Australia v Nigeria Betting Tips
Caitlin Foord to Score Anytime
Osinachi Ohale to Commit 1 or More Fouls
Mary Fowler to have 1 or More Shots on Target
Australia to Win 2-0
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Australia v Nigeria
Women’s World Cup 2023, Group B
Brisbane Stadium, Brisbane, Thursday, 11am
BBC/ STV/ RTE2
With Sam Kerr likely to miss at least a few matches, Australia are now out to 10/1 to lift the World Cup. There are still plenty of other goal-scoring talent in the team and we saw against Ireland how they can play without their main goal scorer. They take on Nigeria on Thursday morning and we’ve delved into the markets and found a value-laden Bet Builder. Let’s have a look at what we’re found.
Caitlin Foord to Score Anytime
Caitlin Foord and Mary Fowler, like against Ireland, will lead the line for Australia against a Nigerian side who have won just three of their last 11 games, those wins came against Costa Rica, Haiti and New Zealand so aren’t really in the same realm as the Matildas.
Foord scored six league goals for Arsenal this season over 19 appearances but in cup competition she scored two over five in the FA and League Cup and four in nine for the Gunners in the Champions League. In pre-World Cup friendlies she netted a further five over seven as well as two in two in the FFA Cup of Nations. The Nigerian defence isn’t as robust as the Irish one and she’ll have more chances here and we reckon she’s the most likely to score.
Osinachi Ohale to Commit 1 or More Fouls
Going up against both of the aforementioned Foord and Fowler, Nigeria’s experienced defender Osinachi Ohale is going to have to use all her guile to keep them quiet. The former Real Madrid and Roma defender will likely be doing most of the tackling here as her defensive partner, Oluwatosin Demehin, picked up a card in their 0-0 draw with Canada on Friday last.
Ohale, from her time in Spain and Italy, will know plenty well how to stop attacks coming her way and we can certainly see her bringing either of the Australian forwards to ground over the 90 minutes.
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Mary Fowler to have 1 or More Shots on Target
At 20 years old, Fowler probably wasn’t expecting to start many games at the World Cup but without Sam Kerr she’s now playing a supporting role to Caitlin Foord. The Man City forward only scored one goal for Man City this season in the Super League but, again, it’s in cup competition where she seems to have an eye for goal, scoring six in four appearances in the League Cup. She should be testing the reflexes of Chiamaka Nnadozie in the Nigerian goal.
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Australia to Win 2-0
Both Teams to Score, No or taking Australia on the -1 Handicap were both a possibility for our Bet Builder but a 2-0 win looks to be on the cards here. Granted Nigeria scored six goals over their three wins over Costa Rica, Haiti and New Zealand but against the likes of Canada, Colombia, Mexico, Japan and in playing the US twice, they only managed one goal, so it’s fair to say they struggle for goals against better sides.
The Matildas have kept seven clean sheets over their last 10 as well so they should keep another one here. Without Kerr they’re unlikely to bang in the goals too so a 2-0 win for the hosts looks like the most likely outcome.
Women’s World Cup Betting Tips
Caitlin Foord to Score Anytime
Osinachi Ohale to Commit 1 or More Fouls
Mary Fowler to have 1 or More Shots on Target
Australia to Win 2-0
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