Friendly

Netherlands 3–2 Spain

Wednesday 2 May 1973 · Amsterdam, Netherlands

Netherlands3–2Spain

Goals0

No scorers on record for this match.

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Netherlands: 1681 → 1690
Spain: 1754 → 1745

Expected score for Netherlands: 53.9% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won.

Head to head

Meeting 3 of 15, 1920–2025.

Netherlands wins: 6
Draws: 4
Spain wins: 5

Form either side

Netherlands

Before

3–0 v Peru 3 May 1972 · Friendly
2–1 v Czech Republic 30 Aug 1972 · Friendly
9–0 v Norway 1 Nov 1972 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1972
0–0 v Belgium 19 Nov 1972 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1972
0–1 v Austria 28 Mar 1973 · Friendly

After

5–0 v Iceland 22 Aug 1973 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1973
8–1 v Iceland 29 Aug 1973 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1973
2–1 v Norway 12 Sep 1973 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1973
1–1 v Poland 10 Oct 1973 · Friendly
0–0 v Belgium 18 Nov 1973 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1973

Spain

Before

2–0 v Uruguay 23 May 1972 · Friendly
1–0 v Argentina 11 Oct 1972 · Friendly
2–2 v Serbia 19 Oct 1972 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1972
3–2 v Greece 17 Jan 1973 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1973
3–1 v Greece 21 Feb 1973 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1973

After

0–0 v Turkey 17 Oct 1973 · Friendly
0–0 v Serbia 21 Oct 1973 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1973
1–2 v Germany 24 Nov 1973 · Friendly
0–1 v Serbia 13 Feb 1974 · FIFA World Cup qualification 1974
1–0 v Germany 23 Feb 1974 · Friendly

Every Netherlands v Spain match15

From Netherlands's side.


23 Mar 2025	Spain	3–3	Away	UEFA Nations League 2025	—
20 Mar 2025	Spain	2–2	Home	UEFA Nations League 2025	—
11 Nov 2020	Spain	1–1	Home	Friendly	—
31 Mar 2015	Spain	2–0	Home	Friendly	—
13 Jun 2014	Spain	5–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2014	Group stage
11 Jul 2010	Spain	0–1	Neutral	FIFA World Cup 2010	Final
27 Mar 2002	Spain	1–0	Home	Friendly	—
15 Nov 2000	Spain	2–1	Away	Friendly	—
21 Jan 1987	Spain	1–1	Away	Friendly	—
16 Nov 1983	Spain	2–1	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 1983	—
16 Feb 1983	Spain	0–1	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 1983	—
23 Jan 1980	Spain	0–1	Away	Friendly	—
2 May 1973	Spain	3–2	Home	Friendly	—
30 Jan 1957	Spain	1–5	Away	Friendly	—
5 Sep 1920	Spain	1–3	Neutral	Olympic Games 1920	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: none · Line-ups: none · Cards: none