Women's World Cup | Group Stage

Jul 20, 2023 at 11am UK

ANZ Stadium

Australia Women
1 - 0
Ireland Women

Catley (52' pen.)

FT(HT: 0-0)

O'Sullivan (41')

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The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Women's World Cup clash between Australia Women and Ireland Women, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Australia Women

All competitions

Last Game: England Women 0-2 Australia Women
Tuesday, April 11 at 7.45pm in Women's Football Friendlies

Current Group B Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Canada Women	0	0	0
2	Nigeria Women	0	0	0
3	Australia Women	0	0	0
4	Ireland Women	0	0	0

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Australia Women win with a probability of 65.05%. A draw had a probability of 19.5% and a win for Ireland Women had a probability of 15.49%.

The most likely scoreline for an Australia Women win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.31%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.88%) and 1-0 (9.5%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.1%), while for a Ireland Women win it was 1-2 (4.36%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Australia Women would win this match.

Result
Australia Women	Draw	Ireland Women
65.05% ( -0.05)	19.46% ( 0.02)	15.49% ( 0.02)

Both teams to score 54.59% (

-0.02)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

60.51% (

-0.05)

39.49% (

0.05)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

38.16% (

-0.06)

61.84% (

0.06)

Australia Women Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

88.6% (

-0.03)

11.4% (

0.03)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

63.84% (

-0.06)

36.16% (

0.06)

Ireland Women Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

61.62% (

-0)

38.38% (

0.01)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

24.87% (

-0)

75.13% (

Score Analysis

Australia Women 65.05%

Ireland Women 15.49%

Draw 19.46%

Australia Women	Draw	Ireland Women
2-0 @ 10.31% 2-1 @ 9.88% ( 0) 1-0 @ 9.5% ( 0.01) 3-0 @ 7.47% ( -0.01) 3-1 @ 7.15% ( -0.01) 4-0 @ 4.05% ( -0.01) 4-1 @ 3.88% ( -0.01) 3-2 @ 3.42% ( -0) 4-2 @ 1.86% ( -0) 5-0 @ 1.76% ( -0) 5-1 @ 1.69% ( -0.01) Other @ 4.08% Total : 65.05%	1-1 @ 9.1% ( 0.01) 2-2 @ 4.73% ( 0) 0-0 @ 4.38% ( 0.01) 3-3 @ 1.09% ( -0) Other @ 0.16% Total : 19.46%	1-2 @ 4.36% ( 0) 0-1 @ 4.19% ( 0.01) 0-2 @ 2.01% ( 0.01) 2-3 @ 1.51% 1-3 @ 1.39% ( 0) Other @ 2.04% Total : 15.49%