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Australia vs Ireland, Women World Cup 2023 GROUP STAGE

FIFA Women's World Cup · 2023
Australia
1 – 0
Full Time
Ireland
Thu 20 Jul 2023 · 10:00 UTC Sydney Football Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 42' Denise O'Sullivan

Overview

Match Preview

Australia vs Ireland — Women World Cup at Sydney Football Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Edina Alves Batista
  • Referee Juan Soto (Peru)
8 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 2.3 goals/game

Head-to-Head

1
Australia 1 games · Avg 1.0 goals Ireland
Last 5 meetings
2023-07-20 Australia 1–0 Ireland

Recent Form

Australia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jul Ireland H 1–0 W
Ireland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Jul Australia A 0–1 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
43% Clean Sheets
Australia this season
33% Clean Sheets
Ireland 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
Ireland
0-15
1/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/2
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Australia
Hayley Raso 3 G
Steph Catley 2 G
Ireland
Katie McCabe 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' And we are off! Australia vs Ireland — let the football do the talking.
  • 5' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' It is a cagey affair so far. Australia in their trying to find a way past Ireland's compact .
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Megan Connolly made 3 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' Denise O'Sullivan is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Australia tonight.
  • 25' Australia are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 30' The -year-old Kyra Taylor Carusa has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 35' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 40' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 42' A moment of madness from Denise O'Sullivan on 42 minutes earns him a card. Ireland will be frustrated.
  • 47' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 52' GOAL! Steph Catley fires home to make it 1-0!
  • 57' Both keepers have barely been tested. Australia and Ireland are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 62' Heather Payne has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 63' The Ireland bench stirs into life. Sinead Louise Farrelly is withdrawn and Abbie Larkin gets his opportunity.
  • 68' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Ireland needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 73' With 0 assists to his name this season, Lucy Jane Quinn is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Australia.
  • 75' It is a substitution in Australia team. Cortnee Vine is replaced by Emily Van Egmond on 75 minute.
  • 80' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 84' Clare Polkinghorne is replacing Mary Fowler for the Australia side.
  • 87' Ireland manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Isibeal Atkinson is hanging Kyra Taylor Carusa on the field on 87 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 1-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Australia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Ireland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.17 Australia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.53 Ireland xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 76% + Under — clean sheet likely 70%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Australia52% Draw31% Ireland17%
Actual: Australia win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes30% 0% No70%
Avg goals/match: 1.7
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 79%
21%
± 1.5 51%
49%
± 2.5 24%
76%
± 3.5 10%
90%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Australia or Draw
83%
Draw or Ireland
48%
Australia or Ireland
69%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Australia32% Draw58% Ireland10%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
20.8%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
12.1%
2 – 0
11.9%
0 – 1
8.3%
2 – 1
6.6%
3 – 0
4.6%
1 – 2
2.9%
3 – 1
2.7%
0 – 2
2.3%
2 – 2
1.9%
4 – 0
1.4%

Asian Handicap — Australia

Handicap Australia covers Push Ireland covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 15% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 28% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 12% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Australia keeps clean sheet
59% ✓
Ireland keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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