Panama Women v Jamaica Women

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As an under-par looking France team take on Brazil, Panama and Jamaica will both feel they have a chance of closing the gap on the second-placed French side in this upcoming clash at the Perth Rectangular Stadium, but it appears that Jamaica are the more likely to collect the all-important three points in this encounter.

Having been dealt the heavy 4-0 defeat by Brazil in their opening game in Group F, Panama will need to shake off that disappointment in quick fashion as they prepare for this fixture with Jamaica who managed to hold France to a 0-0 stalemate in their opening game.

It's now three losses on the trot for Panama in all competitions and to make matters worse, they have all been heavy defeats as well, as Nacho Quintana's side have slipped to landslide losses to Spain 7-0, Japan 5-0 and the aforementioned 4-0 loss to Brazil.

Panama will therefore be keen to revert to the type of form which saw them slip to just one defeat in their preceding seven games which included five wins.

Jamaica gained what could prove to be a valuable point in a 0-0 draw with France in their opening game of this group campaign and the Caribbean nation will be seeking to go one step better by picking up all three points against a shell-shocked Panama outfit on Saturday night in Perth.

Jamaica haven't exactly covered themselves in glory in recent times either though as they have managed to collect just one win from their previous nine games heading into this Matchday 2 in the World Cup, with their one highlight being a 1-0 victory over Morocco in an international friendly.

They have also been handed six defeats within this period as well but it's worth noting that the calibre of their opposition was significantly stronger; the likes of Spain, Czech Republic, Australia and Mexico should have nevertheless given Jamaica vital experience on the world stage.

Jamaica also hold the slight advantage of having played in the group stage of the World Cup before as they appeared in the 2019 finals but lost all of their three group matches.

Panama W v Jamaica W Verdict Panama's weak defensive unit was exploited by the Brazilians in their opening game and although Jamaica do not possess the same quality in the final third of the pitch, Jamaica do look like being the more likely team to take the game by the scruff of the neck here and take the spoils in what could be a low-scoring and scrappy encounter.

In addition, Jamaica have won each of the previous three meetings on the trot with Panama.

Therefore, our main bet will be Jamaica win @ 1.65

Other side bets worth considering:

Under 2.5 goals @ 1.53

Correct score: Jamaica 2-0 @ 6.50