Football Accumulator Tips: Goals expected in this 19/1 double
We have finally reached the knockout stages of the World Cup and on Saturday the last-16 matches will get underway with Netherlands v USA and Argentina v Australia taking place. Here at BettingOdds.com, we continue our daily accumulator into the latter part of the tournament and have a tasty 19/1 double for the first two weekend games...
World Cup Acca Tips
Our Saturday World Cup double is with bet365, who offer some fantastic promotions during this World Cup including their 2 goals ahead payout, but this 19/1 double kicks off at 3pm with the Netherlands v USA and this game could be a rather entertaining affair.
The Dutch have been relatively untroubled during this tournament notching up two wins and a draw and they head into this contest with the Americans on an 18-game unbeaten streak, so it's no shock to see them installed as odds-on favourites to win in 90 minutes. The US themselves have been excellent all tournament and booked their last-16 place with a 1-0 win over Iran in Group B. Draws against England and Wales showed their qualities and they could give the Dutch their toughest test to date.
Cody Gakpo has been the shining beacon in the Dutch squad and he's now a leading contender for the Golden Boot and has to be one of the lively chances for first scorer, but while the Dutch have only conceded one goal this tournament (1-1 with Ecuador) they have been far from assured at the back at times and with the Iran match-winner Christian Pulisic set to be fit then the Chelsea man could cause some problems in defence for the Netherlands.
Available at an eye-catching 15/4 with bet365 for both teams to score and a Netherlands win, it can kickstart off our double in fine style, as the last time the pair met there were seven goals (USA won 4-3) and while this game may not have that amount of goals it's still a fascinating encounter. The Dutch could be lively outsiders in the World Cup winner betting and they can book their quarter-final with a hard-fought win here.
Swiftly moving on to the second part of the double and this time we look at Argentina v Australia, which will see the South Americans line up as hot favourites to down the surprise package of the tournament in Australia. A comfortable 2-0 win over Poland ensured Argentina's qualification to the knockout stages, and despite Lionel Messi missing from the penalty spot goals from Alexis Mac Allister and Julian Alvarez saw them qualify with the aforementioned Poles.
Australia produced a stunning display to beat Denmark and add that with their win over Tunisia they finished second to France in the group. While they grounded out a couple of 1-0 wins in their wins over Denmark and Tunisia, the Aussies came unstuck against a classy France side in their first match, as the Kylian Mbappe-inspired French side ran out rampant 4-1 winners.
Now facing the class and skill of Argentina, the Australians are set to bow out the tournament convincingly and it's hard to see them having enough firepower. Bear in mind, though, how Argentina wilted against Saudi Arabia in their first match (2-1), so an Aussie side that have scored in all three World Cup matches could grab a consolation goal, so an Argentina win and both teams scoring in 90 minutes looks the way to go and there's 11/4 available with bet365.
Adding the 15/4 and 11/4 together you can get a tasty 19/1 double with the Stoke-based firm on a day that will see goals aplenty in the first two last-16 matches.
