Lionesses To Roar On Home Soil? Women’s Euro 2022 Predictions

Remember Mystic Meg and her fantastically accurate predictions on the National Lottery… “the number 6 will mean something to you.oooohhhh!” Yeah cheers for that Meg, that’s going to help me a great deal moving forward.

Well, with the women’s Euro 2022 starting today, I was originally going to give you a preview of the tournament and a couple of tips on who would win it.

And I am still going to do that, but instead of just telling you about what should happen, I am going to summon my inner psychic and give you every result from the tournament as I see it.

Of course, not all these predictions will be accurate, but if you think I’ve hit the nail on the head with a prediction,t hen remember, you can bet on all the games both pre-match and In Play at the excellent bet365 Sport.

So, let’s now crack on with a look at the 16 teams that have qualified for the tournament and who have been drawn into one of the four groups for the opening group stages.

I have outlined my predictions for each game in the group phase below and at the end, I will summarise how that will leave the tables if the results prove anywhere near right.

We will then move on to the knockout phase of the competition working our way through before we land on the eventual winner at Wembley on the 31^st July.

Euro 2022 Finals Group Stage

Group A

• Austria
• England
• Northern Ireland
• Norway

Group A Matches & Predictions

• Wed 6^th July – 8pm – England v Austria (Old Trafford)
• Thu 7^th July – 8pm – Norway v Northern Ireland (St Mary’s)
• Mon 11^th July – 5pm – Austria v Northern Ireland (St Mary’s)
• Mon 11^th July – 8pm – England v Norway (Brighton & Hove Community Stadium)
• Fri 15^th July – 8pm – Northern Ireland v England (St Mary’s),
• Fri 15^th July – 8pm – Austria v Norway (Brighton & Hove Community Stadium)

Score Predictions

• England 2-0 Austria
• Norway 2-1 Northern Ireland
• Austria 1-1 Northern Ireland
• England 1-0 Norway
• Northern Ireland 1-4 England
• Austria 2-2 Norway

Group B

• Denmark
• Finland
• Germany
• Spain

Group B Matches & Predictions

• Fri 8^th July – 5pm – Spain v Finland (Stadium MK)
• Fri 8^th July – 8pm – Germany v Denmark (London Community Stadium)
• Tue 12^th July – 5pm – Denmark v Finland (Stadium MK)
• Tue 12^th July – 8pm – Germany v Spain (London Community Stadium)
• Sat 16^th July – 8pm – Finland v Germany (Stadium MK),
• Sat 16^th July – 8pm – Denmark v Spain (London Community Stadium)

Score Predictions

• Spain 4-0 Finland
• Germany 1-0 Denmark
• Denmark 3-0 Finland
• Germany 0-0 Spain
• Finland 0-2 Germany
• Denmark 1-2 Spain

Group C

• Netherlands
• Portugal
• Sweden
• Switzerland

Group C Matches  & Predictions

• Sat 9^th July – 5pm – Portugal v Switzerland (Leigh Sports Village)
• Sat 9^th July – 8pm – Netherlands v Sweden (Bramhall Lane)
• Wed 13^th July – 5pm – Sweden v Switzerland (Bramhall Lane)
• Wed 13^th July – 8pm – Netherlands v Portugal (Leigh Sports Village)
• Sun 17^th July – 5pm – Switzerland v Netherlands (Bramhall Lane),
• Sun 17^th July – 5pm – Sweden v Portugal (Leigh Sports Village)

Score Predictions

• Portugal 0-3 Switzerland
• Netherlands 1-1 Sweden
• Sweden 2-0 Switzerland
• Netherlands 4-1 Portugal
• Switzerland 0-3 Netherlands
• Sweden 4-1 Portugal

Group D

• Belgium
• France
• Iceland
• Italy

Group D Matches  & Predictions

• Sun 10^th July – 5pm – Belgium v Iceland (Man City Academy Stadium)
• Sun 10^th July – 8pm – France v Italy (New York Stadium)
• Thu 14^th July – 5pm – Italy v Iceland (Manchester City Academy Stadium)
• Thu 14^th July – 8pm – France v Belgium (New York Stadium)
• Mon 18^th July – 8pm – Iceland v France (New York Stadium)
• Mon 18^th July – 8pm – Italy v Belgium (Man City Academy Stadium)

Score Predictions

• Belgium 1-1 Iceland
• France 2-0 Italy
• Italy 1-0 Iceland
• France 3-1 Belgium
• Iceland 0-2 France
• Italy 1-1 Belgium

Predicted Qualifiers

• Group A – Winners – England, Runners Up – Norway
• Group B – Winners – Spain, Runners Up – Germany
• Group C – Winners – Netherlands, Runners Up – Sweden
• Group D – Winners – France, Runners Up – Italy

I don’t see any real surprises in the Group Stage, perhaps Germany beating Denmark to second in Group C

Knockout Phase Of The Tournament

Quarter Finals (8pm Kick Offs)

• QF 1 Wed 20^th July –  Winner of Group A v Runner Up Group B  – Brighton & Hove Community Stadium
• QF 2 Thu 21^st July – Winner of Group B v Runner Up Group A (London Community Stadium)
• QF 3 Fri 22^nd July – Winner Group C v Runner Up Group D (Leigh Sports Village)
• QF 4 Fri 22^nd July – Winner Group D v Runner Up Group C (New York Stadium)

Quarter Final Predictions

• QF 1 – England 2-1 Germany
• QF 2 – Spain 3-1 Norway
• QF 3 – Netherlands 3-2 Italy (AET)
• QF 4 – France 1-1 Sweden (AET – France win 4-3 on penalties)

I see England beating the Germans, scoring a goal in each half before the Germans grab a late goal and make life very difficult for England in the last few minutes.

The Spanish though will be too strong for Norway and come through that tie comfortably.

I think the last two games will go to extra time, with Netherlands pipping Italy with a goal in extra time to land a 3-2 win, while France and Sweden will share a goal each in extra time after a 0-0 draw in 90 minutes, with the French going on to clinch a place in the semi-finals on penalties.

Semi Finals

• SF 1 – Tue 26^th July  – Winner QF 1 v Winner QF 3 (Bramhall Lane)
• SF 2 – Wed 27^th July – Winner QF 2 v Winner QF 4 (Stadium MK)

Semi Final Predictions

• SF 1 – England 2-1 Netherlands (After Extra Time)
• SF 2 – Spain 1-1 France (AET – France Win 5-4 on penalties)

Both semi finals should be very closely contested if my predictions prove correct, with England and the Netherlands, two much fancied teams, battling it out in a close game that goes to Extra Time but which England then win thanks to an Ellen White goal in the second period of extra time.

The other game is equally close fought and I see France taking the lead only for Gonzalez to bring the Spaniards level in the second half. With no goals in extra time, it goes to the dreaded penalties where France’s greater experience proves crucial as they land the win.

Final

• Sun 31^st July – Winner SF1 v Winner SF 2 (Wembley)

Final Prediction

• Final – England 2-1 France

With a packed crowd at Wembley, England’s Lionesses finally get their hands on a Major trophy as despite France taking a first half lead, England roar back to level before half time and then go on to score another goal late in the second half to claim a 2-1 win and lift the trophy.

And now it is over to the women competing to prove these predictions correct, or more likely not!