Kick-off: 2000, 15/07/2022
Stadium: St Mary’s Stadium
TV: BBC
England stormed through to the quarter-finals of the Women’s Euro 2022 with a record-breaking victory over Norway as their 8-0 demolition job eclipsed their 6-0 triumph over Scotland from 2017.
Northern Ireland won’t be joining them in the last eight after two straight defeats for Kenny Shiels’ side.
With the tournament joint-favourites taking on the lowest-ranked nation in the competition, the Lionesses to win giving away three goals on the handicap at 2.05 is our first Northern Ireland Women vs England Women prediction.
Northern Ireland Women Odds
Manager Shiels says his Northern Ireland side are making huge strides despite losing to Norway and Austria.
They lost their opener 4-1 then went down 2-0 to the Austrians but Shiels was happy with how they played in spells in the second match.
Taking anything from this one looks a step too far though and his players will be doing well just to keep it close through the opening stages against a team who scored six in the first half last time out.
In the Northern Ireland Women vs England Women odds, over 1.5 goals in the first 15 minutes is 8.25.
England Women Odds
Beth Mead helped herself to a hat-trick in England’s record-breaking win on Monday night and is out on her own at the top of the tournament scoring charts having also scored the only goal in the opening game against Austria.
England Women’s all-time leading scorer Ellen White was fancied for the Golden Boot before a ball was kicked but Mead, who is two goals better off than her team-mate, now has one eye on the prize.
“I’d love to,” said Mead when asked about winning the Golden Boot. “But I’m just happy again to get on the scoresheet and get the points for the team.
“I’m part of a team game and I love playing for this team so if I can help in any way I’m more than happy. But it would be a big bonus.”
England boss Sarina Wiegman has Monday’s quarter-final to plan for and as it stands that will be against pre-tournament favourites Spain, who lost to Germany on Tuesday.
But Wiegman has spoken about the need to be ruthless in games and she will want to keep the momentum.
Mead is flying and she is 4.2 to score the opening goal on Friday night. That is our final selection in the Northern Ireland Women vs England Women betting tips.
Additional stats
Last result:
Austria 2-0 NORTHERN IRELAND
ENGLAND 8-0 Norway – Stanway, Hemp, White (2), Mead (3), Russo
Head-to-head: Northern Ireland 0-5 England, England 4-0 Northern Ireland, England 6-0 Northern Ireland
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