Netherlands Women v South Africa Women

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Netherlands will be brimming with confidence ahead of Sunday lunchtime's showdown with South Africa as the Dutch plundered a total of seven goals in their final group match and Andries Jonker's side will be keen to keep the momentum going in this round of last 16 tussle at the Sydney Football Stadium.

Netherlands finished top of Group E after collecting seven points from their three group games which came in the form of wins against Portugal and Vietnam 7-0 that were either side of a creditable 1-1 draw with USA, and having thumped Vietnam last time out in no uncertain fashion, the Dutch will be a tough proposition for South Africa as we enter the knockout phase of the competition.

Having suffered just three defeats out of their last 13 matches in all competitions, Netherlands look set for further success on Sunday especially as they have also picked up nine wins in the process, while goals also look likely to feature as seven of Netherlands' last 13 games have also resulted in Over 2.5 goals.

South Africa will also be in jubilant mood for this round of last 16 clash with Netherlands following their triumphant 3-2 victory over heavily fancied Italy in yesterday's final game in Group G and that momentous victory has therefore sealed South Africa's place in the last 16 teams of this competition.

South Africa's campaign up until that points had been hanging by a thread as they had managed to pick up just one point from their opening two games of this competitions following a 2-1 defeat to Sweden and then drawing 2-2 with Argentina afterwards.

The victory over Italy was certainly a shock result and one of the upsets in what has been a lively and sometimes unexpected tournament and it is worth noting that South Africa have managed only four wins out of their last 13 matches in all competitions.

This upcoming encounter with Netherlands will be South Africa's toughest test yet though, especially as the Dutch finished runners-up in the previous World Cup back in 2019 and this will be South Africa's first foray into the knockout stage of a World Cup on Sunday as well.

Netherlands Women v South Africa Women Verdict

Netherlands and South Africa have met on three separate occasions beforehand with the Dutch holding the upper hand after beating their opponents in each of the last three encounters, while two of the previous three encounters have also produced three goals or more as well.

Therefore, our main bet will be Netherlands win & Over 2.5 goals @ 1.75

Other side bets worth considering:

Both Teams To Score YES & Over 2.5 goals @ 2.05

Correct score: Netherlands 2-1 @ 9.00