Canada and Ireland face off on Wednesday morning in Group B FIFA Women’s World Cup soccer showdown at nib Stadium. 

Canada vs Ireland Odds

Canada is the favorite sitting at -170 while Ireland is the underdog sitting at +550. The total sits at 2.5 goals with the over paying out at +135. 

Canada Betting Preview

Canada still has high expectations for this tournament, but the first game didn’t exactly go how they wanted it to. Canada faced off against Nigeria and they were only able to play to a 0-0 draw. Canada had 68 percent of the possession and three shots on target, but they couldn’t find the back of the net. Nigeria only had one shot on goal, but Canada couldn’t get any sort of offense going against their defense. Jessie Fleming missed the first game with a calf injury, but she could play in this game. Jordyn Huitema has already scored 14 goals for her country overall, and they are going to need a big game out of her. They need to push the numbers forward to get the three goals. 

Ireland Betting Preview

On the other side of this matchup is Ireland who sit in 4th place in the standings having picked up zero points. Ireland faced off against Australia and they were defeated 1-0 in the first game of the World Cup tournament. The only goal they gave up was on a penalty kick in the 52nd minute. Ireland finished the game with 37 percent of the possession and one shot on goal. Ireland lost the first game, but they actually didn’t play awful, and they could end up starting the same lineup here. Niamh Fahey, Louise Quinn, and Megan Connolly are all expected to start in center back in this game. 

Shane’s Free Pick

Canada played to a 0-0 draw in the first game, and the exact same result could happen here. Canada is going to play strong defense here, and they are going to look quite impressive again here. I also expect their offense is going to also struggle. It wouldn’t shock me if this game ended in a 0-0 draw, but there won’t be more than one goal here. Back the under 1.5 goals to cash here.