Australia Women v Denmark Women

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Co-hosts, Australia, are expected to have a full house of partizan fans behind them at Stadium Australia when they take on Denmark on Monday night as these two nations battle it out for a place in the quarter-finals of this World Cup.

With New Zealand failing to make it out of their group, it's now left up to Australia to fly the flag for the two host nations as The Matildas prepare for this knockout campaign where they'll be looking to go deeper into the tournament in an attempt to beat their previous best in this competition which have been three appearances in the final eight of the tournament.

Having registered two wins out of their three matches in Group B, Australia finished top of the group with six points and a point above Nigeria thanks to victories against Republic of Ireland and Canada which were either side of a shock 3-2 loss to Nigeria in between.

Nevertheless, although they have slipped to the occasional defeat, Australia have strung together some impressive results on the international stage since early October of last year as The Matildas have won 11 out of their last 13 internationals in all competitions.

Denmark finished runners-up behind group winners, England, in Group D and they also finished up with six points under their belts after beating China and Haiti either side of being dealt a narrow 1-0 defeat by The Lionesses which was only their second defeat out of their last eight matches across all competitions.

An earlier 2-0 defeat to Spain was handed out to the Danes just before the start of this World Cup but otherwise, Denmark have also produced some strong results as Lars Sondergaard's side have won six of these eight games which includes notable wins against Norway, Sweden and Japan.

In addition, Denmark have also scored at least once in six of these last eight matches overall and considering Australia's recent loss to Nigeria, the Danes will fancy their chances of netting against the Aussies as well.

However, Denmark have lost four out of their last seven matches away from home (which includes their three group games in this tournament), and they are expected to find the going tough in Sydney on Monday night as well.

Australia Women v Denmark Women Verdict

Interestingly, Denmark have held the upper hand over Australia in previous exchanges as the Danes hold a 3-1 record over The Matildas but Australia did register a 3-1 win away from home against Denmark in an international friendly back in mid-October of last year, so the hosts will feel that momentum will be on their side for this clash.

Therefore, our main bet will be Australia win @ 1.85

Other side bets worth considering:

Australia win & Both Teams To Score YES @ 4.75

Correct score: Australia 2-1 @ 9.00