Women’s World Cup Semifinal: Two Best Prop Bets for Australia vs England
On Wednesday, Stadium Australia will play host to a highly-anticipated semi-final tie between tournament co-hosts Australia and the reigning European champions England. Our sportsbook offers the best props and Women’s World Cup live betting for the tournament.
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Both Teams to Score in the Match – YES (+120)
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Carried through by a superb crowd, Australia reached an unprecedented feat last Saturday with a penalty shoot-out triumph over France in the quarter-finals. On the other side, England has grown accustomed to fighting at major tournaments, with this marking their third consecutive appearance in the Women’s World Cup 2023 semi-finals.
Tony Gustavsson’s ladies have been a defensive force to be reckoned with during this tournament, getting here as the only side with four clean sheets. Normally you would expect a tight match and a low-scoring affair, but that’s not the case here. We expect a top performance from both sides and also goals. Both teams to score in the match is a great value bet at +120, and you should include it in your soccer picks and parlays.
Nigeria toppled the Australians 3-2 on matchday two, perhaps showing England a way to hurt the co-hosts. The main question for Australia will once again be whether Sam Kerr is fit to start. The Australian captain missed the group stage through injury but came off the bench in the victories over Denmark and France, playing 65 minutes against the latter as it went all the way to penalties.
Sam Kerr scored the opening goal against England in Australia’s 2-0 victory in April, adding to her collection against Mary Earps. In nine games across all competitions for Chelsea and Australia, Kerr has put nine goals past Earps, including the winner in the 2023 FA Cup final. She may not start, but she’ll come on and cause problems.
Both Teams to Score in 1st Half – YES (+500)
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Australia, now just two games away from winning their home tournament, will take confidence from the fact that they are the only team to beat England since Sarina Wiegman took charge. Australia recorded a 2-0 friendly victory when the two nations met in April. England has shown great determination and grit to scrape out the results required to reach the semi-finals of a fifth successive major tournament.
Both teams tend to score in the first half. Australia managed to find the back of the net in on three occasions during this tournament, while England did it in four from their previous five games. As mentioned before, we expect a high-scoring affair with both teams fully packed with great strikers and a consistent midfield line.
Lauren James will serve the second and final game of her suspension following her red card in the penalty-shootout victory over Nigeria. Sarina Wiegman doesn’t like making changes, so she’s likely to stick with the same starting lineup that started the win over Colombia.
