First match: France women's football vs Brazil women's football team
Match analysis: Host France women's football team will face Brazil women's football team in the quarterfinals of the Olympic Games.
Earlier this week, hosts France beat New Zealand 2-1 to secure a place in the quarter-finals of the Paris Olympics. Marie-Antoinette · Cato's two goals were enough to secure a huge victory for Hervé · Reynard's side.
After a 3-2 win over Colombia in the opening match of Group A, the France women's football team lost 1-2 to Canada, which left France's women's promotion hopes in the air, but the victory against New Zealand gave hosts France the opportunity to continue competing for Olympic medals in the coming week.
France team news
France women's coach Renard remains confident in the starting line-up for the win over New Zealand Women. Marie-Antoinette · Cato will lead the attack of the France women's team.
It's an interesting team, with France Women scoring over 2.5 goals in each of their last seven matches. Despite a strong attack, Renard's side have kept just two clean sheets in their last 11 matches.
Brazil women's football team struggled to advance to the quarterfinals. After a narrow 1-0 win over Nigeria, Brazil Women lost back-to-back to Japan and Spain, and with the help of other teams, Brazil Women can become one of the best third-place teams.
Brazil team news
Brazil women's head coach Elias will be forced to make at least one change. Legendary veteran Marta will miss the game after being sent off in Group A of the Brazil Women's Football Team.
The matches between these teams have proven to be interesting in recent times, with goals usually expected. France women's football team has had good results in recent competitions, with six wins and one draw in their last seven matches. Goals have been scored in six of those seven games.
With home advantage, France will win against Brazil Women. It's a game where you can expect both teams to score.
Recommend:
Favor France women's football team to win 2-0 2-1 3-1
Match 2: Bode Shine vs Haugesund
Match analysis: In the seventeenth round of the Norway League, Bodø shines at home against Haugesund. Bodø shines in the second leg of the second qualifying round of the Champions League, following a 3-1 away win over FC Riga.
They opened the scoring in the 14th minute through Janis · Ikanijeks, while Jens · Haug equalised in the 40th minute. Ulrik · Salznes and Casper · Hogg scored a goal each in the second half to help Bodø shine to a 7-1 aggregate victory.
Bode Shine will now turn their attention to the league following a 1-1 away draw at Oss KFUM in their last fixture.
Haugesund, meanwhile, lost 3-4 away to Sanafei. They opened the scoring through Sandre · Lisset, but goals from Lloris · Mettler and Jacob · Dunsby gave Sanafe a 3-1 lead at half-time. In the second half, Bruno · Wright and Palfe · Bizoza scored to level the scores, while Emman· Markovic converted a penalty in stoppage time to help Sanafe win the game.
The defeat puts Haugesund in 14th place in the standings with 17 points from 15 matches. And Bode shines in the league standings with 37 points.
Bodø Shine vs Haugesund this head-to-head head and key stats
Bodø Shine have won 14 of the last 31 meetings, with Haugesund claiming 8 and 9 ending in draws.
Their most recent meeting came back in June 2024 when it finished with a 1-0 winning margin away from home.
In five of the last six head-to-head meetings, both sides have scored.
Bodø Shine has seen both sides score in seven of their last eight league games.
Haugesund are winless in their last five away league matches (three defeats).
Bodø Shine has just comfortably qualified for the next round of Champions League qualifying. At the same time, they are in a good position to successfully defend the league title.
Haugesund currently occupy the last relegation spot, but are currently playing a game less. If Haugesund can emerge victorious here, they could climb out of the bottom three.
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Favor Bodø to shine at home to win 2-0 2-1 3-1
Match 3: Gaisce vs Norrköping
Match analysis: Gaisce and Norrköping will face off in the seventeenth round of the Sweden Premier League. Geis will be looking to build on their 1-0 win at Solna last week.
Gustav · Lundgren's third-minute goal proved the difference between the two sides.
Norrköping, meanwhile, picked up the top points with a 2-0 home win over Kalmar. Christopher · Niemann broke the deadlock in the 17th minute before completing a brace in the 66th minute. The 31-year-old missed a penalty in the 77th minute and also missed the chance to score a hat-trick.
The victory put Norrköping in 14th place in the standings with 17 points from 16 matches. Gaisce is fifth in the standings with 28 points from 16 games.
Gaisce vs Norrköping head-to-head head and key stats
Norrköping have won six of their last 11 matches. Gaisce has won four times, with one game ending in a draw.
Their last meeting was in April 2024 when it finished a 1-0 home win for Norrköping.
Five of the last six head-to-head meetings have seen fewer than three goals scored.
In four of the last five matches, one side has failed to get on the scoresheet.
In five of Gaisce's last six league games, one side has kept a clean sheet.
Norrköping have conceded 21 goals in eight away games, the second-most in the league.
Gaisce are unbeaten in their last seven home league matches (six wins).
Gaisce won the last two games in the bounce and was just one point away from European qualification. They have scored and conceded 20 goals this season.
Norrköping, on the other hand, is currently in the relegation zone and is only a point away from safety. They have the worst away record in the league, picking up just five points from eight away matches.
Gaisce boasts one of the best home records in the league and will be looking to further cement their league run with another victory in this one.
Recommend:
Look for Gaisce to win 2-0 2-1 3-1 at home
Match 4: Renault Yamaguchi vs Oita Trinita
Match Analysis: It's going to be a competitive contest and Oita Trinita will have enough to cause problems for Renault Yamaguchi in the match, but Renault Yamaguchi will be on their way to victory.
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Favor Renault Yamaguchi to win 1-0 2-0 2-1 at home
Scene 5: Sendai Tanabata vs Shimizu agitation
Match Analysis: Sendai Tanabata has enough to make this match tricky while creating a threat to Shimizu Agitation, but the in-form Shimizu Agitation will walk away with a win.
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Favor Shimizu agitation away to win 0-2 0-3 1-3
Match 6: Hannover 96 vs Regensburg
Match analysis: Hannover 96 made significant progress under Stefan · Lytle last season and are moving towards their vision of returning to the Bundesliga in 2024/25.
Last season, Regensburg quickly returned to the Bundesliga after beating Wiln Wiesbaden over two legs in the play-offs.
Recommend:
Favour Hannover 96 to win 2-0 3-0 3-1 at home
Match 7: Hertha Berlin vs Paderborn
Match Analysis: Hertha Berlin's powerful reinforcements have arrived to strengthen the squad, so promotion will be the goal of this team for the new season.
After finishing the 2023/24 campaign with four wins in their last five league games, Paderborn stepped up their rehearsal of the 3-4-3 tactical system and brought in a slew of new players who are expected to play an important role this season. At the same time, this game will bring Hertha Berlin a tough test.
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Look for a draw of 1-1 2-2 3-3