Friday , 28 August 2026

China vs England, Women World Cup 2023 GROUP STAGE

FIFA Women's World Cup · 2023
China
1 – 6
Full Time
England
Tue 1 Aug 2023 · 11:00 UTC Coopers Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 56' Lucy Bronze

Overview

Match Preview

China vs England — Women World Cup at Coopers Stadium.

  • China 0 games · 0 pts (2023/23)
  • England 0 games · 0 pts (2023/23)

Match Details

  • Referee Casey Reibelt
  • Referee Daiane Muniz dos Santos (Brazil)
15 games this season 🟨 0.8/game ⚽ 3.9 goals/game

Head-to-Head

1
China 1 games · Avg 7.0 goals England
Last 5 meetings
2023-08-01 China 1–6 England

Recent Form

China
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Aug England H 1–6 L
28 Jul Haiti H 1–0 W
22 Jul Denmark A 0–1 L
England
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Aug China A 6–1 W
28 Jul Denmark H 1–0 W
22 Jul Haiti H 1–0 W

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
China this season
29% Clean Sheets
England this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

China
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/1
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
England
0-15
2/–
16-30
2/1
31-45
3/1
46-60
–/1
61-75
3/1
76+
3/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

China
Wang Shuang 2 G
England
Lauren James 3 G 3 A
Lauren Hemp 3 G 1 A
Alessia Russo 3 G 1 A
Georgia Stanway 1 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at Coopers Stadium!
  • 4' GOAL! Alessia Russo fires home to make it 0-1!
  • 9' Both keepers have barely been tested. China and England are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 14' England looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Lauren James scoring 2 goals.
  • 19' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 24' Katie Zelem has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 26' Lauren Hemp is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 4 goals this season for the .
  • 31' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 36' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 41' Assisted by Alex Greenwood with the perfectly-timed delivery and Lauren James makes no mistake. 0-3!
  • 46' The England bench stirs into life. Georgia Stanway is withdrawn and Laura Coombs gets his opportunity.
  • 51' Over 51 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 56' Lucy Bronze is having his name booked by the referee on 56.
  • 57' Brilliant from the ! Wang Shuang makes it 1-3 with a superb finish on 57.
  • 62' China seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 66' Lauren James makes no mistake. The score reads 1-4 and England are in front.
  • 71' The England manager makes a substitution. Lucy Bronze departs to be replaced by Niamh Charles.
  • 75' China make a change. Li Mengwen trudges off to be replaced by Wu Haiyan on 75 minutes.
  • 77' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Chloe Kelly makes it 1-5.
  • 81' England make a change. Lauren James trudges off to be replaced by Ella Toone on 81 minutes.
  • 84' Rachel Daly makes no mistake. The score reads 1-6 and England are in front.
  • 89' Beth England has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 90' Mengyu Shen is replacing Wu Cheng Shu for the China side.
  • China will have plenty to reflect on. England were simply the better side today.

Lineups

China Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

England Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.17 China xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
3.2 England xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 79% + Both teams to score 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
China17% Draw19% England64%
Actual: England win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes65% 0% No35%
Avg goals/match: 4.37
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 98%
2%
± 1.5 93%
7%
± 2.5 79%
21%
± 3.5 62%
38%
± 4.5 43%
57%

Double Chance

China or Draw
36%
Draw or England
83%
China or England
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
China11% Draw31% England58%
Actual: England win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 1–6 not predicted
1 – 6
Actual
1 – 3
7.9%
1 – 2
7.6%
0 – 3
7%
0 – 2
6.8%
1 – 4
6.3%
1 – 1
5.5%
0 – 4
5.5%
2 – 3
4.6%
2 – 2
4.3%
0 – 1
4.1%
1 – 5
4.1%
2 – 4
3.7%

Asian Handicap — China

Handicap China covers Push England covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 3% 96%
-1.5 4% — 96%
-1 4% 6% 90%
-0.5 10% — 90%
+0.5 25% — 75%
+1 25% 18% 57%
+1.5 43% — 57%
+2 43% 20% 38%
+2.5 62% — 38%

Clean Sheet

China keeps clean sheet
5% ✓
England keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

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