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England W vs Scotland W Prediction & Betting tips
In the group stage of the World Cup we get a clash between the two British teams that have qualified. Neighbors England and Scotland also played each other at the 2017 European Championships, when the English women won 6-0 and Jodie Taylor scored a hat trick.
England:
Only in recent years has the English national team been among the top players in women’s football. Until 2003 they often missed the final tournaments, since then the English have managed to qualify for all European and World Championships. In 2009 they lost the final of the European Championship of Germany, followed by a third place in 2015 at the World Cup and in 2017 a place in the semi-final at the European Championship.
Under the leadership of coach Phil Neville, The Lionesses managed to place themselves unbeaten for this world championship. Seven of the eight group matches were won, only Wales managed to keep a point in the mutual match in Southampton (0-0). One of the forces of the current number three in the world is that multiple players can take care of the goals. In the qualifying pool 29 goals were scored, of which Nikita Parris from Manchester City made the most, namely six. Due to her good performance, she earned a transfer to Olympique Lyon last month, which won the Champions League for the fourth consecutive month in the same month. The role of scorer will probably also have to be filled by several players, as the aforementioned Jodie Taylor had not scored for the national team for a year. The former striker of Arsenal became top scorer of the European Championship 2017 with five goals but has not found the form since.
In addition to the successes at the major tournaments, the English won the SheBelieves Cup (annual invitational tournament) for the first time earlier this year in which the first ended in a group with Brazil, Japan and the United States. Neville used the full breadth of his selection, so it’s hard to say who will be at the start of this World Cup, but Chelsea player Fran Kirby, who gave three assists in two games in that tournament, can play an important role.
Scotland:
In contrast to England, a supporting role is expected from Scotland in this tournament. The bookmakers expect that they will have to figure out with Argentina who will be number three in the pool and then hope to continue as the best number three. The Scottish women are the only European countries to make their debut at the World Cup and as it first appeared at the European Championship two years ago, the team is not overflowing with experience. The Shelley Kerr team finished at the top in qualifying pool B in which Switzerland was the big competitor. The Swiss duel was lost 1-0, so the Scottish women were three points behind two games before the end. Because the second mutual match at home was won 2-1 and the Swiss tied their last match against Poland, the Scots still ended up two points above them.
The majority of the players come from the highest level of the English league. Lisa Evans and star player Kim Little became champion with Arsenal and twenty-year-old Erin Cuthbert reached the semi-final of the Champions League with Chelsea. The presence of Little will certainly give the team a big boost. Like a number of other important players, she missed the last European Championship due to an injury and also seemed to miss this World Cup after she broke her leg in October. Thanks to rapid rehabilitation, the 133-fold international can still be deployed.
England W vs Scotland W head to head matches
19.07.17 EUR England W Scotland W 6 : 0
08.03.13 IT Scotland W England W 4 : 4
04.03.11 FI England W Scotland W 0 : 2
07.03.02 ALG England W Scotland W 4 : 1