Canada Women vs Australia Women Predictions

• Australia are expected to be able to call upon star forward Sam Kerr.
• Australia have 10 wins in their last 12 games.
• Canada have just one win in their last four.

Make or break for Australia and Canada

Australia and Canada meet in the final round of Group B fixtures on Monday in what is essentially a knockout clash.

If Nigeria beat already eliminated Ireland in the other game, one of these two sides will be dumped out on Monday. A draw would be enough for Canada to progress regardless – but Australia know they need to win to guarantee their place in the knockout stage.

Kerr return huge for co-hosts

Australia have been without injured forward Sam Kerr for their first two games but she has declared herself fit for this key game, saying she feels ‘as good as can be’.

The psychological boost of the return for Kerr could be massive for the Matildas, and a win for Australia looks a good option here in any case.

The co-hosts went down 3-2 to Nigeria last time out but were incredibly unlucky not to get anything out of that game, but overall they have been in good form with 10 wins in their last 12 games and home advantage should also work in their favour in Melbourne.

With so much at stake, this game could be a nervy affair and that may result in a low-scoring contest. A 1-0 win for Australia is the correct score selection as each of the last four Matildas’ wins have been to nil and two of those have been 1-0 victories, while Canada have failed to score in two of their last four games.

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