Australia vs Republic of Ireland Women’s World Cup: Betting tips, predictions, odds & match preview
The 2023 Women’s World Cup finally commences on Thursday, with co-hosts Australia welcoming Republic of Ireland to Sydney (11am kick-off, UK time).
Australia Women vs Republic of Ireland Women: Betting tips
- Sam Kerr to score at least 2 goals @4/1 with Ladbrokes
- Australia Women to win and over 3.5 goals @9/5 with BetGoodwin
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Australia Women vs Republic of Ireland Women: Predictions
Australia Women vs Republic of Ireland Women: Predictions |
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| Bet | Prediction | Best odds |
| BTTS? | Yes | 27/20 with Midnite |
| Correct score | 3-1 | 21/2 with Bet UK |
| First Goalscorer | Sam Kerr | 11/4 with Sky Bet |
Australia have been drawn into an interesting Group A, containing Ireland, Nigeria and Canada and will be aiming to make it into the knockouts for the fifth tournament in a row, having last failed to progress beyond the initial phase in 2003.
Tony Gustavsson will feel he has a squad capable of reaching the latter stages of this competition, with Sam Kerr, Hayley Raso, Caitlin Foord, Mary Fowler, Steph Catley and Ellie Carpenter all players upon whom he can call on.
Vera Pauw’s Girls in Green meanwhile made history in the qualifiers by becoming the first Irish team to make a Women’s World Cup. This will be the country’s debut in the tournament, and Pauw will be determined to make it a memorable bow.
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Australia Women vs Republic of Ireland Women match stats
Sam Kerr is Australia Women’s all-time top scorer with 63 international goals, sitting some 16 strikes ahead of her closest challenger, the now-retired Lisa De Vanna (47). She also has the nation’s second-most goals at World Cups with five strikes, all of which came in the last tournament in 2019.
For the Republic of Ireland, Denise O’Sullivan and Katie McCabe share the most goals in the current squad with 18 apiece, which also places them joint-second in the all-time charts, behind only Olivia O’Toole (54). It was also the latter who scored Ireland’s most goals in the qualifiers with seven strikes.
Australia Women vs Republic of Ireland Women: Squawka Says
Scoreline prediction: Australia Women 3-1 Republic of Ireland Women
Women’s World Cup odds
| Nation | Sky Bet | Paddy Power |
| England | 4/5 | 10/11 |
| Spain | 10/11 | 10/11 |
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