Australia Women – Japan Women
The final games of the Tournament of Nations (ToN) are taking place tonight and Australia has a chance of securing the top spot with a win over Japan. The Matildas are seeking revenge for their AFC Women’s Asian Cup final loss against Japan back in April, and will use that defeat as added motivation.
Australia have looked great in the tournament so far and rather comfortably beat Brazil 3-1 in the first game before narrowly missing out on a win against USA by conceding in the very last minute.
Alen Stajcic has been able to get his team to play with speed and high pressure and there are plenty of positives for the Australians going into this game. Ellie Carpenter is cleared to play and Elsie Kellond-Knight will also feature despite picking up a knock against Brazil.
Things haven’t looked that great for Japan in this year’s ToN and they have failed to impress in either of their games so far. They lost 4-2 to USA in their opening game of the tournament and were then beaten 2-1 by Brazil.
The defence has been really shaky, especially in the game against USA we think they will struggle with the speed and power of the Matildas here.
Date & Time: 2 August 2018 – 23.45 CEST
Competition: Tournament of Nations
Match: Australia (W) – Japan (W)
Pick: Australia (W) Asian Hcp -0.5, -1
Odds: 1.775 @ bet365
Stake: 15 EUR
Rating: 2/5
Result: 2-0, bet won!