USA vs Chile
After scoring 13 in their Women’s World Cup opener, few SBOBET followers or indeed any football fan would bet against the USA right now.
Some will assess the Women’s World Cup betting odds and opt for hosts France but, generally, the American powerhouses look a strong bet to retain the title they clinched in 2015.
They are not necessarily universally liked and that is something they are only too well aware of.
But jealousy will not prevent them from creating many Women’s World Cup highlights over the next few weeks as they look to build off such a promising performance.
Talking Points
Talking of promising performances, Chile may have lost their first match but Roja Femenina gave Sweden a surprisingly tough fight, keeping the Swedes scoreless until the 83rd minute before eventually succumbing to a 2-0 defeat.
The South Americans will offer far more of a technical threat in the Parc des Princes than Thailand managed against the Americans.
Despite his team being underdogs in their first World Cup, coach Jose Letelier insists on his idea of playing without fear.
Optimism reigns in the Chilean camp after their impressive World Cup debut and the players acknowledge their concentration levels dropped after the weather-enforced break.
That mean they will know how important it will be to remain fully focused against USA.
La Roja can take great credit from the way they competed and their defending was near-perfect until Sweden scored their opening goal. The only problem Chile faced was a lack of attacking potency, and that will be an area for improvement in the matches ahead.
Another potential weakness is their physicality compared to other top teams, a problem illustrated by the losses against the United States last autumn and a terrible 7-0 defeat at the hands of the Netherlands in recent friendlies.
The goalkeeper Christiane Endler gives a lot of confidence to the backline and the midfielder Karen Araya is the engine of the team, the Sevilla star ensuring there is balance between defence and attack. Next to Araya will be her teammate at the Spanish club Francisca Lara, who has made a name for herself thanks to her potent long-range shooting.
Because they have already played against the world champions twice last year and, having learned from those experiences, there is quiet confidence among the players that they can cause a surprise.
Of course, it would be some surprise.
In their opening match, the defending champions not only trounced Thailand 13-0, breaking the record for the biggest win in Women’s World Cup history, but seven different Americans got on the scoresheet, led by star striker Alex Morgan.
Morgan, who bagged a record-equalling five goals herself, was named as one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2019, one of only two footballers – along with Mohamed Salah – to make the list.
Moreover, USA have gone over seven-and-a-half hours since they last conceded, scoring 31 goals and keeping five clean sheets in the process. Sam Kerr was the last player to score against the US women’s team in Australia’s 5-3 loss in Denver, Colorado in April.
USA are also unbeaten in ten matches (eight wins, two draws) since a 3-1 defeat by France in their maiden match of 2019. Germany (14 games) and Italy (11) are the only teams at France 2019 on longer undefeated streaks.
History
In September 2018 the US and Chile met for the first time in a two-game series in preparation for this World Cup. The US won both matches (3-0, 4-0) and will look to seal a third straight victory.
On that occasion, goals from Tierna Davidson and Christen Press, plus an own goal, sealed the 3-0 success.
In the 4-0 rout a few days later, Mallory Pugh and Tobin Heath netted before a Carli Lloyd double rounded off the scoring.
Both the matches were played Stateside.
Betting Tip
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USA vs Chile | Asian Handicap US -4.25 @ 1.89 |
| June 17, 00:00(GMT+8) |
The US are clear favourites and the odds reflect that.
In fact, I can’t recall ever seeing odds quite like the Asian Handicap ones backing the US who are -4.25 @ 1.75 with Chile – who seem destined for long spells without possession – Asian Handicap + 4.25 @ 2.09.
Over 4.25 goals may not seem too many given from what we have witnessed so far, hence the odds on that priced @ 1.75 and under 4.25 goals @ 2.07.
It’s @ 1.96 for an odd number of goals in the contest and @ 1.90 for an even number.
A SHORT EXPLANATION ON HOW OUR ( ) BETS ARE WORTH: |
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| = €20 (Highly confident) |
 = €10 (CONFIDENT) |
= €5 (SOMEWHAT CONFIDENT) |
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Disclaimer: Odds are correct at time of publish.
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