Adriana Leon has been a consistent driver for Canada's women's soccer team, and our Olympics betting picks like her to open strong against New Zealand.
Adriana Leon has been a consistent driver for Canada's women's soccer team, and our Olympics betting picks like her to open strong against New Zealand.Defending Olympic champions Canada kick off their bid for another women’s soccer medal on Thursday as they face New Zealand in Saint-Etienne.
On paper, this should be the Canadians’ easiest fixture in Group A, and the task got a little simpler after New Zealand captain Ali Riley was withdrawn from the Olympic squad this week due to injury. That leaves the Football Ferns with more question marks defensively. But there’s good reason for New Zealand being +1,200 underdogs. They were second-best in two friendlies against Japan this summer and needed a penalty to tie 1-1 with Zambia in an Olympics tune-up this month. With such patchy form, it will be a tall task to get past an experienced Canada defense marshalled by Vanessa Gilles and Kadeisha Buchanan.
I’m looking to Leon for my best bet here. She scored six goals in this year’s Gold Cup, added two more in the SheBelieves Cup in April, and also found the net in an exhibition win over Mexico last month.
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