The money continues to come for the Netherlands on the outright market, although first matches at the World Cup are often cagey and Ladbrokes' 1.57 offers little in the way of value about Bert van Marwijk's team winning in Johannesburg on Monday. This is especially when you consider that the excellent Arjen Robben has been ruled out with a hamstring injury.

Better instead to look at backing a high goal count, especially at bigger than odds of 2.0. Even without Robben, the Dutch have got enough firepower to make it a difficult afternoon for their opponents, with Robin Van Persie scoring in all three of the team's warm-up matches. Indeed, these games resulted in 6-1, 4-1 and 2-1 scorelines.

Nicklas Bendtner looks like being fit for Denmark, who themselves managed to score three times against Portugal, Malta and Albania during qualifying. Despite Thomas Sorenson returning in goal for Morten Olsen's team, they might find themselves outscored but not disgraced by the Dutch.

PREDICTION: OVER 2.5 GOALS @ 2.07 with bet365