
Netherlands 2-0 Iceland - October 11, 2008 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 2010
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Team line-ups
Netherlands


First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Edwin van der Sar | 37 | 129 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Joris Mathijsen | 15 | 28 | 39 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
André Ooijer | 34 | 44 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Dirk Marcellis | 20 | 1 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Giovanni van Bronckhorst | 33 | 85 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Nigel de Jong | 14 | 23 | 30 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Mark van Bommel | 31 | 43 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Rafael van der Vaart | 81 | 25 | 62 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Dirk Kuyt | 28 | 46 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Ryan Babel | 68 | 21 | 27 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar | 64 | 25 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
27.7 years
Average number of matches played for the team
48
Iceland


First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
G. V. Gunnleifsson | 33 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Brynjar Gunnarsson | 87 | 32 | 66 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Ragnar Sigurdsson | 60 | 22 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Hermann Hreidarsson | 34 | 80 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Indridi Sigurdsson | 26 | 37 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Birkir Saevarsson | 23 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Stefan Gislason | 28 | 26 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Kristjan Sigurdsson | 28 | 33 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Emil Hallfredsson | 24 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Eidur Gudjohnsen | 30 | 54 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Veigar Gunnarsson | 87 | 28 | 21 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
28 years
Average number of matches played for the team
33
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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M |
Demy de Zeeuw | 14 | 25 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Wesley Sneijder | 81 | 24 | 49 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Ibrahim Afellay | 68 | 22 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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M |
Arnor Smárason | 87 | 20 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Aron Gunnarsson | 87 | 19 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Elmar Bjarnason | 60 | 21 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Ryan Babel
IN
Arjen Robben
OUT
Dirk Marcellis
IN
Johnny Heitinga
OUT
Edwin van der Sar
IN
Maarten Stekelenburg
OUT
Dirk Kuyt
IN
Robin van Persie
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Veigar Gunnarsson
IN
Heidar Helguson
OUT
Gunnleifur Vignir Gunnleifsson
IN
Kjartan Sturluson
OUT
Brynjar Gunnarsson
IN
Greitar Steinsson
OUT
Ragnar Sigurdsson
IN
Bjarni Ólafur Eiriksson
OUT
Indridi Sigurdsson
IN
Aron Gunnarsson
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
56
4
Success rate in this team:
50 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
49 %
van Marwijk vs Iceland
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
van Marwijk vs Johannesson
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Manager
Age
Match num
51
11
Success rate in this team:
27 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
51 %
Johannesson vs Netherlands
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Johannesson vs van Marwijk
0 victory
0 draw
1 loss
Referee
Matteo Trefoloni
2 victories |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Netherlands2 matches | General total | Iceland2 matches | 1 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Netherlands1 match | Season total | Iceland1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Latest figure on October 11, 2008 | Latest figure on September 09, 2009 |
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Key figures

Netherlands keeps its 16 matches with at least one goal scored running (since 17/10/2007). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 05/09/2001-11/10/2003 time period (19 matches).

Iceland keeps its 6 matches with at least 2 goals conceded in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone running (since 03/09/2005). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 03/09/1980 (5 matches)

