The second fixtures continues as England and Nigeria square off in the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup Round of 16 at the Suncorp Stadium on Monday.
England booked their spot at this stage as group winners in Group D, ahead of Denmark, China and Haiti. The Lionesses wrapped up their group stage campaign with a 6-1 wallopping of China PR.
Nigeria, meanwhile, finished runners-up in Group B, behind Australia and ahead of Canada and the Republic of Ireland. The Super Falcons concluded their group stage campaign with a goalless draw against the Irish to qualify for a second straight knockout appearance.
his will be the fourth meeting between the two sides. They first clashed at the 1995 World Cup, with England claiming a 3-2 win, while Nigeria won friendlies in 2002 and 2004 1-0 and 3-0 respectively.
England are seeking to qualify for the quarterfinal for a fifth straight time. Nigeria have not scored in four World Cup games against European opposition, losing three. England have not conceded from open play in five games. Nigeria are unbeaten in their last six games, winning four.
England according to Bookmakers’ odds are expected to crush Nigeria in this game. The West African team have never been considered to be favourite by Bookmakers in all of their past three games in this world.
England according to our in-house analyst stand a better chance of progressing to the next stage than Nigeria. However, four options have been predicted for our punters.
PREDICTION:
- Over 2.5 goals