Italy W Need Win Over South Africa W to Secure Place in Round of 16

South Africa W vs Italy W - 02/08/2023

31/07/23 1745

We have reached the crunch time in the group stages of the 2023 Women’s World Cup and on the 2nd of August we have a meeting between South Africa W and Italy W.

The game will be played at the Wellington Regional Stadium and this match is in Group G, with both teams needing to go for the win to progress to the round of 16.

South Africa W come into the match on the back of a 2-2 draw with Argentina W in their second group match.

South Africa W will be extremely disappointed they did not win the game having gone into the final 20 minutes of the match with a 2-0 lead.

Argentina W pulled a goal back in the 74th minute and scored the equaliser 5 minutes later to take a point.

The draw with Argentina W means South Africa W have 1 point to their name in Group G.

They lost their opening fixture 2-1 against Sweden W and like the match against Argentina W, South Africa W took the lead but failed to hold on.

Sweden W scored two goals in the second half, including a late winner.

Trends show South Africa W have won only 1 of their 6 most recent games, including friendlies.

This is their second appearance at the Women’s World Cup and they are yet to win a match.

Italy W come into the game having suffered a humiliating 5-0 loss against Sweden W in their second group match.

It took until the 39th minute for Sweden W to open the scoring but Italy W quickly fell apart and they conceded 2 more goals before half time.

Sweden W scored a fourth goal early in the second half and netted their fifth in the added time.

It was an extremely disappointing defeat for Italy W, who started the tournament well with a 1-0 win over Argentina W. The only goal of the game was scored in the 87th minute.

Trends show Italy W are undefeated in 5 of their 6 most recent fixtures, including friendlies.

There have been friendly wins over Colombia W and New Zealand W plus a draw with Morocco W.

Italy W have won 5 of their last 8 Women’s World Cup games and reached the quarter-final in 2019.

Team news: South Africa W could be without midfielder Refiloe Jane meaning a place in the starting XI for Kholosa Biyana.

Italy W will not make major changes to their team despite the heavy loss to Sweden W.

Martina Lenzini, Giada Greggi, and Annamaria Serturini are pushing for a place in the starting XI.

We expect to see a much more resilient performance from Italy W in this game and they know a win will seal their place in the round of 16. Italy W should improve defensively and could keep a clean sheet on their way to victory.

Home team
Away team

Probability %

1X2

Pred

Correct score

Avg. goals

Weather conditions

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Score

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coef.

wwc

South Africa W Italy W 02/08/2023 09:00

212356

20-5

0 - 5

3.30

17°

1.62

5.50 3.80 1.62 no no no

FT

3 - 2(1 - 1)

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