China Women v Haiti Women

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The Group D action continues on Friday night in Adelaide when China take on Haiti at the Hindmarsh Stadium with both nations looking to produce a positive response to their opening defeats to Denmark and England respectively, both of which resulted in narrow 1-0 losses.

That defeat to Denmark now means China have managed to collect just two wins out of their last 10 matches overall, both of which were registered against Russia who have been dumped out of international competition for the time being, while the Chinese have also lost three of these matches as well.

No fewer than five draws have been played out as well, and the prospect of goals in this upcoming encounter with Haiti looks a slim one as six of China's last 10 matches have also resulted in Under 2.5 goals being scored.

It seems a far cry from China's best ever finish in a World Cup of runners-up back in 1999 but Shui Qingxia's side should at least record a victory over World Cup debutants, Haiti, in this clash.

Haiti put up a tremendous fight against England in their opening game in Group D and although they ended up on the losing side, the margin of defeat was a lot closer than many anticipated before kick-off.

The performance against England will therefore give Haiti plenty of confidence for this upcoming tussle with China against whom they stand the best chance of getting something from, although Nicolas Delepine's side have now slumped to five defeats on the trot in all competitions.

Previous losses to Guatemala, Venezuela, Costa Rica and South Korea were not ideal preparation upon which to launch Haiti's World Cup debut and this upcoming fixture with China represents another tough challenge for the side who had to endure inter-continental play-offs with Senegal and Chile to even reach this group stage of the tournament.

Having won just five but also finding themselves on the losing side on the other 10 occasions, Haiti face another mini mountain to climb here in Adelaide on Friday night against a once-strong Chinese outfit but one that is keen to rekindle previous glorious times in this competition.

China W v Haiti W Verdict China's FIFA ranking may have dropped down to 14th prior to these World Cup finals but they should still represent a dangerous threat to sides such as Haiti who are making their debut at this level on the international stage.

These two nations have never played before in any match but China's experience should play a decisive part in determining the outcome of this clash, one which China could come out on top by perhaps a 2-0 margin.

Therefore, our main bet will be China win @ 1.65

Other side bets worth considering:

China win & Under 2.5 goals @ 3.25

Correct score: China 2-0 @ 7.00