Netherlands vs. Germany: probable teams, match stats and LIVE blog!

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Neuer, who turned 36 on Sunday, made way for both his understudies in Germany's 2-0 win over Israel at Hoffenheim's PreZero Arena on Saturday as Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Kevin Trapp shared duties between the posts. The latter even saved an injury-time penalty, but Bayern's legendary stopper is expected to return to the line-up and retake the armband for the trip to Amsterdam. Nico Schlotterbeck and Anton Stach made their senior debuts against Israel, while David Raum starred at left-back in a much changed Germany side without the likes of Serge Gnabry and Joshua Kimmich. Coach Hansi Flick is expected to change things once more, with Bayern duo Thomas Müller and Leroy Sane - both second-half substitutes at the weekend - likely to start. Jamal Musiala is also pushing to feature from the off again in midfield, while Matthias Ginter and Christian Günter are similarly in contention to start in defence as Germany step up their preparations for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar this winter.

There are a number of familiar faces in the Netherlands ranks, with Malen chief among them. The Dortmund man actually scored against Die Mannschaft on his debut for the Dutch back in 2019 and is hoping to collect his 19th cap for the Oranje against the country where he now earns a living. Meanwhile, Freiburg's form hasn't only benefited the German national team with the rise of Günter and Schlotterbeck. Goalkeeper Mark Flekken made his Netherlands debut on Saturday in the 4-2 win over Denmark, continuing a season to remember for Freiburg and their players. The Dutch are also headed up by former Bayern coach Louis van Gaal, while Davy Klassen spent two and a bit seasons with Werder Bremen, and Wout Weghorst scored six Bundesliga goals this term before ending his three-and-a-half-year spell with Wolfsburg in January.

Match stats

Flick is the first coach to win his first eight matches in charge of Germany, collecting an aggregate score of 33-2 in that time.

Neuer is the most-capped goalkeeper in Germany's history (108 appearances). The Germany captain has kept 47 clean sheets in that time, conceding 102 goals.

Müller has made the most appearances among currently active Germany internationals (111). Only Philipp Lahm (113), Bastian Schweinsteiger (121), Lukas Podolski (130), Miroslav Klose (137) and Lothar Matthäus (150) have won more.

Schlotterbeck has won more challenges so far this Bundesliga season than any of his Germany teammates (286).

Germany lead the head-to-head with 16 wins to the Netherlands' 12. There have been 16 draws between the European rivals.

Van Gaal oversaw 96 matches in charge of Bayern between July 2009 and April 2011. In 2009/10, the Dutchman won a Bundesliga-DFB Cup double, and reached the UEFA Champions League final.

Probable teams

Netherlands: Krul - Dumfries, de Ligt, van Dijk (c), Blind - Wijnaldum, de Jong, Klaassen - Berghuis, Memphis, Gakpo

Out: -

Doubtful: -

Coach: Louis van Gaal

Germany: Neuer (c) - Kehrer, Ginter, Rüdiger, Günter - Weigl, Gündogan - Werner, Müller, Sane - Havertz

Out: Adeyemi (hamstring), Gnabry (cold), Koch (not included)

Doubtful: Kimmich (personal reasons)

Coach: Hansi Flick

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