After competing with Australia on matchday one, we expect Ireland to run the Canucks close, but we believe that Canada's extra quality will help them claim all three points in Perth.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Canada Women win with a probability of 67.09%. A draw had a probability of 18.6% and a win for Ireland Women had a probability of 14.31%.
The most likely scoreline for a Canada Women win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.4%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.79%) and 1-0 (9.22%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.67%), while for a Ireland Women win it was 1-2 (4.08%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Canada Women in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Canada Women.