Netherlands 2-2 Spain - Result & Match Stats (UEFA Nations League)

Updated 20 March 2025, after full time.

Netherlands vs Spain - result

Netherlands 2-2 Spain in the UEFA Nations League on 20 March 2025. Scorers: Cody Gakpo, Tijjani Reijnders for Netherlands; Mikel Merino, Nico Williams for Spain. In their last 1 meetings, Netherlands have won 0, Spain 0, with 1 draw.

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score in Netherlands vs Spain?

Netherlands 2-2 Spain was the final score in the UEFA Nations League on Thursday 20 March 2025. Scorers: Cody Gakpo, Tijjani Reijnders for Netherlands; Mikel Merino, Nico Williams for Spain. The Stats tab of this page has both teams' shots, fouls, cards and tackles from the game, and every player's numbers.

What is Netherlands's recent form?

Netherlands have won 2, drawn 3 and lost 0 of their last 5 games, scoring 8 and conceding 6, with results reading D D W D W from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 2-1 win at home to Serbia in the UEFA Nations League on 4 October.

What is Spain's recent form?

Spain have won 5, drawn 0 and lost 0 of their last 5 games, scoring 13 and conceding 5, with results reading W W W W W from oldest to newest. Their last game was a 2-1 win away to Croatia in the UEFA Nations League on 6 October.

What is the head-to-head record between Netherlands and Spain?

Across the last 1 meetings Netherlands have won 0, Spain have won 0 and 1 was drawn, with Netherlands scoring 3 goals to Spain's 3. The most recent was Spain 3-3 Netherlands on 23 March 2025 in the UEFA Nations League.

Who is the standout player for Netherlands?

Cody Gakpo leads Netherlands with 6 goals across their last 10 games, 0.6 a game, the most of any Netherlands player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Netherlands player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.

Who is the standout player for Spain?

Mikel Merino leads Spain with 5 goals across their last 10 games, 0.5 a game, the most of any Spain player in that run. The Stats tab of this page ranks every Spain player on shots, fouls, cards and tackles over the same games.

Who is the referee for Netherlands vs Spain?

Glenn Nyberg refereed Netherlands vs Spain, averaging 24.3 fouls and 4.0 yellow cards per game across 4 games this season. That is 0.25 red cards a game, and the referee card on this page sets the record beside both teams' fouls and cards.

Netherlands vs Spain - previous meetings

Date	Competition	Match	Score
23 Mar 2025	UEFA Nations League	Spain vs Netherlands	3-3

Netherlands 2-2 Spain: match stats

Stat	Netherlands	Spain
Possession	40%	60%
Shots	10	15
Shots on target	4	6
Corners	2	4
Fouls	14	7
Yellow cards	2	2
Tackles	11	14
Passes	424	629

Netherlands vs Spain goals and red cards

Netherlands: C. Gakpo 28', T. Reijnders 46', J. Hato (red card) 81'. Spain: N. Williams 9', M. Merino 90+3'.

Netherlands season stats 2026/2027: per-game averages and league rank

Stat	Per game	Rank
Goals for	1.8	18 of 54
Goals against	1.3	32 of 54
Shots	22	1 of 54
Shots on target	7.5	2 of 54
Fouls	10.5	39 of 54
Tackles	14.3	29 of 54
Passes	569.3	8 of 54
Corners	7.5	1 of 54

Netherlands player leaders 2026/2027

Goals: Cody Gakpo (3), Mexx Meerdink (2), Tijjani Reijnders (2).
Assists: Gjivai Zechiël (1), Guus Til (1), Joey Veerman (1).
Shots: Tijjani Reijnders (21), Cody Gakpo (13), Mexx Meerdink (12).
Fouls: Denzel Dumfries (10), Tijjani Reijnders (6), Virgil van Dijk (6).

Spain season stats 2026/2027: per-game averages and league rank

Stat	Per game	Rank
Goals for	3	3 of 54
Goals against	1.3	33 of 54
Shots	14.8	16 of 54
Shots on target	6.3	8 of 54
Fouls	11.5	29 of 54
Tackles	16.8	10 of 54
Passes	669.3	2 of 54
Corners	5	19 of 54

Spain player leaders 2026/2027

Goals: Mikel Oyarzabal (4), Lamine Yamal (4), Mikel Merino (3).
Assists: Dani Olmo (4), Ferran Torres (2), Pau Cubarsí (2).
Shots: Lamine Yamal (16), Dani Olmo (14), Ferran Torres (13).
Fouls: Rodri (10), Álex Baena (6), Mikel Oyarzabal (5).