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France vs Australia, Worldcup 2018 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2018
France
2 – 1
Full Time
Australia
Sat 16 Jun 2018 · 10:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 13' Mathew Leckie
Y 57' Josh Risdon
Corentin Tolisso 76' Y
Y 87' Aziz Behich

Overview

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France vs Australia — Worldcup .

Match Details

  • Referee Hernan Maidana
  • Referee Mauro Vigliano
  • Referee Tiago Martins
  • Referee Jair Marrufo
  • Referee Andres Cunha
  • Referee Nicolas Taran
  • Referee Mauricio Espinosa
  • Referee Julio Bascunan
  • Referee Christian Schiemann

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 Curaçao 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

2
France 2 games · Avg 4.0 goals Australia
Last 5 meetings
2018-06-16 France 2–1 Australia

Recent Form

France
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Jun Australia H 2–1 W
05 May Paris Saint-Germain FC H 1–1 D
28 Apr Shaftesbury FC A 2–0 W
21 Apr FC Porto H 1–0 W
14 Apr Galatasaray SK A 1–0 W
07 Apr Hebburn Town FC A 1–1 D
Australia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
16 Jun France A 1–2 L
20 Aug FC Augsburg H 1–1 D

Season Stats

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

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
50% Clean Sheets
France this season
50% Clean Sheets
Australia this season

France are 33rd (9 pts). Australia are 14th (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

France
0-15
2/1
16-30
1/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
5/1
61-75
6/–
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Australia
0-15
–/1
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

France
Kylian Mbappe 10 G 4 A
Ousmane Dembele 6 G 2 A
Bradley Barcola 3 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. France is hosting Australia for another epic battle.
  • 5' France seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 10' Australia come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 13' The referee shows Australia player a Yellow card on 13.
  • 18' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 23' France are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Australia's shape.
  • 28' Over 28 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 33' France are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 38' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 43' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 48' Maty Ryan needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 53' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 57' Josh Risdon is having his name booked by the referee on 57.
  • 58' Antoine Griezmann does the damage! The net is bulging and France surge ahead!
  • 62' The Australia Mile Jedinak breaks the deadlock on 62 minutes. 1-1!
  • 64' The whistle greets Andrew Nabbout as he departs to be replaced by Tomi Juric.
  • 69' With 0 assists to his name this season, Hugo Lloris is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Australia.
  • 70' A tactical swap from France — Nabil Fekir on, Ousmane Dembele off on 70 minutes.
  • 72' Tom Rogic makes way for Jackson Irvine at the 72 minute mark. A tactical switch from Australia.
  • 76' Corentin Tolisso was booked on 76.
  • 78' Blaise Matuidi has so much to prove this time. He replaces Corentin Tolisso on 78 minute.
  • 80' Aziz Behich adds to his 1 season tally! Australia lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 84' Daniel Arzani gets the nod from Australia. He replaces Robbie Kruse and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 87' The referee has no hesitation. Aziz Behich is booked for Australia — Yellow card on 87.
  • The final score is 2-1.

Lineups

France Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Didier Deschamps

Australia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Bert van Marwijk

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.8 France xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.62 Australia xG
I would bet for: France to win 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
France63% Draw23% Australia14%
Actual: France win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes39% 0% No61%
Avg goals/match: 2.42
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

France or Draw
87%
Draw or Australia
37%
France or Australia
77%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
France44% Draw46% Australia10%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
15.3%
2 – 0
14%
0 – 0
10.8%
1 – 1
10.6%
2 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
8.2%
3 – 1
5.3%
0 – 1
4.6%
4 – 0
3.7%
1 – 2
2.9%
2 – 2
2.7%
4 – 1
2.5%

Asian Handicap — France

Handicap France covers Push Australia covers
-2.5 18% — 82%
-2 18% 20% 61%
-1.5 39% — 61%
-1 39% 26% 36%
-0.5 64% — 36%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 8% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

France keeps clean sheet
54% ✗
Australia keeps clean sheet
17% ✓

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