Womens WC - England v Scotland

Scotland qualified for the World Cup in style, winning seven of their eight qualifying matches, and conceding just seven goals. Their group helped of course - just Switzerland represented a real threat - but nevertheless it's great to see Scotland in their first World Cup Finals, and just second major championships.

Their squad now includes a decent number of players from top European teams, including Erin Cuthbert (Chelsea), Lisa Evans (Arsenal), Caroline Weir (Man City), Kim Little (Arsenal) and Jennifer Beattier (Arsenal).

England are a different prospect of course - they were 3rd place in the 2015 installment, and reached the quarter-finals in both 2007 and 2011. They reached the semi-finals in the 2017 European Championships, and won the SheBeleives Cup earlier this year.

England's biggest weakness could actually be their strength in depth, and it's not really clear if Phil Neville is confident of his best XI. Upfront especially he can choose between Nikita Parris, Jodie Taylor, Fran Kirby, Toni Duggan, Ellen White and Beth Mead. Whoever is left out might feel hard-done by.

Despute a solid 2018 and early 2019, more recently England lost to Canada and New Zealand, which has to be a slight concern.

The last time the pair met, England won 6-0 in 2017. I think a repeat of that looks unlikely, and we might be better to target the bookings markets for a spot of value.

Lucy Bronze has been carded three times in her last five appearances for England, so despite that being an outlier, 12/1 is surely too long with Sky Bet. This is a tough match to work out, and I'm happy to cap our interest at a fun 0.5pts!

0.5pts Lucy Bronze to be carded at 12/1

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