England W vs Netherlands W prediction: EUROPE: Euro Women betting tips on match 2025-07-08 16:00.
[p]Matchday two of the 2025 UEFA Women’s European Championships provides holders England with another chance to get their campaign off the ground as they take on a Netherlands side with three points to their name already in Group D.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]England became the first-ever nation to begin the defence of their Women’s Euros crown with a defeat as they were beaten 2-1 by France on Saturday evening. The tale could have been a different one had the Lionesses not been denied the opening goal of that contest by a marginal offside call made by VAR, but the result means that a shock exit from the tournament at the group stage will be confirmed if they lose again here. No defending champion in the history of the Women’s Euros has ever been eliminated at the group stage before. [/p]
[p]Inspired by Manchester City’s Vivianne Miedema, who scored her 100th international goal, the Netherlands eased their way to a 3-0 victory over Wales to kickstart their tournament. Winners of the Euros back in 2017, the Dutch have only failed to make it out of the Euros’ group stages in one of their four previous attempts, and if they are able to avoid defeat here, they will be extremely well placed to ensure that record is strengthened in Switzerland.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]England and the Netherlands are very familiar foes, having squared off 23 times previously, including in the semi-finals of both the 2009 and 2017 editions of the Euros.[/p]
[p]The two nations each won one of those semis, but overall, the Lionesses have dominated this fixture, with 14 H2H victories (D4, L5).[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]England last lost successive games in April 2021.[/p]
[p]England’s last eight defeats have all been by a one-goal margin.[/p]
[p]The Netherlands have only failed to score in one of their last 13 games (W8, D3, L2).[/p]
[p]Each of the Netherlands’ last three games saw them score at least one first-half goal.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Georgia Stanway has form for producing pivotal moments against the Netherlands, recording a goal and an assist in the pair’s most recent H2H – each of her last two international scoring appearances saw seven goals in each game! Victoria Pelova also grabbed an assist in the most recent H2H and was involved in two goals during the Oranje’s opening game of this tournament against Wales (G1, A1). Her five international scoring appearances came in games the Netherlands won by 3+ goals. [/p]
[p]Neither side appeared to pick up any fresh injury concerns during their matchday one fixtures.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]England’s defeat to France was the first-ever Euros game that manager Sarina Wiegman has lost in the dugout. Up against her former side here and given how badly the Lionesses need a result, backing them in the double chance market seems a safe bet.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Ben Olawumi[/i][/p]