Australia v Holland World Cup 2014, 18th June Betting Preview
Will Holland be able to build upon that incredible opening victory in Group B which they posted against Spain? This is their easiest match of the group and while Spain take on Chile in the other game, the Netherlands could really press home their case for top spot, which would be huge. Australia will be hoping to keep their unbeaten streak going against the Dutch though.
Australia v Holland Betting Tips
That is three wins on the bounce now for Holland, who tore Spain apart 5-1 in their opening World Cup match. No-one saw that coming as the Dutch were heading into the World Cup with pretty low expectations following some poor results since having qualified for the finals. Can they consolidate that huge win over the reigning World Cup champions with a victory over Australia? This will be the first World Cup encounter between the two nations, but surprisingly, from the three matches that the two have played each other, it is Australia who lead the head to head, having won one and drawn two against the Dutch.
That Robin van Persie header against Spain may be one of the best that the World Cup will see. The Manchester United man is trading at a price of 4/5 in the anytime goalscorer market, which looks to be bags of value. He has now netted 10 goals in his last nine appearances for Holland. Arjen Robben is probably worth a look too. He was fantastic against Spain and has seven in his last seven for Holland as well, and he is at even money in the anytime goalscorer market. They became the first Dutch players to score in three World Cups thanks to their goals against Spain.
Holland are now unbeaten in their last 11 World Cup group stage matches, winning eight and drawing three. So it is unlikely that they are going to lose this one and you imagine that spirits must be high in the camp. Holland are even money to win to nil in this one and over in the Half Time/Full Time market, Holland/Holland option is 3/4, which is good value compared to the outright odds. Can they get their first win over Australia, which would be pretty timely?
Australia put up a good scrap against Chile in their opener, before losing 3-1. Tim Cahill was on the scoresheet for the Socceroos and he has now been involved in 56% of all Australia’s goals in World Cup history. Influential than. Australia have only won just two of their previous 11 World Cup matches (L6 D3) so are rightly underdogs for this one. They have also won just one of their six World Cup matches against European sides (which was against Serbia four years ago). They haven’t managed to keep a clean sheet in any of those games. Their last match against Holland saw them earn a 0-0 draw in 2009. How they would love a repeat of that.
Australia v Holland Betting Odds
Holland 2/9, Draw 6/1, Australia 14/1
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Australia v Holland Predictions
Hard to see anything other than a Dutch victory in this one after what they produced against Spain. They should be flying again here and be good for at least a two goal winning margin. But they haven’t managed to post a win over Australia yet, however, the better value is in pushing for a Holland/Holland Half Time/Full shot at 3/4.
