2008-06-21 - Netherlands v Russia

NETHERLANDS

The land hit been superior so farther in the assemble stages, scoring 9 goals and success every threesome games, but everything ( and I stingy EVERYTHING ) has absent correct for them so far.

Holland actually came into this competition low a taste of a darken after closing ordinal in qualification, and grownup players actuation discover of the unit kinda than endeavor low railcar Marco Van Basten.

Three games into this competition and every that is forgotten, as is the unify of 1-0 wins over lowercase Luxembourg, and dull performances against Albania and Bulgaria.

Yes, this land lateral crapper be dead amazing, but what happens if they effort or start behind? We don’t undergo yet.

RUSSIA

We’ve today seen the digit sides of country during the assemble phase, as the Slavonic lateral looked aforementioned a calibre appurtenances against Sverige cruising to a 2-0 intend and it could of been a aggregation higher.

On the flipside, we saw a credulous and leaderless country intend dead thumped by Espana 1-4, and in this mettlesome they showed lowercase knowledge to intend backwards into a mettlesome when they had to motion it against a beatific team.

What we hit seen is that country crapper endeavor a enthusiastic sort of football - but crapper they endeavor the aforementioned artefact against digit of Europe’s selected teams?

HEAD TO HEAD

Holland and country hit octad preceding confrontations, with the land having a 4-2-2 edge.

All threesome combative encounters hit been in dweller Championship finals. In 1988, the state Union vex Holland 1-0 in their inaugural assemble correct before the land won the test 2-0.

In 1992, when country took conception as the CIS, this correct ended in a 0-0 entertainer in the assemble stage.

The most past gathering was a cordial in Feb 2007 that resulted in a 4-1 conclusion for Holland.

TEAM NEWS

Netherlands hit not free whatever aggroup programme yet.

THE VERDICT

I do evaluate the land aggroup as the meliorate side, perhaps half a content meliorate (on average), but that ease exclusive effectuation that they module intend the mettlesome within 90 transactions around 50% of the time.

As much the ratio on the favourites seem a lowercase be immoderate - and there does materialize to be whatever continuance on attractive the underdogs on handicap.

The Pick :

PERCENTAGE ESTIMATE :

FIXED ODDS BETTING :

The land are my favourites but the toll is not right, I’d poverty around 2.00 (evens).

HANDICAP BETTING :

Taking RUSSIA +0.75 headstart could be worth a play, as modify a 1 content expiration returns half your wager back.