Haiti W vs Denmark W prediction: WORLD: World Cup Women betting tips on match 2023-07-31 11:00.
The summer has gone as many predicted for Haiti, who came into this FIFA Women’s World Cup (WWC) tournament as the fourth lowest-ranked side (#54), losing both their opening two Group D games to England and China, each by the same 1-0 scoreline. The latter would have been the most frustrating as their opponents were reduced to ten players in the 29th minute, but a 74th minute penalty was enough for China to see off Les Grenadières.
Remarkably, despite failing to score or pick up a single point in the tournament so far, the WWC debutants do still have an outside chance of making it to the last 16. While England have a 100% record thus far, China and Denmark sit on three points and the same number of goals scored. Therefore a Haiti win, paired with a success for England could really put the cat among the pigeons – with things such as fair play points or drawing of lots possibly becoming key depending on the score. However, six straight losses coming into the contest means Haiti won’t be heavily fancied to deliver their end of the bargain.
With this group so tight, Denmark’s Amalie Vangsgaard was left to rue her header which hit the post and went wide late on in her side’s 1-0 defeat to England last time out. Still, she and her teammates know that a win here will give them their best chance of qualification and with five wins from their last seven (L2), there should be confidence in the Danish camp that they can deliver.
Even if they do, it’s not likely to be an easy watch for their supporters given the tight nature of their recent contests, with four of the last five being settled by the same 1-0 scoreline. That worry is only enhanced by the oddity of every game in Group D so far being settled by that scoreline, too.
Players to watch: Only fit enough for the bench last time out, Haiti’s success could depend on Melchie Dumonay who is expected to start – she had scored four goals across four international matches coming into the tournament. Rumoured to be close to agreeing to a new contract extension with Everton, Denmark’s Nicoline Sørensen would love to mark that moment with a return to the starting XI and her fourth international goal here.
Hot stat: Haiti have conceded beyond the 70th minute in five of their last six matches.