Spain Women v England Women

Women's World Cup Final Preview

After a total of 63 matches played in this World Cup in Australia and New Zealand, it all comes down to this upcoming final between Spain and England in an all-European tussle at Stadium Australia in Sydney for the right to be crowned champions of the world.

Looking at Spain first, and Jorge Vilda's team have managed to defy their own internal squabbles and differences to reach their first ever World Cup final and they bring a handy looking run of five wins from their total of six matches played to date in this tournament, into this final against England.

Throughout the majority of this competition, Spain have held the upper hand over the various opponents they've come up against, recording straightforward wins against Costa Rica 3-0 and Zambia 5-0 before falling to a heavy 4-0 defeat to Japan in the final game of the group stage.

Nevertheless, Spain quickly bounced back with a comprehensive 5-1 thrashing of Switzerland, an extra-time 2-1 win against Netherlands and a 2-1 win against Sweden in the semi-finals, so the Spaniards look to be a tough prospect ahead of Sunday's final.

England still maintained their 100% winning record in this World Cup as they recorded a 3-1 win against co-hosts and old rivals, Australia, in Wednesday's semi-final tussle amidst a noisy Australian partisan crowd as Sarina Wiegman's charges eventually ran out 3-1 winners against The Matildas.

England's path to their first ever World Cup final consisted of three wins during the group stage which saw The Lionesses register important wins against Haiti 1-0, Denmark 1-0 and a 6-1 thrashing of China, while in the knockout rounds, England had to endure a penalty shoot-out against Nigeria before seeing off the likes of Colombia and Australia, the latter being in the semi-final in Sydney.

The bigger picture shows The Lionesses have put together an extraordinary sequence of results as they have suffered just the one defeat in their last 38 internationals in all competitions while also collecting no fewer than 32 wins during this impressive period as well.

The fact that England experienced a positive outcome in a penalty shoot-out could be in their favour for this final, especially if this clash goes into extra-time and indeed penalties.

Spain Women v England Women Verdict

Spain have won 11 out of their last 12 internationals in all competitions, while England have won 10 of their last 12 internationals, so there's little to choose between these two nations ahead of this grand finale.

England appear to hold the edge though in previous exchanges against Spain as The Lionesses have won four of the previous six meetings against their opponents, the last being a 2-1 win in extra-time in last year's quarter-final in the European Championship.

Therefore, our main bet will be England to lift the trophy @ 1.95

Other side bets worth considering:

England win @ 2.87

Correct score: England 2-1 @ 11.00