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After being held to a 2-2 draw in their opening World Cup fixture, the Netherlands bounced back in imperious style, as they put Sweden to the sword in a 5-1 win last time out.

The Dutch were clinical when chances fell to them, and they will hope to finish their group stage campaign on a high to secure top spot. They have a favourable matchup to do so against Tunisia, who have lost both matches so far, with nine goals conceded. 

Their opening fixture finished 5-1 against Sweden, as Tunisia were guilty of several individual errors, which were punished. Japan also found no issue carving through Tunisia’s defences in round two, and it was another four-goal margin of defeat for the African side. 

Defensively, Tunisia have been woeful, and the Netherlands should be licking their lips at the prospect of this matchup, especially considering they are just coming off a 5-1 win against Sweden. Confidence around camp should be higher than ever. 

With that being said, Ronald Koeman’s men have looked a bit vulnerable at times at the back, and Sweden were unfortunate to only score once. Bart Verbruggen was a standout performer, and he finished the match with seven saves to his name.

Tunisia might not have much hope of qualifying for the knockouts, but they will hope to give their fans something to cheer by finding the back of the net.

Crysencio Summerville scored in Netherlands’ opening World Cup fixture against Japan, helping his nation earn a point, so it was a surprise to see him benched against Sweden last time out. However, the 24-year-old still had a pivotal impact off the bench - he provided an assist for Cody Gakpo, before then finding the back of the net himself in the 89th minute. 

Summerville has been in excellent form to kick off the World Cup, and he looks set to keep his starting position on the right wing against Tunisia here. Summerville had a similar purple patch for West Ham this season, as he scored in five successive matches, so he will hope to repeat that feat for his national side.

It has been a dismal run for Tunisia, but perhaps the one positive is the performances of Hannibal Mejbri. He has been the one player constantly looking to get on the ball and make things happen in the final third. Sweden committed eight fouls against Tunisia in round one, and Mejbri was responsible for three of those. Even against Japan, he was fouled seven times, as Japan committed 15 infringements altogether.

Hannibal had an average of 3.4 fouls drawn per 90 for Burnley this season across all competitions, and he has landed this selection in each of his last four starts for his national side. The 23-year-old is great at buying soft free kicks, and he sees plenty of the ball for Tunisia. 

Micky van de Ven has landed this selection in both of his World Cup appearances so far, as he committed one foul against Sweden last time out. Prior to that, he was called for two infringements against Japan, and was booked for the second one. The Tottenham defender has looked slightly uncomfortable at times in his left back role, as he is asked to cover a lot more ground compared to when he plays at centre back. 

Netherlands will expect to dominate this match, but Tunisia were fouled 15 times against Japan last time out, despite losing 4-0. Elias Saad is likely to feature on the right wing, and he has been fouled three times at the World Cup already.