Portugal v Netherlands - Preview and possible lineups

Portugal:

Fabio Coentrao and Ruben Dias are two casaulties who have already withdrawn from the tour, meanwhile Ricardo Quaresma is likely to start after providing two assists against Egypt.

Netherlands:

Jasper Cillessen cis set to replace Jeroen Zoet in goal, who failed to keep a clean sheet at home to England. However, considering that the Dutch didn't qualify for the World Cup, their starting XI could be quite unpredictable.

Portugal head coach Fernando Santos:

"Portugal have had a lot of tough encounters with the Netherlands, they are a world-class side. They may be in the process of transition and we therefore don't know what to expect, but it will be a top-notch team".

Netherlands manager Ronaldo Koeman:

When asked about ditching the 3-4-3 formation in favour of a 5-3-2 with an extra midfielder, he said: "We are no longer among the best in the world. Not for a while. Therefore you have to try and get results in a different way".

Did you know?

Netherlands have a torrid record against Portugal having won only once in their 12 meetings so far. That win came during qualifying for the 1992 European Championships with Richard Witschge scoring the only goal.

Previous friendly performance

The European champions came back from a goal down to beat Egypt 2-1 thanks to a brace from talisman Cristiano Ronaldo. For the Dutch, they suffered a 1-0 defeat to England in Amsterdam.

Prediciton:

Given Ronaldo's form for club and country, the forward will be the star-of-the-show again as Portugal romp the Netherlands 3-0.

Possible lineups:

Portugal: Beto; Guerreiro, Bruno Alves, Rolando, Soares; Bernardo Silva, Gomes, Neves, Quaresma; Ronaldo, Andre Silva.

Netherlands: Cillessen; Tete, Van Aanholt, De Vrij, De Ligt, Van Dijk; Wijnaldum, van de Beek, Propper; Depay, Babel.