Brazil Women vs Jamaica Women Predictions

Unlike their male counterparts, the Brazil Women’s team have never won the World Cup, though they have been to the final, while they’ve reached the semi-finals twice, so they’re not to be taken lightly. Against a lowly Jamaican side, As Canarinhas will be hoping to start their time in France in good style.

Brazil’s preparations for the World Cup have not gone to plan, there can be no denying that. Seleção have now lost nine games on the bounce. Such a record is pretty damning, so why are the Brazilians such red-hot favourites ahead of this match? Well, the answer is straightforward; they’ve faced lots of good teams of late, teams that are far more capable than Jamaica, who are competing at the World Cup for the first time.

Nine losses on the bounce is poor, though it would be unfair to judge Brazil purely on this run, as seven of those defeats have come against teams ranked inside the top seven. Jamaica are currently ranked 53^rd.  Given the level of opposition, the fact that only two of their nine defeats were by more than a single goal tells us that Brazil are not exactly easy to get the better of.

Against inferior opposition, which is what Jamaica are, Brazil have tended to do well. At the Copa America Femenina in 2018, Brazil beat the likes of Ecuador, Venezuela, Bolivia, Chile, Argentina and Colombia, scoring a staggering 31 goals on route to lifting the trophy.

Jamaica, who became the first Caribbean nation to qualify for the Women’s World Cup when they beat Panama on penalties, have managed to secure some decent results of their own of late; they got the better of Chile, while they performed reasonably well when losing to Scotland last time out. However, both of those matches highlighted defensive issues. If the Scots can score three goals against this Jamaican back-line, then the attack-minded Brazilians ought to do very well, as they often have done against sides that are weak at the back.

At the prices, the bet that stands out is ‘Brazil to Win & Both Teams to Score’. Jamaica’s defensive efforts of late suggest that Brazil, who scored at least three goals in each of their seven games at least year’s Copa America Femenina, ought to have enough to get the job done, though the Caribbean side shouldn’t be written off offensively. They played without fear against Scotland, which allowed them to score twice, while they scored four goals in two games against Chile not that long ago. They lack the overall quality of their opponents, at the current odds, it’s worth betting that they can enjoy some final-third success on route to coming off second best.