We said: Belgium Under-21s 1-2 Netherlands Under-21s
As admirable as the Netherlands' defensive streak is, the Oranje backline have not had their mettle tested by a striker in as red-hot form as Openda, but even his powers may wane after such a taxing domestic campaign.
Belgium should give fellow Group A competitors Georgia and Portugal a good run for their money once their other senior players arrive, but we can only see the Netherlands coming up trumps in this opening affair.
Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Netherlands Under-21s win with a probability of 66.17%. A draw had a probability of 20.7% and a win for Belgium Under-21s had a probability of 13.15%.
The most likely scoreline for a Netherlands Under-21s win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.33%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (13.01%) and 1-2 (9.52%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.76%), while for a Belgium Under-21s win it was 1-0 (5%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 6.8% likelihood.