Italy W vs Brazil W Prediction & Betting Tips - Womens World Cup

Prediction published on 14/06/2019, 23:07  by Donal Kearns | Modified on 17/06/2019 at 14:24 in Womens World Cup Predictions

Italy weren’t fancied by many to make a great deal of headway before the start of the tournament, though Milena Bertolini’s women have impressed. They got the better of a very good Australia side first time out, while they moved through the gears to beat Jamaica by five goals to nil on match-day two. After two confidence-boosting wins, the Italians have emerged as dark horses and are thus not to be taken lightly. The Italians were by no means great on match-day one, but they did what Italians often do when it comes to tournament football and that’s find a way to get the job done without being overly easy on the eye. After their fought off the Aussies, Bertolini’s side really started to play on match-day two. Not only did they keep a clean sheet, which wasn’t completely their own doing as the Jamaicans were wasteful in the final third, but they offered a tremendous amount going forward, posting 3.63 expected goals for. If they can replicate such attacking efforts against an ageing Brazil side that looked somewhat leggy against the Australians on match-day two, then Italy have an excellent chance of topping the group courtesy on three wins. Brazil also looked useful against the Jamaicans, though they were unable to get a result against Australia. Against a relatively undisciplined Jamaica side, Brazil’s limitations weren’t exposed, though their ageing squad was put under the microscope against a useful Aussie team last time out. Going forward, as they scored twice, Vadao’s women offered a threat, though when push came to shove, they looked weak in defence. From a betting point of view, ‘Over 2.5 Goals’ makes plenty of appeal ahead of this fixture. Not only have both sides been involved in high-scoring games already in France, but the underlying numbers produced by both suggests that there should be no shortage of chances created at Stade du Hainaut on Tuesday evening.