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England vs Colombia bet builder tips is next on the agenda for Saturday lunchtime at the Women’s World Cup, at a respectable 11:30 for UK viewers.
The last round was nail-biting, to say the least, but England edged past Nigeria in the end. It needed penalties to swing the tie in favour of the Lionesses. Considering spot kicks followed a period where England were reduced to ten players, it certainly feels like Sarina Wiegman’s ensemble rode their luck a little.
As you may have guessed from the feature graphic, we’ll be housing the bet builder on bet365 today. You’ll probably know, but considering the options offered to punters in the bet builder function, it’s a no-brainer when deciding which bookmaker to choose when constructing a bet builder. In ours today, we’ve pieced together a cards bet focusing on bookings for one specific team, a full-back recording shots at goal, and your bread and butter 1X2 market; that’s pretty impressive in itself.
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World Cup, 12th August, 11:30 (UK)
Odds via bet365 as at 07:27, 11th August 2023. Odds may now differ.
England vs Colombia Stats: More of the same and England may be alright
- Manuela Venegas’ two yellow cards is a tournament-leading total shared with
- England are yet to concede a World Cup goal.
- So, naturally, Mary Earps is the only goalkeeper with a 100% save percentage. Not bad after four matches.
- Alex Greenwood (495) and Millie Bright (426) have recorded the most touches of any England player, and both feature in the top five in the tournament for the metric. Comfortable.
England vs Colombia Bet Builder Tips: Bronze and yellow, please
England Win
As Mary Earps licked her lips at the thought of upcoming penalties, the rest of the nation hid and quivered behind any object that provided roughly zero see-through-ability. Perhaps that was the indication we all needed to calm our nerves. A goalkeeper so in the zone, with self-belief running out of every pore – unless she could just make it seem that way to any unsuspecting Nigerian over a spot-kick.
Regardless, the main point here is that England have the know-how in these high-pressure tournaments. The tag of having been there and done it doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll do it again or even come close, but when it’s infused with talent, hard work and tactical acumen from a world-beating head coach, you won’t be too far off it.
Although performing valiantly with the likes of Linda Caicedo coming into her own out on the wing, this feels like one step too far for Colombia. The might and know-how of England will prevail, for me, as they provide a handy 1.53 way into this bet builder.
Lucy Bronze Over 1.5 Shots
Any of you on the Lucy Bronze shots train would’ve vacated the Nigeria game feeling slightly deflated. The Barcelona right-back ended with zero attempts to her name, though the game state meant that she wasn’t taking up her usual forward-thinking positions for the entirety of the 90.
If you’re not on said train, perhaps this is your station. Bronze is unusual to most full-backs in that, from set pieces, she’s a target. The 31-year-old may not rival Millie Bright and Co in terms of height, but she more than makes up for it when it comes to presence in the area and capacity to out-jump and out-manoeuvre opposing players. And this is before we get on to her penchant for testing the keeper from range.
Bronze’s skillset is vast, both going forward and heading towards her own goal. If she gets a sniff, or England works a set piece in a handy position, Bronze should be there or thereabouts. Over 1.5 shots may be asking a lot, but at the 2.00 price attached, it feels like a worthy addition.
If you’re after something a little safer, leave this selection out and you’re left with a 3.20 bet builder punt.
Over 1.5 Colombia Cards & Over 0.5 Colombia Cards in Second Half
In both of her matches at the World Cup, referee Ekaterina Koroleva has brandished a yellow card to the trailing team in the second half; one for Spain as they crashed out to Japan, and two more coming in South Africa’s exit to Sweden.
That may not have much bearing on the outcome here, but it’s nice to know that she’s willing to get a team in the book, which is becoming increasingly desperate. What should help us, though, is Colombia’s fiery approach to their fixtures. It’s well-documented now, but before the World Cup, a friendly between Ireland and Colombia was abandoned after twenty minutes with Ireland players ‘fearing for their bodies’ ahead of the tournament.
I suspect the South Americans will get amongst England here, with the directive to get in their faces and produce another ‘Lauren James moment’. If they can’t beat them on the deck, don’t be surprised to see the dark arts rear their head. Colombia has received; 2, 1, 3, 2 throughout their World Cup journey.
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