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Portugal v Netherlands (final) - 1945 kick-off

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on Cristiano Ronaldo to score a header at 9/1 are incredibly tempting, considering how strong the 34-year-old is in the air.

The Juventus man (watch his hat-trick against Switzerland here) had 37 headed attempts for the Italian giants in the Serie A and Champions League last season and, at the available price, it is worth a small bet irrespective of the fact that he is up against Virgil van Dijk.

The headline bet for this one, though, is in the team shots market.

Albeit with extra-time, the Netherlands peppered England's goal, registering an impressive 29 attempts to England's 13. Of those 29, 14 were on target and they may go with a similar approach to get past a Portugal side that is tough to break down and on an impressive nine-match unbeaten run.

At 6/4, it's worth backing Koeman's side to continue to demonstrate their attacking talents - even if the Portuguese may have the edge.

Score prediction: Portugal 2-1 Netherlands ()

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Another day, another hat-trick for Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo
  • Portugal have only lost two of their 13 previous International encounters with Netherlands in all competitions (W7 D4), though one of those defeats came in their most recent meeting in Geneva, a 0-3 defeat to Ronal Koeman’s men back in March 2018.
  • Since Ronald Koeman took charge of Netherlands in February 2018, the Oranje have lost only three of his 13 matches in charge, winning six and drawing the other four.
  • Portugal are unbeaten in their last nine matches in all competitions (W4 D5), last embarking on a longer such run between February 2009 and June 2010 under manager Carlos Queiroz (19 games).
  • Excluding own goals, Memphis Depay has either scored (three) or assisted (five) each of Netherlands’ last eight goals in all competitions, including setting up two of the three goals in their semi-final win over England.
  • In their semi-final victory over Switzerland, Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo netted his 53rd hat-trick for club and country. In fact, seven of the last eight hat-tricks scored for the Portuguese national side have come from Ronaldo (André Silva – 1).

Switzerland v England: Xhaka's Swiss role in the third-pace play-off

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