Tomorrow night Holland face Spain and it should be an intriguing clash. Both sides love to retain the ball and the game will be fascinating from a tactical stand point. Spain were at the top of their game against Germany on Wednesday night and were value for more than their 1-0 victory. The midfield were sublime and the shape of the team seemed to benefit from absence in the starting line up of Torres. Pedro, the Barcelona striker, looked far more of a threat and we anticipate he will again start up front with Villa.
The man who has made the Dutch tick in this tournament is Wesley Sneijder and he along with his defensive midfield partners will have a crucial role to play. Van Bommel and De Jong will be tasked with breaking up the flowing Spanish moves and feeding Sneijder as the outlet ball. They face a difficult evening.
Based on semi-final form we strongly fancy Spain to win the game in ninety minutes and the 6/5 with William Hill represents a fair bit of value, from the firm that took the £400k bet on Germany in mid-week. However for the value jockeys we are recommending a Draw/Spain half-time/full-time bet. This is generally available at about the 4/1 mark and has been the scenario for all of the Spanish post group stage matches against Portugal, Paraguay and Germany. Based on the fact that it might be a tense, tight first 45 minutes this looks the call.
