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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 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

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
67% Clean Sheets
Australia this season

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

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at . Ninety minutes of football awaits between France and Australia.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at . Australia seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' France international Lucas Hernandez has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 13' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Mathew Leckie on 13 minutes.
  • 18' Aziz Behich, a Australia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 23' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 28' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 33' Australia are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 38' France is showing some good football. However, France are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 43' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Australia that had 11 games and scored 13 goals.
  • 48' Australia 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.
  • 53' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. France needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 57' A moment of madness from Josh Risdon on 57 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Australia will be frustrated.
  • 58' What composure from Antoine Griezmann! The France international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 62' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Mile Jedinak makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 64' The whistle greets Andrew Nabbout as he departs to be replaced by Tomi Juric.
  • 69' Maty Ryan needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 70' Another change for France made on 70 minute. Ousmane Dembele leaves to be changed by Nabil Fekir.
  • 72' Jackson Irvine has so much to prove this time. He replaces Tom Rogic on 72 minute.
  • 76' A moment of madness from Corentin Tolisso on 76 minutes earns him a Yellow card. France will be frustrated.
  • 78' Corentin Tolisso makes way for Blaise Matuidi at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from France.
  • 80' Sensational shot from Aziz Behich. Australia is back in the lead.
  • 84' Robbie Kruse makes way for Daniel Arzani at the 84 minute mark. A tactical switch from Australia.
  • 87' That is a Yellow card for Australia. Aziz Behich will be fuming at that decision.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for France players.

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.