Holland v Slovakia

Holland could easily be facing Italy in this match but after Slovakia grabbed the second spot in their group Holland must be relishing this favourable draw, especially having picked up nine points in three games so fat at the World Cup. 

Slovakia have so far shown themselves to be no mugs and with three goals against Italy they showed they can score as well as defend.

Holland v Slovakia Match Odds

Match betting is a massively popular market and the first market most punters choose to look at as your decision in this market is likely to impact all other bets you place on the game.

BACK HOLLAND TO BEAT SLOVAKIA

Slovakia got a great result against Italy but Italy have looked very poor and it may be better to take note of all three of Slovakia's games, where they haven't looked that good. Holland have been decent without being great but they have won all their games and they look to have another gear they can move into if necessary so holland are confidently picked to beat the Slovakians.

Holland v Slovakia Asian Handicap Odds

The Asian Handicap is an interesting bet as it usually gives one team a lead that should be enough to cancel out any superiority the favourites for the game have.

BACK HOLLAND - 1.25

Holland have only won one of their games by more than one goal so far but they are finding their goalscoring feet gradually and concede very few goals so it will probably only take two goals for Holland for this bet to win and that looks quite likely, more likely than the odds currently suggest.

Holland v Slovakia Goals Odds

Take a look at recent results for the two sides to help decide what the best bets are in the over/under betting and also the correct score market.

Holland Recent World Cup Qualifying Results

 Slovakia Recent Competitive Results

BACK HOLLAND TO WIN 2-0 AND TO WIN TO NIL

Holland won all eight of their qualifying games but they were very low scorers in those games. Holland conceded just two goals in qualifying but didn't score many either, their highest scoring game was 4-0 against Macedonia and Slovakia should certainly be better than that. At most you will probably see Holland scoring two goals in this game.

Slovakia and in particular Robert Vittek have proved they can score goals but Holland are very well organised defensively, the only goal they have conceded so far was a penalty so Holland should have the measure of Vittek and his team mates, so Holland can win with a clean sheet and probably end up winning 2-0 with Slovakia's defence not looking that great so far.

Holland v Slovakia Player Odds

Some of the most fun markets to bet on are the player markets, such as first goalscorer and anytime goalscorer. They are usually relatively big odds and can give plenty of reward if you pick correctly.

Holland v Slovakia Team News

Arjen Robben could return to the starting line up for this match having sat out with a hamstring injury up until now. Robin Van Persie is expected to continue as a lone striker and Holland will have to hope influential midfielder Wesley Sneijder avoids any knocks in training. Slovakia could be without Zdenko Strba who received a really nasty looking gash across his knee against Italy.

BACK ROBIN VAN PERSIE TO SCORE FIRST

Robin Van Persie is slowly finding his feet at the World Cup and his goal against Cameroon is showing that he is ready to start scoring some serious goals, followers of the Premiership know how lethal he can be from open play or when taking set pieces and he looks a good bet to score first for a team that can sometimes share the goals around.

Holland v Slovakia Half Time Odds

The latest tips that include the half time result in them, some of the most popular bets here are half time result and half time/full time.

BACK DRAW / HOLLAND IN THE HALF TIME / FULL TIME BETTING

Holland have so far not looked their most attacking in the first half of games, only one of their goals so far has come in the first half and Slovakia will certainly not want to give anything away early so expect a stalemate in the first half before Holland win the game in the second half.

Holland v Slovakia Best Bet

BACK HOLLAND -1.25

Holland have a few goals in them, despite not really showing it so far, and their well organised defence is very hard to break down so with a clean sheet likely it is difficult to not see Holland scoring the necessary goals to make this a winning bet at very nice odds.