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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
67% Clean Sheets
Argentina this season
67% Clean Sheets
Australia this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Argentina is hosting Australia for another epic battle.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' It’s high time Graham Arnold made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' The referee calls foul for Jackson Irvine. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 20' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 25' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Enzo Fernandez, as he is very good at scoring at Ahmed bin Ali Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 35' Lionel Messi puts Argentina on the lead.
  • 38' Milos Degenek is having his name booked by the referee on 38.
  • 43' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Australia needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 48' It looks surprising Australia does not make any changes. Ajdin Hrustic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 50' It is a substitution in Argentina team. Alejandro Gomez is replaced by Lisandro Martinez on 50 minute.
  • 55' Australia started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 55.
  • 57' Goal! Julian Alvarez scores his 93 goal in 182 matches.
  • 58' Time for substitution for Australia. Riley McGree is replaced by Craig Goodwin.
  • 59' Australia manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ajdin Hrustic is hanging Keanu Baccus on the field on 59 minute.
  • 64' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Aaron Mooy suffering a number of foals already.
  • 69' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Craig Goodwin made 233 appearances and scored 44 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 71' Another change for Argentina made on 71 minute. Julian Alvarez leaves to be changed by Lautaro Martinez.
  • 72' It is a substitution in Argentina team. Julian Alvarez is replaced by Lautaro Martinez on 72 minute.
  • 73' The Australia manager makes a substitution. Mitchell Duke departs to be replaced by Jamie MacLaren.
  • 77' What a strike from Craig Goodwin! The score is 2-1.
  • 80' Another substitution for Argentina to replace Alexis Mac Allister by Exequiel Palacios on 80 minute.
  • 85' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 90' Argentina is showing some good football. However, Argentina are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 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.