USA Women vs Zambia Women Prediction and Betting Tips | July 25th 2024

USA Women begin their 2024 Paris Olympics Women's Football tournament when they face Zambia Women at Allianz Riviera on Thursday. The USWNT are coming into the tournament on the back of a disappointing goalless draw in a friendly against Costa Rica last week.

They booked their spot in Paris having won the 2022 CONCACAF W Championship.

Zambia, meanwhile, shared the spoils in a 1-1 draw against New Zealand in their final pre-tournament warm-up friendly. They went ahead through Rhoda Chileshe's 49th-minute strike while Katie Kitching drew the game level midway through the second half.

The Copper Queens qualified for the tournament having successfully navigated their way through the 2024 CAF Olympic Qualifying Tournament. They eliminated Ghana with a 4-3 aggregate victory in the semifinal and needed extra time to eliminate Morocco in the final following a 2-2 aggregate draw.

Germany and Australia complete the quartet of teams in Group B of the tournament.

USA Women vs Zambia Women Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

This will be the first meeting between the two sides.
Zambia are making their second appearance at the Olympic Women's Football tournament. The USA have participated in all seven prior editions of the competition.
Zambia have lost just one of their last seven games (four wins).
USA are unbeaten in their last nine games (eight wins).
Zambia climbed one spot to 64th place in the latest FIFA World Rankings. USA dropped one spot to fifth.
USA Women form guide: D-W-W-W-W Zambia form guide: D-W-L-D-W

USA Women vs Zambia Women Prediction

The USA have hit a nadir over the last few years. The Stars and Stripes are the most successful side in international women's football history and won four of the first five Olympic Women's Football tournament, finishing as runners-up to Norway in Sydney 2000. However, things have gone downhill since their 2015 Women's World Cup triumph, culminating in their embarrassingly early ouster at the 2023 World Cup.

The USWNT's struggles indicate that the smaller nations in Women's football are closing the gap to the elite sides. Zambia are one of the teams that have made a massive jump in recent years and will be aiming to go one step further than their Tokyo 2020 campaign that ended without a victory in a group stage ouster.

The USA have begun a new era under Emma Hayes although results in her tenure at the helm have been shaky. However, there is a vast difference in quality between the two sides and they should cruise to victory.

Prediction: USA Women 4-0 Zambia Women

USA Women vs Zambia Women Betting Tips

Tip 1 - USA Women to win

Tip 2 - Both teams to score: No

Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals

Tip 4 - USA Women to win both halves