Quarter-Final 3 - Netherlands v Russia

Netherlands v Russia: Match odds, correct score, half-time, corners

Dave Farrar / 20 June 2008 / Leave a comment

Upset looms as fast improving Russia led by street smart Hiddink meet potent but incomplete Dutch...Read more »

Netherlands v Russia: Match odds, correct score, first goal odds, over/under 1.5 goals

Matthew Walton / 20 June 2008 / Leave a comment

We're all familiar with the old footballing adage which states that 'form is temporary, class is permanent'. And, adapting that saying to our own work, what it means is that although recent form might say one thing, long-term form might...Read more »

Netherlands v Russia: Half-time, HT/FT, Clean Sheet

Editor / 20 June 2008 / Leave a comment

Stats on sport have been dusting off Russian greats and scratching beyond the surfaces of Dutch masters to make sure that, once again, everything is illuminated going into tomorrow's semi-final....Read more »

Netherlands v Russia: Over/under 2.5 goals, to score, half-time/full-time, 9pts-and-above, Asian handicap

Ben Lyttleton / 20 June 2008 / Leave a comment

So Russia coach Guus Hiddink gets the knock-out tie he wanted, against his own country and the nation he managed from 1994 to 1998. The Netherlands began the quarter-final stage as favourites to be outright winner, they were [4.7] to...Read more »

Netherlands v Russia: 2.5 goals

Dan Fitch / 20 June 2008 / Leave a comment

The Dutch are every neutral's favourite. Their football is beautiful to watch and played with such a flourish that it's always on the precipice between perfection and disaster. Their kit is great too and they hail from a country where...Read more »