Australia Women v Nigeria Women

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Australia got themselves off the mark in their opening game in Group B with a slender but effective 1-0 win against Republic of Ireland which has placed the co-hosts two points clear at the top of the group ahead of this Matchday 2 clash with Nigeria and the Aussies know that another three points in this encounter would be enough to secure a place in the knockout rounds.

That win against the Irish became a third win on the trot for The Matildas who had previously registered wins against England 2-0 and France 1-0, thus also making it three wins to nil on the trot as well.

Results overall have been impressive for Tony Gustavsson's side as they have won 10 out of their last 11 matches overall, the only blot on their copy-book being a 1-0 defeat to Scotland in an international friendly but it's also worth noting that seven of Australia's 10 wins have also seen them keep clean sheets as well.

On the World Cup stage, Australia have also won three of their last four games with victories over Brazil, Jamaica and Republic of Ireland.

Nigeria and Canada sit two points behind the group leaders, Australia, following their opening game against each other which ended in a 0-0 stalemate and Nigeria now face the tough task of taming a solid Australian outfit who have become accustomed to finding a way to win.

Nevertheless, that draw with Canada extended Nigeria's unbeaten run in all competitions to four matches having previously picked up victories over Costa Rica, Haiti and New Zealand, the latter being a 3-0 win against the co-hosts in Antalya, and Randy Waldrum's side will be eager to inflict the same fate upon Australia in this fixture too.

However, this is unlikely to happen given Australia's solid record in previous World Cups while it should be noted that Nigeria had previously slumped to seven defeats on the trot prior to their recent flurry of wins, along with failing to score in five of these seven losses as well.

Australia W v Nigeria W Verdict

Australia and Nigeria have only met just once before but that was in the 2015 World Cup where The Matildas recorded a solid 2-0 win against the African nation and Thursday night could see a repeat of that result, perhaps in a low-scoring game but with Australia coming out on top once again.

Therefore, our main bet will be Australia win & Both Teams To Score No @ 2.00

Other side bets worth considering:

Australia win & Under 2.5 goals @ 2.87

Correct score: Australia 1-0 @ 5.50