Olympic Soccer Odds for Women's Bronze Medal

In tournaments that have games between the beaten semi-finalists, you can end up in a situation where neither team really wants to be there.

Things are a little different in the Olympic Games, though, as the match actually has a prize at the end of it.

My Analysis

Winning and losing in this game is the difference between going home with a medal or leaving with nothing but memories.

One thing that does always seem to happen in these 3rd and 4th place games is that we tend to get an offensive showing from both teams, as both go all out to get the win.

On Friday, we will have Spain and Germany battling it out for the bronze medal in women’s soccer.

Let’s take a look at the path both teams took to get here, and predicting how it might play out.

The Path to Bronze for Spain

The general feeling was that Spain was going to be the team to beat heading into these Olympic Games, and for a while, that certainly looked to be the case.

They went through the group stage winning all 3 games, but perhaps not in the dominant fashion that we expected to see from such a good team.

Spain had to battle back in their opening game to beat Japan 2-1.

That set up a rematch with Brazil in the semi-final. Given the earlier meeting, Spain was favored, but they lost that one by a stunning score of 4-2.

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The Path to Bronze for Germany

The group stage proved to be something of a rollercoaster for Germany, who had some serious ups and down on their way to the knockout phase of the tournament.

Once they moved on, the goals dried up rather dramatically.

Germany tied 0-0 with Canada in the quarterfinal before losing on penalties. Their rematch with the US in the semi-final was closer than the group game, but in the end, Germany went down 1-0 to a goal in extra time.

Spain vs Germany Prediction for the Bronze Medal Game

These teams haven’t squared off since 2022, with the Germans winning that one by a score of 2-0. I think we will see more offense in this one, as that is how these 3rd and 4th place games tend to go.

This really is something of a coin flip, as I think you can make a very solid case for both teams, but I am leaning toward Spain for the win.

Olympic Soccer Pick: Spain 2-1 Germany
Draw: +226