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Argentina vs Australia, Worldcup 2022 LAST 16

FIFA World Cup · 2022
Argentina
2 – 1
Full Time
Australia
Sat 3 Dec 2022 · 19:00 UTC Ahmed bin Ali Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 15' Jackson Irvine
Y 38' Milos Degenek

Overview

Match Preview

Argentina vs Australia — Worldcup at Ahmed bin Ali Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Tomasz Kwiatkowski
  • Referee Szymon Marciniak
  • Referee Tomasz Listkiewicz
  • Referee Marco Fritz
  • Referee Pawel Sokolnicki
  • Referee Mario Escobar

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curacao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

1
Argentina 1 games · Avg 3.0 goals Australia
Last 5 meetings
2022-12-03 Argentina 2–1 Australia

Recent Form

Argentina
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Dec Australia H 2–1 W
30 Nov Poland A 2–0 W
26 Nov Mexico H 2–0 W
22 Nov Saudi Arabia H 1–2 L
11 Jul Brazil H 1–0 W
07 Jul Colombia H 4–3 W
Australia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Dec Argentina A 1–2 L
30 Nov Denmark H 1–0 W
26 Nov Tunisia A 1–0 W
22 Nov France A 1–4 L
26 Jun Peru H 0–2 L
21 Jun Denmark A 1–1 D

Season Stats

Argentina Australia
#37 Position #14
9 Points 4
3 Played 3
3 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 1
8 Scored 2
1 Conceded 2
+7 GD +0
3.00 PPG 1.33
100% Win % 33%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Argentina this season
50% Clean Sheets
Australia this season

Argentina are 37th (9 pts). Australia are 14th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Argentina
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
2/–
46-60
1/3
61-75
–/2
76+
12/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Australia
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Argentina
Lionel Messi 8 G 4 A
Lautaro Martinez 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Argentina welcome Australia for this crunch clash at Ahmed bin Ali Stadium.
  • 5' Aziz Behich needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 15' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jackson Irvine on 15 minutes.
  • 20' Maty Ryan is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Argentina so far.
  • 25' It looks surprising Australia does not make any changes. Craig Goodwin has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 30' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 35' Brilliant from the ! Lionel Messi makes it 1-0 with a superb finish on 35.
  • 38' Milos Degenek was booked on 38.
  • 43' Keanu Baccus has been relatively quiet despite scoring 14 goals in his last 205 appearances.
  • 48' Australia fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 50' The Argentina manager makes a substitution. Alejandro Gomez departs to be replaced by Lisandro Martinez.
  • 55' Alexis Mac Allister is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Australia tonight.
  • 57' Julian Alvarez adds to his 1 season tally! Argentina lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 58' Craig Goodwin gets the nod from Australia. He replaces Riley McGree and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 59' The Australia manager makes a substitution. Keanu Baccus departs to be replaced by Ajdin Hrustic.
  • 64' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 69' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Lionel Scaloni will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 71' Lautaro Martinez has so much to prove this time. He replaces Julian Alvarez on 71 minute.
  • 72' The whistle greets Julian Alvarez as he departs to be replaced by Lautaro Martinez.
  • 73' Jamie MacLaren has so much to prove this time. He replaces Mitchell Duke on 73 minute.
  • 77' Craig Goodwin doubles the advantage! 2-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 80' It is a substitution in Argentina team. Alexis Mac Allister is replaced by Exequiel Palacios on 80 minute.
  • 85' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 90' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • Full Time. Argentina beats Australia

Lineups

Argentina Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lionel Scaloni

Australia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Graham Arnold

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.68 Argentina xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.61 Australia xG
I would bet for: Under — clean sheet likely 62% + Argentina to win 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Argentina61% Draw25% Australia14%
Actual: Argentina win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 2.29
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 40%
60%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Argentina or Draw
86%
Draw or Australia
39%
Argentina or Australia
75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Argentina42% Draw48% Australia10%
Actual: Argentina win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
16.3%
2 – 0
13.9%
0 – 0
12.3%
1 – 1
11%
2 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
7.6%
0 – 1
5.2%
3 – 1
4.8%
4 – 0
3.2%
1 – 2
3%
2 – 2
2.6%
4 – 1
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Argentina

Handicap Argentina covers Push Australia covers
-2.5 16% — 84%
-2 16% 20% 65%
-1.5 35% — 65%
-1 35% 27% 38%
-0.5 62% — 38%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 9% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Argentina keeps clean sheet
55% ✗
Australia keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.