Comments, predictions Wales Women vs Netherlands Women: Shattered by the orange storm

Latest Wales Women vs Netherlands Women team information

The biggest piece of good news for the Wales women's team ahead of their EURO 2025 opener is the return of defensive leader Sophie Ingle. The former Chelsea centre-back has fully recovered from an ACL injury that kept her out of the 2024/25 season. Ingle's presence provides an important mental support for the Welsh defence, especially when they have to face very strong opponents such as the Netherlands, France and England in Group D. On the other side of the front line, the Netherlands also welcomes the remarkable return of key striker Vivianne Miedema. After a long period of injury, the Man City striker is now ready to join and is aiming for the milestone of 100 international goals - she currently has 99 goals for the national team. With a nearly full squad, coach Andries Jonker has all the players to deploy his signature attacking style.

Latest predicted lineup for Wales Women vs Netherlands Women

• Wales Women (4-2-3-1):Clark; Green, Ladd, Evans, Woodham; James, Griffiths; Holland, Rowe, Jones; Cain
• Netherlands Women (4-2-3-1):Van Domselaar; Casparij, Janssen, Buurman, Brugts; Groenen, Kaptein; Pelova, Van de Donk, Roord; Miedema

Latest Wales Women vs Netherlands Women football prediction

The match between Wales Women and Netherlands Women in Group D of EURO 2025 is a clash between a newcomer and a candidate for the championship. In their first appearance on the continental stage, Wales Women wrote a fairy tale when they overcame Slovakia and the Republic of Ireland in the play-off series. However, their dream is facing a harsh reality when they have to face top names such as France, England and especially the Netherlands - their opponents in the opening match.

Despite Wales’ brave performance in qualifying, their ability and experience are still big questions in the continental arena. Their recent form has not been very positive, with only 1 win in their last 5 matches and heavy defeats against Italy and Denmark. On the contrary, the Netherlands are on a good run with a 2-1 victory over Finland thanks to a brace from Vivianne Miedema – who is expected to be the highlight of this year’s campaign.

In terms of head-to-head, the Netherlands are completely superior with 4 wins in all 4 previous meetings with Wales, including a devastating 5-0 victory in 2017. In addition, Oranje also had an impressive start at EURO 2017 and 2022 and it is very likely that the same scenario will repeat itself against an inexperienced Wales. With superior force, diverse attacking ability and the goal of creating a goal difference advantage before meeting France and England, the Netherlands are expected to enter the game proactively, put constant pressure and quickly decide the outcome of the match.

Latest Wales Women vs Netherlands Women score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Wales Women vs Netherlands Womenas follows:

• Sportsmole:Wales Women 1-4 Netherlands Women

• WhoScore:Wales Women 0-2 Netherlands Women
• Our newspaper predicts:Wales Women 0-3 Netherlands Women

When and where to watch Wales Women vs Netherlands Women live?

To watch the live match between Wales Women vs Netherlands Women in the EURO 2025 Women's tournament taking place at 23:00 on July 5, viewers can watch onK+ Sport,K+PMor online sports channels. Wish you have fun watching football.