Australia W vs Sweden W Prediction & Betting Tips - Women's Olympic Tournament

Prediction published on 31/07/2021, 00:40  by Nella Wagah | Modified on 31/07/2021 at 00:42 in Football Predictions

The semi final pairings for women football at the Tokyo 2020 games are out after shocks here and there in the quarters. One of them saw Australia knock out Great Britain after extra time. Australia will face Sweden in the semis after the Swedes eliminated hosts Japan. This will be the second meeting between Sweden and Australia – the two were drawn in Group G, and Sweden won 4-2. Australia advanced to the quarters as one of the best third placed finishers and taking on Team GB, they didn’t look scared at all. They employed a more attacking strategy than in their final group game against USA. Against Team GB, they took the lead, fell behind, battled back to take the game to extra time and won it. They should take a few lessons from it and the earlier meeting with Sweden as they go to the semis. The biggest of them will be defensively. Australia have managed just one clean sheet in the competition so far, and facing one of the best sides at the competition means they have to up their game. They have conceded eight goals, though they have also scored eight and three of their four games have seen over 2.5 goals scored.

Sweden are simply the best side at the competition so far. They have won all their four matches, and were the only side to collect maximum points at the group stage. They swept aside hosts Japan 3-1, to also sail through as the only side to win in normal time in the quarters. After a 4-2 win over Australia, the Swedes will be very confident going to this game and they’ll hope their defensive solidity holds after doing well thus far. Sweden have conceded three goals and head here with two clean sheets in four matches. In those four matches, they’ve scored 12 goals and three of their four matches have seen over 2.5 goals scored. In each of their matches, they have scored at least two goals.