Argentina Women are looking to bounce back from their opener loss with a win against South Africa Women, who are also without a win here. Both Argentina and South Africa opened their campaign in the World Cup with a loss in their openers. Argentina had a 1-0 loss against Italy, while South Africa had a 2-1 defeat against Sweden. Those loss puts them at the third and fourth in the group standings, following their opener results. Both teams are aiming to enter the quarterfinals, so expect them to go all-out in this match. This is the first time that Argentina and South Africa will meet in their history. Additionally, this is also the first time that Argentina will go against an African squad. This crucial meeting will be on July 28, 2023, at 8:00 AM (GMT+8).
Argentina Women
Before their opener against Italy, Argentina are actually with a good momentum, as they are in a good form. It is just unfortunate that they were not able continue that run when they opened their World Cup campaign. It was a close match as two teams are actually in a draw, not until their opponent scored late in the match. In fact, Argentina failed to score in all but one of their last seven matches across all contests. They cannot afford neither a draw nor a loss here, as it will end all their hopes for the next round. When it comes to FIFA rankings, it is Argentina who is in a better place, as they are at the 28th, which is actually good. Their defense is their strength coming into this game, and they need to take advantage of it if they want a win here.
Despite their opener loss, Argentina is expected to parade the same squad for this important match. However, Mayorga, Stabile, Bonsegundo, and Larroquette all need to be careful, as they are one booking away from suspension.
South Africa Women
South Africa on the other hand is no better as they also lost to their opener against Sweden, losing in a 2-1 score line. It was Hildah Magaia who opened the scoring for South Africa, before Sweden scored two goals, to win that match. Moreover, in their last six games across all contests, South Africa only had one clean sheet, which does not give them confidence here. In fact, South Africa does not have a good momentum coming into this game. They have lost to two of their last three matches, winning just one of their last six matches across all contests. Just like Argentina, they are also a team who can no longer afford a loss or a draw, as they need all the points possible.
Despite the injury she suffered last game, Magaia is expected to return in this match. Moreover, expect that there will be no changes for South Africa’s starters in the contest. Refiloe Jane, and Kholosa Biyana needs to be careful as well since they already received a warning last match.
Prediction:
Argentina Women (2.0)
Odds: -0.84
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