England vs Nigeria Prediction: End of the road for the Super Falcons

The Lioness will square off with the Super Falcons of Nigeria in their bid to advance to the next round at the Suncorp Stadium on Monday. England changed gear in their last group game, beating China (6-1). Prior to the game, the Lioness managed to cruise past Haiti and Denmark. On the other hand, Nigeria maintained an unbeaten run to secure the ticket to this round.

FIFA Ranking: 4th

Last three games: WWW

The Lioness began their journey with a scrappy (1-0) victory over the debutant Haiti side. The game was followed by another sim (1-0) win against Denmark. England produced one of the best results in the tournament when they scored six times against Asian Champions. The European Champions wrapped up the group phase at the top of the log, scoring eight while conceding once.

Chelsea Forward Lauren James is in contention for the best player in this tournament, having scored three times and assisted three. The Lionesses are poised to advance to their fifth consecutive Women’s World Cup quarterfinals but must be wary of the attacking threats of their opponent.

Possible Starting Eleven: Earps; Bronze, Bright, Greenwood, Daly; Coombs, Stanway, Toone; Kelly, James, Russo.

FIFA Ranking:40th

Last three games: DWD

The Super Falcons started their campaign in this tournament with a remarkable performance, sharing the spoils against Canada. They then produced their best result in the competition with a (2-3) victory over the co-hosts Australia. Nigeria failed to convert their chances in their final game, sharing the spoils against the Republic of Ireland.

The Super Falcons picked up five points from a combined nine, scoring three goals and conceding twice. The result extended their unbeaten run to six in all competitions.

Nigeria have progressed past the group phase for the third in the Women’s World Cup and will be determined to equal their strongest-ever finish in this competition.

Possible Starting Eleven: Nnadozie; Alozie, Ohale, Demehin, Plumptre; Ucheibe, Abiodun; Ajibade, Payne, Oshoala; Onumonu.

The Lionesses were one of the three sides to have had a perfect record in this competition, alongside Sweden and Japan. Sabrina Wiegman's side won the UEFA Women’s Championship and Arnold Clark Cup, respectively, in recent years and will be poised to add the World Cup to her CV. On the other side, Nigeria have managed just one victory in this tournament but have kept a clean sheet in two of their last three games. It'll be tough against the attacking blazing opposition, who put six goals past the Asian Champions China. The England side will torment the Nigeria defense and even though England have played (1-0) twice in their first two games, we expect a more open encounter here; bet on a total of over 2.5 goals for 1.96.

Lauren James have been influential for the Lionesses in this competition, and it’ll be difficult to shut her out; we expect her to get a goal here for 3.20.

The England team is far superior to the Super Falcons, and we think the Lionesses will get a halftime victory here for 1.81.

Good luck!