2019 FIFA Women's World Cup: R1 match projections

Last updated: Mar 4, 2021, 3:05AM | Published: Jun 7, 2019, 3:53AM

Well, it's getting close to kickoff time for the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup and what better way to start than by sharing our custom WWC19 match projections.

As the tournament goes on we will update our projections for the next round of matches, and also update actual results with a big green tick✔️ next to the result of each match.

You can also follow our match projections across social media, on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

If this is your first time on Stats Insider, the percentage numbers next to each team is the probability of that team winning the match. Likewise for a draw.

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So, without any further ado, here are our win probabilities for the first round of group stage matches:

GROUP A

France v South Korea

France: 71.8% ✔️
DRAW: 14.8%
South Korea: 13.4%

Result: France 4-0 South Korea

Norway v Nigeria

Norway: 62.6% ✔️
DRAW: 17.4
Nigeria: 20%

Result: Norway 3-0 Nigeria

GROUP B

Germany v China

Germany: 68.5% ✔️
DRAW: 15.2%
China: 16.2%

Result: Germany 1-0 China

Spain v South Africa

Spain: 83.1% ✔️
DRAW: 10.7%
South Africa: 6.2%

Result: Spain 3-1 South Africa

GROUP C

Australia v Italy

Australia: 60%
DRAW: 18%
Italy: 22% ✔️

Brazil v Jamaica

Brazil: 64.5% ✔️
DRAW: 16.7%
Jamaica: 18.8%

GROUP D

England v Scotland

England: 84.9% ✔️
DRAW: 9%
Scotland: 6.1%

Argentina v Japan

Argentina: 3.7%
DRAW: 6% ✔️
Japan: 90.2%

GROUP E

Canada v Cameroon

Canada: 84.9% ✔️
DRAW: 9%
Cameroon: 6.1%

New Zealand v Netherlands

New Zealand: 22%
DRAW: 18%
Netherlands: 60% ✔️

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GROUP F

Chile v Sweden

Chile: 7.4%
DRAW: 11.4%
Sweden: 81.3% ✔️

USA v Thailand

United States: 94.8% ✔️
DRAW: 3.7%
Thailand: 1.5%

Fingers crossed and #TrustTheModel as always! If you're having a bet during the Women's World Cup, remember to always gamble responsibly.

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Nick Splitter

Never won a Premiership in junior sports, and, as a loyal fan of teams that are generally and historically rubbish - see 'St Kilda Football Club' and 'all Philadelphia sports' - now spends his time sobbing uncontrollably in the corner of the pub.