Shots, possession, cards, corners, and other published match statistics.
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The Netherlands vs Italy stats tab covers Nations League (Europe), 3rd Place Final on 18 Jun 2023. It compares 7 available match stats from this fixture, including shots, possession, corners, fouls and cards when those numbers are available. These stats help explain the pattern of the game beyond the scoreline.
Shots on target: Netherlands 6, Italy 3; Shots off target: Netherlands 4, Italy 5; Possession: Netherlands 61%, Italy 39%; Corner kicks: Netherlands 9, Italy 3; Fouls: Netherlands 15, Italy 16; Yellow cards: Netherlands 1, Italy 3. These are the quickest comparison points for checking attacking threat, control of the ball and match discipline.
Netherlands led shots on target, 6 to 3 over Italy, Netherlands had more possession, 61% to 39% over Italy, and Netherlands led corner kicks, 9 to 3 over Italy. Read together with the timeline, those numbers show which team created more direct pressure and which side spent more of the game controlling territory or possession.
Italy committed more fouls, 16 to 15 over Netherlands and Italy had more yellow cards, 3 to 1 over Netherlands. Fouls and cards add useful context because a team can lead the attacking numbers while still being disrupted by stoppages, bookings or defensive pressure.