The Matildas will play a farewell soccer match against China at Adelaide Oval in May before heading to the 2024 Paris Olympics.

The South Australian government said Australia was expected to face off against China in the friendly game on Friday, May 31.

It will be the first time the Matildas have played in Adelaide since November 2019, when the team defeated Chile 1-0 at Hindmarsh Stadium which attracted more than 10,000 people.

The team secured qualification for the Paris Olympics last month when they thrashed Uzbekistan 10-0 in Melbourne in front of a crowd of 54,000.

Striker Michelle Heyman said The Matildas were excited to play together in Australia before the Olympics.

"On behalf of all the Matildas, we are so grateful to be on home soil again, to be here in Adelaide to be able to do our thing especially just before the Olympics," she said.

"I'm super excited, I am pumped … to show everyone that we can do this."

Heyman said interest women's football in Australia had increased since the World Cup.

"With the World Cup being here on home soil, that definitely changed everything for football in Australia," she said.

"Even walking out there the other night to hear fans like that was mind-blowing."

South Australia's Premier Peter Malinauskas told ABC Radio Adelaide the game would highlight the value of women's sport to younger Australians. 

Mr Malinauskas said the government had been in negotiations with Football Australia about attracting high-level football to South Australia. 

"The stars aligned and we were able to reach an agreement and we're pretty happy about that," he said.

"We've got a very significant cohort of young South Australians who love the Tillies and I sort of submitted to them that it's not just about the money, they've actually got a responsibility to play in other places around the country."

Mr Malinauskas did not say how much it cost South Australian taxpayers to lure the Matildas to Adelaide.

Tickets for the Adelaide Oval game go on sale on Friday, March 8, to Football Australia Football Account holders at 2pm. 

Tickets for the general public will go on sale on Tuesday, March 12 at 12pm on Ticketek, ranging from $20 for juniors, $25 for concessions and $35 for adults. Family tickets start at $90.

Adelaide Comets player Sophia Tambakis said she was thrilled to see the Matildas in Adelaide for the first time. 

"I'm so excited because I've always wanted to see them in person," she said.

"But every time they're in Australia it's always in Sydney or Melbourne, but this time it's in South Australia so everyone can come to the game.

"Matildas are going to win that game and it's going to be a great warm-up for them."