Scotland Women vs Argentina Women Predictions

Scotland will have felt a little hard done by against Japan; they lost by only a single goal and had a strong appeal for a penalty turned down. That said, they once again made life tough for themselves by going two goals down. If they can make a better start on Wednesday, then there’s no reason as to why Shelley Kerr’s women cannot claim their first points of the tournament.

The Scottish showed flashes of promise on match-day two, much as they did against England, but they don’t seem to be capable of playing well for sustained periods, while it seems to take Shelley Kerr’s women a long time before they get forward with any real purpose. When they were losing against both Japan and England, Scotland started to play with a pleasing intensity, which allowed them to hurt their opponents, though it was all too late.

As for Argentina, well, Scotland’s next opponents have been reasonably solid; they’ve got players behind the ball and have restricted teams to few clear-cut opportunities, though for all they’ve been defensively sound, they’ve been one of the most boring teams in the tournament, as they’ve shown little attacking intent. Against Japan, the Argentines mustered just two shots on target, neither of which really tested the keeper, while they clocked a measly 0.08 expected goals for. Last time out, they registered just one shot on target and created only 0.10 expected goals for.

We could assume that Argentina will adopt a less cautious approach on this occasion, after all, they need to win to progress, though they showed no interest in attacking even when losing against England, so it would be no surprise if Scotland’s opponents stuck to their defensive style.

In the betting, ‘Under 2.5 Goals’ is hard to ignore at the prices. Creating chances has been a problem for both teams, as they come into this game averaging a combined 0.66 expected goals for.

Scotland may have scored against both England and Japan, though they have lacked a cutting edge, so breaking down a deep-lying Argentina side could easily prove to be beyond them.

All in all, giving the lack of forward quality likely to be on show, coupled with the fact that the Argentines will almost certainly look to frustrate, it’s very easy to feel that ‘Under 2.5 Goals’ is a tad too big. Therefore, backing the goals to stay away from Parc des Princes offers punters a slither of value.