakpo or substitute him early to give opportunity to the likes of Wout Weghorst, Donyell Malen and Steven Bergwijn.
Austria - Christoph Baumgartner
Last time out, Baumgartner was named man of the match against Poland, with his second-half goal to put his side ahead. The midfielder has started the tournament off brightly and his pre-tournament form was very impressive too.
The Austrian scored in both friendlies just weeks before the tournament, with goals against Serbia and Switzerland. Despite being on the end of a 1-0 defeat to France, both Baumgartner and Austria played well against the World Cup Runners up.
The Leipzig man will need to provide creativity for Austria against such a strong Netherlands defence with the likes of Virgil Van Dijk, Denzel Dumfries and Stefan De Vrij. The Dutch have only conceded one goal so far and with Austria needing a result, they will have to do well to get on the scoresheet.
Match Details
Where is the game being played?
The game will be played at The Olympiastadion Berlin, the capital of Germany.
What time is kick off?
Kick off is 17:00pm UK time.
How can I watch?
Like all games at the European Championships, the match is free to air. This fixture will be available on, BBC Two and BBC iPlayer.
