New Zealand Women v Philippines Women

New Zealand Women vs Philippines Women Preview

Tuesday evening marks the start of Matchday 2 in the group stage of this World Cup and co-hosts, New Zealand, will be looking to build upon their unexpected but nevertheless impressive 1-0 win against Norway in the opening game of this tournament, when they take on one of the World Cup debutants, Philippines, at the Wellington Regional Stadium.

New Zealand now sit joint-top of Group A with Switzerland and the Kiwi's now have an excellent chance of securing their place in the knockout rounds against un-fancied Philippines with all three points surely being enough to see them emerge from Group A.

Despite wins being hard to come by for Jitka Klimkova's side in recent times as the Kiwi's have managed to pick up just two wins from their previous 13 matches in all competitions which also includes slipping to nine defeats as well, it's wins when it matters that count and New Zealand will be eyeing off another three-point haul on Tuesday evening.

There has only been one previous meeting with Philippines which was an international friendly but New Zealand ran out 2-1 winners on that occasion last September.

Philippines now have it all to do following their 2-0 defeat at the hands of Switzerland in their opening game of Group A and although they would have perhaps fancied their chances against New Zealand before this tournament began, the Kiwis' win against Norway has changed the complexion of this upcoming fixture.

Prior to their loss to the Swiss, Philippines had previously racked up five wins in their preceding six matches which had seen Alen Stajcic's side pick up victories over the likes of Pakistan, Tajikistan, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Vietnam respectively but they'll face tough opposition in the shape of New Zealand who'll have the backing of their home crowd behind them here.

The bigger picture shows Philippines have won just three out of their last 10 outings on the road in all competitions and this fairly ordinary record could once again hold them back in this second group match.

New Zealand W v Philippines W Verdict

Although New Zealand have never managed to progress further than the group stage in previous World Cup campaigns, the Kiwis have nevertheless qualified for the group stage of this tournament on no fewer than five occasions and their experience at this level should stand them in good stead for what could prove to be a decisive fixture for the hosts.

New Zealand kept a clean sheet in their previous match and they could deny Philippines here as well.

Therefore, our main bet will be New Zealand win & Both Teams To Score No @ 1.83

Other side bets worth considering:

New Zealand win & Under 2.5 goals @ 2.75

Correct score: New Zealand 2-0 @ 5.00