Dillan George
Dailysports's expert
Translated by the editors
On Sunday, July 28, in the second round of the women's group stage at the Olympic tournament, Australia will play against Zambia in Nice. The match starts at 19:00 Central European Time. The forecast and betting tips for this match have been prepared by the Dailysports analyst team.
Australia Women
The Australian team, who were the hosts of the previous World Cup, easily overcame the qualifiers to make it to their third consecutive Olympics. In the decisive matches, Australia crushed Uzbekistan 3-0 away and 10-0 at home, reaffirming their position as one of the strongest teams in the AFC zone.
However, Australia's start to the Olympics did not go well, which was expected as Germany is one of the favorites for the gold medal. Australia created several dangerous moments but conceded goals in the 24th, 64th, and 68th minutes, resulting in a 0-3 defeat.
Zambia Women
For the Zambian team, who defeated Morocco (1-2 and 2-0) in the CAF zone qualifying final, simply participating in the Olympics is a huge achievement. This is Zambia's second appearance at the Olympics, the first being in Tokyo 2020. Many consider Zambia to be the weakest team in the tournament. Interestingly, Kabange Mupopo, who played football for Zambia, also competed in the 400 meters track event at the 2016 Olympics.
Like Australia, Zambia lost their opening match of the tournament 0-3. However, against the USA, the outcome could have been much worse as they allowed their opponents to take 27 shots, 8 of which were on target.
Interesting facts about the match and head-to-head history
- The Australian and Zambian teams have never played against each other before.
- Australia's best Olympic result was fourth place at Tokyo 2020.
- Zambia has lost 3 out of 4 of their matches at the Olympics. Their only draw was against China (4-4).
Australia Women vs Zambia Women prediction
The Australians are the clear favorites for this match. My bet is on Australia scoring more than 2 goals.