Netherlands keeps its 12 matches with only one goal conceded at most in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone running (since 13/10/2004). The last time this streak has been beaten, it was during the 09/06/1993-11/10/1997 time period (12 matches).
Pre-match
Current form
Home | VNetherlands 2-0 Slovenia17/10/2007 | VNetherlands 1-0 Luxembourg17/11/2007 | VNetherlands 3-0 Ukraine24/05/2008 | DNetherlands 1-1 Denmark29/05/2008 | VNetherlands 2-0 Wales01/06/2008 | LNetherlands 1-2 Australia06/09/2008 |
Overall | VNetherlands 4-1 France13/06/2008 | VNetherlands 2-0 Romania17/06/2008 | LNetherlands 1-3 Russia21/06/2008 | DRussia 1-1 Netherlands20/08/2008 | LNetherlands 1-2 Australia06/09/2008 | VNorth Macedonia 1-2 Netherlands10/09/2008 |
Current form
Away | LSweden 5-0 Iceland06/06/2007 | LLiechtenstein 3-0 Iceland17/10/2007 | LDenmark 3-0 Iceland21/11/2007 | LMalta 1-0 Iceland04/02/2008 | VSlovakia 1-2 Iceland26/03/2008 | DNorway 2-2 Iceland06/09/2008 |
Overall | VIceland 3-0 Faroe Islands16/03/2008 | VSlovakia 1-2 Iceland26/03/2008 | LIceland 0-1 Wales28/05/2008 | DIceland 1-1 Azerbaijan20/08/2008 | DNorway 2-2 Iceland06/09/2008 | LIceland 1-2 Scotland10/09/2008 |
Running streaks
Home | Total | |
---|---|---|
Winning streak | 0 | 1 |
Loosing streak | 1 | 0 |
Unbeaten streak | 0 | 1 |
Winless streak | 1 | 0 |
Drawless streak | 2 | 2 |
Scoring streak | 7 | 15 |
Conceding streak | 1 | 4 |
Running streaks
Away | Total | |
---|---|---|
Drawing streak | 1 | 0 |
Loosing streak | 0 | 1 |
Unbeaten streak | 2 | 0 |
Winless streak | 1 | 4 |
Drawless streak | 0 | 1 |
Scoring streak | 2 | 3 |
Conceding streak | 8 | 5 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
1 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
2 |
0 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
1 |
1 |
Victories (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
0 |
Goals
2 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
3 |
0 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
2 |
1 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
4 |
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
2 |
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1.5 |
0 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
2 |
1 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
2 |
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
2 |
Betting aid
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
2 |
0 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
1 |
0 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
1 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
2 |
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
1 |
0
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Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
2-2 |
Bookings
3 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
5 |
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
3 |
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
![]() | Rafael van der Vaart | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 2 goals | Eidur Gudjohnsen | ![]() |
- | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | Eidur Gudjohnsen | ![]() |
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- | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Eidur Gudjohnsen | ![]() |
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![]() | Rafael van der Vaart | 1 goal during the last match | The fittest player | 2 goals during the last 2 matches | Eidur Gudjohnsen | ![]() |
Historical head to head
Home
23 gf
2 ga
Away
6 gf
1 ga
Total
29 gf
3 ga
Historical head to head
Home
1 gf
6 ga
Away
2 gf
23 ga
Total
3 gf
29 ga
Largest victory
Overall | 8 - 1 |
August 29, 1973 |
Home | 8 - 1 |
August 29, 1973 |
Largest victory
No success yetLatest head to head
September 07, 1983 - Eliminatoires Euro 1984
September 01, 1982 - Eliminatoires Euro 1984
September 05, 1979 - Eliminatoires Euro 1980
September 20, 1978 - Eliminatoires Euro 1980
August 31, 1977 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1978
Best historical scorers against Iceland
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Johan Cruijff | 4 goals | 1973 - 1973 |
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Ruud Geels | 3 goals | 1976 - 1977 |
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Willy Brokamp | 3 goals | 1973 - 1973 |
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Willem van Hanegem | 3 goals | 1973 - 1977 |
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Dick Nanninga | 2 goals | 1979 - 1979 |
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Peter Houtman | 1 goal | 1983 - 1983 |
Best historical scorers against Netherlands
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Atli Edvaldsson | 1 goal | 1982 - 1982 |
Players with most games played vs Iceland
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Ruud Krol | 6 matches | 1973 - 1979 |
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Willy van de Kerkhof | 6 matches | 1976 - 1983 |
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René van de Kerkhof | 4 matches | 1973 - 1979 |
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Piet Schrijvers | 4 matches | 1973 - 1983 |
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Arie Haan | 4 matches | 1973 - 1978 |
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Wim Suurbier | 3 matches | 1973 - 1977 |
Players with most games played vs Netherlands
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Karl Thordarsson | 2 matches | 1979 - 1982 |
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Marteinn Geirsson | 2 matches | 1979 - 1982 |
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Atli Edvaldsson | 2 matches | 1979 - 1982 |
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Thorsteinn Bjarnason | 2 matches | 1979 - 1982 |
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Trausti Haraldsson | 2 matches | 1979 - 1982 |
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Arnor Gudjohnsen | 1 match | 1982 - 1982 |
Competition info
The other matches
September 06, 2008
September 10, 2008
October 11, 2008
October 15, 2008
March 28, 2009
April 01, 2009
June 06, 2009
June 10, 2009
August 12, 2009
September 05, 2009
September 09, 2009
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