Germany W vs Colombia W prediction: WORLD: World Cup Women betting tips on match 2023-07-29 09:30.
After securing the biggest win on matchday one of the Women’s World Cup (WWC) group stage with a 6-0 demolition of Morocco, Germany look good value to extend their 100% record of advancing to the WWC knockouts. In all eight prior WWC editions, the Germans have successfully maneuvered out of their group, and the two-time World champions know a win here could wrap up their place in the last 16 should Group H’s other game end level.
Ranked #2 in the world by FIFA, it would be a catastrophe for Germany to miss out on the knockouts, but with some patchy recent form coming into this clash (W3, D1, L3), few know what to expect from them. If there’s one thing we can expect though, it’s second half entertainment given eight of Germany’s last 11 internationals have seen at least two goals scored after the break.
Although it wasn’t quite as emphatic as Germany’s 6-0 win, Colombia’s 2-0 victory over South Korea ensures the two sides come into this clash locked on three points. Teenage star Linda Caicedo played a key role in that victory, netting a goal which saw the 18-year-old become the second-youngest player to score at a WWC after Brazil's Marta, who did so aged 17 in 2003.
With coach Nelson Abadia serving the second of a two-match touchline ban here, Angelo Marsiglia will again be on the touchline as Colombia bid to extend their four-match unbeaten run (W2, D2) with a win that could seal their progression. The Powerpuff Girls have scored exactly twice in three of those four games, and they may again need a couple of goals to avoid defeat here given they’ve conceded an average of 1.78 goals per game in their nine historical clashes against UEFA opponents (W2, D2, L5).
Players to watch: Germany’s Alexandra Popp netted a double against Morocco, meaning she’s made the score 2-0 on five of her last seven international scoring appearances. Colombia’s Caicedo also made the score 2-0 against South Korea, and each of her last four international strikes came in wins ‘to nil’.
Hot stat: Seven of Germany’s last eight games to witness scoring ended with an odd amount of goals.