England Women v Denmark Women

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Next up, is a look ahead to this top of the table clash in Group D between the two favourites to emerge from this group, England and Denmark, when they meet at the Sydney Football Stadium on Friday evening with a precious three points at stake for both sides.

England started their World Cup campaign with a 1-0 win against a spirited Haiti outfit who were tipped to be the ‘whipping boys' of the group but they were anything but against England who struggled to break them down and the two sides were only separated by a penalty that was duly converted by Georgia Stanway after the thirty minute mark.

Anyone expecting an avalanche of goals were left disappointed and another tight and low-scoring encounter could be on the cards when England play Denmark in this upcoming clash with both teams knowing defeat would leave them in a vulnerable position on Matchday 3.

Six of England's last 10 matches overall have resulted in Under 2.5 goals being scored and this is perhaps no surprise as The Lionesses have kept five clean sheets within this 10-match period as well.

Denmark also secured all three points in their opening game in Group D when they registered a similarly low-scoring 1-0 victory over China to hand the Danes a valuable three-point haul and see Lars Sondergaard's side off to a winning start.

That victory became Denmark's fifth win in six games in all competitions so they will head into Friday evening's clash with England in positive spirits especially after recording previous wins against Norway, Uruguay, Sweden, Japan and of course, China.

Interestingly, five of these last six matches for Denmark have also resulted in Under 2.5 goals being scored while the bigger picture shows that seven of the Danes' last 10 games have also produced two goals or less, so this upcoming clash with The Lionesses could well be something that resembles a war of attrition at the Sydney Football Stadium.

Denmark will be keen to improve upon what has been a poor record in previous World Cup games as they have managed to capture just four wins from their last 15 matches in this tournament.

England W v Denmark W Verdict England will head into this Group D showdown with Denmark having held the upper hand in previous exchanges as The Lionesses have won four out of the previous five meetings against the Danes but this is expected to be another tough, low-scoring encounter as both teams will be desperate to avoid defeat in this one.

A low-scoring game is set to be on the cards with England perhaps sneaking it 1-0.

Therefore, our main bet will be Under 2.5 goals @ 1.65

Other side bets worth considering:

England win & Under 2.5 goals @ 2.87

Correct score: England 1-0 @ 5.00