Women’s Olympic soccer tournament, preliminary round, Thursday, 25.07.2024 at 19:00
No Olympic Games without German participation – at least in the women’s competition! From Thursday, the soccer will be rolling in Paris, so it’s clear that the DFB team is one of the favorites for gold.
Under the direction of Horst Hrubesch, the German girls will start against a challenging opponent, against whom they are nevertheless clearly favored.
In my Germany Australia betting tip, I’ll tell you why I’m expecting at least one point and why I’m drawing the line at 3.5 goals
The A team travels to Paris, the big difference compared to the men! The best female footballers in the world are guests in the French capital, fighting for gold, silver and bronze starting this week.
In Germany, we know that the chances of winning precious metal are always quite high. In 2000, 2004 and 2008 they always won bronze, in 2012 and 2021 the Germans missed out on the Olympics because they were eliminated in the quarter-finals before the respective World Cup
But in between there was also the 2016 Games in Rio de Janeiro – where the women celebrated their only gold medal to date. The big goal: to repeat this success in Paris!
Although Lena Oberdorf had to cancel her participation a few days ago due to injury, the squad is full of stars, with Alexandra Popp in particular looking to lead the way once again
How is the mood within the team, how did the last few games end? The German girls have had to play a few games in the European Championship qualifiers in recent weeks, and the results have basically been positive – with one exception!
The most recent 4:0 against Austria was very pleasing, so everything was put right after the previous 0:3 against Iceland. Winning five out of six qualifying matches and scoring at least three goals in each of them is something to be proud of.
So it seems as if the defeat against Iceland was just a blip. The attentive fans among you will of course know: Germany against Australia? It’s not the first time this has happened at the Olympics!
2016, when there was gold in the end, both were drawn together in Group F. Germany were trailing at half-time and ended up drawing 2:2. The moral of the story: a win on Thursday was by no means a must!
The two nations also played each other in 2000, when the DFB team won 3:0. A look at our sports betting apps reveals that the Germans are likely to show their strong side in the first group game anyway
The odds average 1.65 to 4.80, even though Australia are not a weak team. Captain Sam Kerr in particular is feared, as she is expected to support the reigning Oceania champions in Paris.
Three years ago, the Fighting Matildas finished fourth, the first time they had ever reached the semi-finals. In recent weeks, the players have played test matches, which of course had little sporting significance
2:0 against Mexico, 1:1 and 2:0 against China, plus a 1:2 against Canada – how do we rate these results? It’s relatively difficult for me to make a prediction, but it’s clear that the offense has been a bit bumpy.
Only against Uzbekistan in February did the attack sweep over the opposition, but that nation is obviously not on a par with the quality that the German team brings to the table
At the last World Cup, which was not so long ago, the Australians finished fourth, which also showed that they had arrived at the top of the world – even though superstar Sam Kerr was injured for a long time.
The tournament was held in their own country at the time and Australia were frenetically supported by their fans. Of course, there are fewer supporters in Paris, where the Fighting Matildas will have to hope for their own qualities
How will the German women start these Olympic Games? Whenever they have qualified for the tournament, they have always ended up with a medal, so a false start should be out of the question.
Since the Australians are not to be underestimated per se, I’m going with the double chance 1X bet. At the same time, I could see that the games of the underdogs won’t be too high-scoring.
The favorite from Germany is quite well positioned offensively, but at the same time he often has a hard time at the start of big matches. I have therefore decided to consider the following bet:
Germany will score a maximum of three goals
