England (Wom) vs Netherlands (Wom) 29/10 Bet Builder – Tipster Wizard

England have got a lot of firepower up front with the likes of Alessia Russo, Lauren James & Beth Mead but they have looked vulnerable in defence, conceding twice against France in a 2-1 loss. The Netherlands started off their campaign with a 3-0 hammering of Wales.

This is a must win game for the Three Lions if they want to progress and that will turn this game into an end to end attacking affair with both teams getting plenty of chances. Both teams have scored in the last four consecutive head-to-head meetings between these two sides, and I expect that trend to continue.

This bet has landed in both England and the Netherlands opening fixtures against France and Wales respectively. With the need for points for England, I expect them to take an attacking approach which will make them vulnerable on the counter and turn this into a high scoring affair.

The last four meetings between these two sides have ended in scorelines of 3-2, 2-1, 5-1 & 4-1 with over 2.5 goals landing in their last five out of five head-to-head meetings, averaging 4.4 goals per game.

We backed Alessia Russo to score against France in England's opening game of the tournament and she had a goal disallowed for offside by VAR which has sparked controversy for how close it was.

She has had a stellar goal scoring season for Arsenal in the Women's Super League and the Champions League, and she will be expected to get plenty of service from the likes of Lauren James, Beth Mead and Hemp. She will be disappointed not to have been on the scoresheet in the opener and will be motivated to put the ball in the back of the net in this must win encounter.