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Australia national football team
Women's World Cup | Group Stage
Jul 20, 2023 at 11am UK
ANZ Stadium
Republic of Ireland national football team

Australia Women
1 - 0
Ireland Women

Catley (52' pen.)
FT(HT: 0-0)

O'Sullivan (41')

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

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

We said: Australia Women 2-0 Ireland Women

Although we expect Ireland to put up a valiant fight against Australia, we think that they will be outclassed by the tournament co-hosts, who will be determined to claim an opening victory in front of their own supporters. Read more.

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 WomenDrawIreland Women
65.05% (-0.045999999999992 -0.05) 19.46% (0.023 0.02) 15.49% (0.023000000000001 0.02)
Both teams to score 54.59% (-0.022999999999996 -0.02)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
60.51% (-0.054000000000002 -0.05)39.49% (0.055 0.05)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
38.16% (-0.057000000000002 -0.06)61.84% (0.058 0.06)
Australia Women Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
88.6% (-0.028000000000006 -0.03)11.4% (0.028 0.03)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
63.84% (-0.059999999999995 -0.06)36.16% (0.060000000000002 0.06)
Ireland Women Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
61.62% (-0.0049999999999955 -0)38.38% (0.0060000000000002 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
24.87% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)75.13% (0.0039999999999907 0)
Score Analysis
    Australia Women 65.05%
    Ireland Women 15.49%
    Draw 19.46%
Australia WomenDrawIreland Women
2-0 @ 10.31%
2-1 @ 9.88% (0.00099999999999945 0)
1-0 @ 9.5% (0.014000000000001 0.01)
3-0 @ 7.47% (-0.0050000000000008 -0.01)
3-1 @ 7.15% (-0.0069999999999997 -0.01)
4-0 @ 4.05% (-0.008 -0.01)
4-1 @ 3.88% (-0.008 -0.01)
3-2 @ 3.42% (-0.004 -0)
4-2 @ 1.86% (-0.004 -0)
5-0 @ 1.76% (-0.0049999999999999 -0)
5-1 @ 1.69% (-0.0050000000000001 -0.01)
Other @ 4.08%
Total : 65.05%
1-1 @ 9.1% (0.012 0.01)
2-2 @ 4.73% (0.00099999999999945 0)
0-0 @ 4.38% (0.011 0.01)
3-3 @ 1.09% (-0.0010000000000001 -0)
Other @ 0.16%
Total : 19.46%
1-2 @ 4.36% (0.0049999999999999 0)
0-1 @ 4.19% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
0-2 @ 2.01% (0.0050000000000003 0.01)
2-3 @ 1.51%
1-3 @ 1.39% (0.0010000000000001 0)
Other @ 2.04%
Total : 15.49%

How you voted: Australia Women vs Ireland Women

Australia Women
77.0%
Draw
8.2%
Ireland Women
14.8%
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Form Guide
Sorry, no data available for Australia Women
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