Canada vs. Ireland Prediction on July 26, 2023

Match info

On Wednesday, July 26, at 8 p.m. (local time) at HBF Park in Perth, Western Australia, Irish football players will take on Canada in an effort to improve their 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup debut which ended with a defeat. The match is valid for Pool B.

Meeting statistics

The current form of Canada

Canada’s head coach Beverly Priestman has urged her team to “move onto the next match“ following a dreadful 0-0 draw with Nigeria in its debut 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup match. “The Canucks“ have had a concerning recent run of play, winning just one of their last six games (one draw, four losses), and will need to quickly turn things around if they are to go to the knockout stages for the third straight tournament.

Christine Sinclair, Canada’s all-time leading scorer in international competition, missed a penalty for her team during that unsettling tie against the Africans in which they only managed two shots on goal. Especially following a run of three losses from their previous five competitive internationals (one win, one draw), Canada will be desperate to regain the form that propelled them to Olympic triumph in 2021.

The current form of Ireland

The above-mentioned could give opponents Republic of Ireland some encouragement after their 0-1 loss to tournament co-hosts Australia in its opening group match. Vera Pauw’s team has suffered four losses in six international matches (one victory and a draw apiece), but she’s still optimistic her girls have what it takes to bounce back since they have proven they “can play against the best teams in the world“.

A successful qualification campaign of “The Girls in Green“, which saw them win six of their nine games (two ties and one defeat) and secure their first-ever spot at a major tournament, supports the Dutch manager’s optimism. However, given that Ireland is ranked 15 places lower than Canada in the FIFA rankings and lost its only prior head-to-head meeting, winning this game would be considered a significant upset.

Match analytics

The odds-on favorite of bookies with no deposit bonuses to win this game is Canada. It wouldn’t be an overstatement to label this a must-win game, though, with a formidable Australian team awaiting “The Canucks“ in the last round. Ireland’s inconsistent play doesn’t bode well for their chances.

Given that neither Canada nor Ireland are scoring machines, but the latter being worse in front or rival’s goals, we predict Team 2 (Ireland) to Score – No at odds of 1.84 on AllRight Casino.

Results of the forecast

Forecast failed. Canada vs. Ireland 2:1