Netherlands Women vs Portugal Women Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions

The Netherlands go up against Portugal in a Group E game played out at Forsyth Barr Stadium this coming Sunday. The upcoming clash will be their first outing in the World Cup.

This is the opening match of the World Cup group stage for both the Netherlands and Portugal, with both of them still upbeat. They’ll fight hard to come out the other end with a good result before facing the other two teams in the group.

Heading into their opening World Cup group match, we expect the Netherlands to win their premiere at Forsyth Barr Stadium. Attempting to get through the group stages effortlessly, dropping points here is not on the agenda for the Netherlands. Portugal enter their first match at the World Cup as considerable outsiders at Forsyth Barr Stadium. It is exceedingly tough to come up with an argument on their behalf, as a defeat looks unavoidable against this opponent.

Form: Netherlands vs Portugal

Netherlands Form

The Netherlands took six points from their last three matches, but started off by losing 0-1 against Germany. They responded by beating Poland 4-1, and followed that up by winning 5-0 against Belgium. The Netherlands were able to win seven of their previous 10 internationals across all tournaments. They suffered defeat in three of these outings.

The Netherlands enter their next World Cup match, averaging a sensational 2.3 goals per game in their last ten matches in this tournament. They scored a delicious total of 23 goals, while also conceding seven. That amounts to an average of 0.7 per game in which, they kept their opponents from scoring five times.

Portugal Form

Portugal are on a three-game unbeaten streak. They are coming off a 2-0 win over Ukraine following 1-1 and 0-0 draws against Wales and England. Portugal won seven out of their last 10 internationals across all tournaments, drew two, and suffered one defeat in the same span.

Portugal scored 22 goals in the last 10 internationals, averaging 2.2 a game. They conceded 0.6 goals on average, six in total, and kept five clean sheets.

Getting three points as quickly as possible is essential in a big tournament like the World Cup, and we expect the Netherlands to do just that. Portugal might put up some resistance but we expect them to falter in the end.

Netherlands vs Portugal Stats

Position in the World Cup standings: Netherlands vs Portugal

Netherlands vs Portugal H2H

When these two nations last faced off against each other in the Women’s European Champion. The Netherlands ended up taking the glory in a 3-2 win on 13 July 2022.

The Netherlands enter the match against Portugal with a 3-0-0 record in their previous three encounters. A win rate of 100%, which is perhaps worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Both teams found the back of the net two times in the last three matches between Netherlands and Portugal.

Topscorer

It is the beginning of the World Cup campaign, and both Netherlands and Portugal will be looking for their main strikers in this tournament. Accordingly, we have listed some of the in-form players who are expected to be getting it on for each team.

WIN – DRAW – WIN

OVER – UNDER

Over 2.5 goals came out three times in the last three encounters between these two teams. The Netherlands managed an average of 4.33 goals, with Portugal averaging 1.34 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet two times in this run of matches.

BTTS & FIRST TO SCORE

The Netherlands scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Curiously, Portugal only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games.