World quarter-final predictions: Brazil to beat Croatia as Michael Oliver could be busy | Football News

The World Cup quarter-finals are nearly upon us and our tipster Jones Knows takes to the prediction chair to dig out some juicy betting angles.

Croatia vs Brazil, Friday 3pm

Another Brazil cakewalk? Not an opportunity.

Tite’s facet got the liberty of the pitch within the conflict with South Korea, who performed proper into their arms with some questionable techniques and choices to depart Brazil’s dangermen one-on-one with their defenders.

Croatia, wily and savvy in these eventualities, aren’t going to enable Brazil to play. With such jeopardy and excessive stakes on the road it ought to show a busy afternoon for referee Michael Oliver, who has proven 13 yellow playing cards in his two World Cup outings. That thirst he has for playing cards ought to proceed right here with Brazil’s group stuffed with gamers able to drawing cynical fouls. In their final 21 aggressive fixtures, the opposition bookings whole averages out at 37 reserving factors (utilizing 10 for a yellow, 25 for a crimson) with 16 of these fixtures seeing the opposition rack up 30 or extra reserving factors.

Those who’re OK with taking very quick costs ought to be within the 8/13 with Sky Bet on Croatia choosing up extra reserving factors than Brazil. The Europeans are an ageing facet who possess little tempo or trickery in ahead areas as proven by their opposition being proven simply three playing cards on this event. That is a protected play to think about however taking a look at these aforementioned numbers, the 40+ Croatia reserving factors at 100/30 with Sky Bet ought to provide you with an awesome run within the hope they keep within the recreation till the latter phases. In phrases of the outright, I’d facet tentatively with a low-scoring Brazil win.

SCORE PREDICTION: 0-1 | BEST BET: Croatia 40 or more booking points (100/30 with Sky Bet – Bet Here!)

Netherlands vs Argentina, Friday 7pm

This is a fixture that evokes reminiscences of Dennis Bergkamp’s profitable purpose within the 1998 World Cup. A purpose you could watch on loop and never get bored with. Yet, a repeat of that piece of brilliance in what was a traditional encounter is unlikely to be served up right here based mostly on how these two international locations go about their enterprise.

It’s a defence first mannequin and when each groups undertake this strategy in a recreation, eyes have to be drawn to a low-scoring, cagey affair. The markets do mirror that however there are nonetheless choices for punters to again worth soaked angles. I’m going to be taking the 9/2 with Sky Bet for the sport to go all the way in which to penalties. Just over 18 per cent of all World Cup knockout matches since 1998 have gone the space and with this recreation screaming low scoring and really tactical, that 9/2 wants snaffling up.

SCORE PREDICTION: 0-0 (Argentina to win on penalties) | BEST BET: Game to go to penalties (9/2 with Sky Bet – Bet Here!)

Morocco vs Portugal, Saturday 3pm

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England vs France, Saturday 7pm

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