Friday , 28 August 2026

Australia vs France, Women World Cup 2023 QUARTER FINALS

FIFA Women's World Cup · 2023
Australia
7 – 6
7 – 6 pen
Full Time
France
Sat 12 Aug 2023 · 07:00 UTC Suncorp Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Katrina-Lee Gorry 92' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Australia vs France — Women World Cup at Suncorp Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Juan Soto (Peru)
  • Referee Maria Carvajal (Chile)
5 games this season 🟨 1.4/game ⚽ 3.2 goals/game 🟥 1 total

Head-to-Head

1
Australia 1 games · Avg 13.0 goals France
Last 5 meetings
2023-08-12 Australia 7–6 France

Recent Form

Australia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Aug France H 7–6 W
07 Aug Denmark H 2–0 W
31 Jul Canada A 4–0 W
27 Jul Nigeria H 2–3 L
20 Jul Ireland H 1–0 W
France
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Aug Australia A 6–7 L
08 Aug Morocco H 4–0 W
02 Aug Panama A 6–3 W
29 Jul Brazil H 2–1 W
23 Jul Jamaica H 0–0 D

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
Australia this season
40% Clean Sheets
France this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Australia
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/1
31-45
2/2
46-60
2/–
61-75
2/4
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded
France
0-15
1/1
16-30
4/1
31-45
2/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
1/1
76+
2/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Australia
Hayley Raso 3 G
Steph Catley 2 G
France
Kadidiatou Diani 4 G 3 A
Eugenie Le Sommer 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Australia to score. At the same time, France does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' Australia is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 30' France fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 35' Australia have won 10 goals from 7 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 40' It looks like no one’s ball. Australia is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 45' international Sakina Karchaoui has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
  • 50' Vicki Becho needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 55' Australia ring the changes. Emily Van Egmond has done his job and it is now time for Sam Kerr to step up.
  • 60' Supporters expect more eagerness from Elisa De Almeida, as he is very good at scoring at Suncorp Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 64' France ring the changes. Sandie Toletti has done his job and it is now time for Vicki Becho to step up.
  • 69' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 74' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 79' The energy levels are beginning to show. might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 84' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Ellie Carpenter suffering a number of foals already.
  • 89' Over 89 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • With this win, Australia is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

Lineups

Australia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

France Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
3.45 Australia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
3.1 France xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 95% + Both teams to score 91%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Australia49% Draw18% France33%
Actual: Australia win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes91% 0% No9%
Avg goals/match: 6.55
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 100%
0%
± 1.5 99%
1%
± 2.5 95%
5%
± 3.5 87%
13%
± 4.5 76%
24%

Double Chance

Australia or Draw
67%
Draw or France
51%
Australia or France
82%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Australia39% Draw29% France32%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✗ 7–6 not predicted
7 – 6
Actual
3 – 3
4.8%
3 – 2
4.7%
2 – 3
4.3%
2 – 2
4.3%
4 – 3
4.1%
4 – 2
4%
3 – 4
3.7%
2 – 4
3.3%
3 – 1
3.2%
4 – 4
3.2%
2 – 1
2.9%
5 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Australia

Handicap Australia covers Push France covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 13% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 16% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 63% — 37%
+1 63% 14% 23%
+1.5 77% — 23%
+2 77% 11% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Australia keeps clean sheet
5% ✓
France keeps clean sheet
4% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.