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France vs Australia, Worldcup 2022 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2022
France
4 – 1
Full Time
Australia
Tue 22 Nov 2022 · 19:00 UTC Al Janoub Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 55' Mitchell Duke
Y 80' Jackson Irvine
Y 90' Aaron Mooy

Overview

Match Preview

France vs Australia — Worldcup at Al Janoub Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Zakhele Siwela
  • Referee Drew Fischer
  • Referee Victor Gomes (South Africa)
  • Referee Souru Phatsoane (Lesotho)
  • Referee Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)
  • Referee Adil Zourak (Morocco)

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
2022-11-22 France 4–1 Australia 2018-06-16 France 2–1 Australia

Recent Form

France
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Nov Australia H 4–1 W
28 Jun Switzerland H 7–8 L
23 Jun Portugal A 2–2 D
19 Jun Hungary A 1–1 D
15 Jun Germany H 1–0 W
15 Jul Croatia H 4–2 W
Australia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Nov France A 1–4 L
26 Jun Peru H 0–2 L
21 Jun Denmark A 1–1 D
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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against France and Australia has kicked off!
  • 5' The 29-year-old Ousmane Dembele has been sensational this season — 12 goals and 8 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 9' The Australia Craig Goodwin breaks the deadlock on 9 minutes. 0-1!
  • 13' Another change for France made on 13 minute. Lucas Hernandez leaves to be changed by Theo Hernandez.
  • 18' Australia are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 23' 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 Aurelien Tchouameni suffering a number of foals already.
  • 27' Magnificent from Adrien Rabiot! That is 45 goals in 531 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 32' What composure from Olivier Giroud! The France international strokes it home. 2-1.
  • 37' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 42' Australia is showing some good football. However, Australia are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 47' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His France side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 52' France are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Australia's shape.
  • 55' Mitchell Duke was booked on 55.
  • 56' A change in the Australia ranks — Mitchell Duke exits the field as Jason Cummings enters on 56.
  • 61' France are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 66' Over 66 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 68' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Kylian Mbappe makes no mistake. 3-1!
  • 71' GOAL! Olivier Giroud scores on 71. Assisted by Kylian Mbappe
  • 72' Goal! Olivier Giroud scores his 99 goal in 417 matches.
  • 73' Australia ring the changes. Riley McGree has done his job and it is now time for Awer Mabil to step up.
  • 74' Time for substitution for Australia. Craig Goodwin is replaced by Garang Kuol.
  • 77' Time for substitution for France. Aurelien Tchouameni is replaced by Youssouf Fofana.
  • 80' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jackson Irvine.
  • 85' Fresh legs for Australia! Keanu Baccus comes on to replace Jackson Irvine.
  • 89' A change in the France ranks — Benjamin Pavard exits the field as Jules Kounde enters on 89.
  • 90' A meaty challenge results in booking for Aaron Mooy on 90.
  • The points are shared — France 4-1 Australia. Honours even.

Lineups

France Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Didier Deschamps

Australia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Graham Arnold

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.55 France xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.99 Australia xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 67% + France to win 67%

Match Result

✓ Correct
France67% Draw19% Australia14%
Actual: France win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 3.54
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 67%
33%
± 3.5 46%
54%
± 4.5 28%
72%

Double Chance

France or Draw
86%
Draw or Australia
33%
France or Australia
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
France51% Draw36% Australia13%
Actual: France win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
9.1%
1 – 1
8.1%
3 – 0
7.8%
3 – 1
7.6%
1 – 0
7.1%
4 – 0
4.9%
4 – 1
Actual
2 – 2
4.5%
0 – 0
4.2%
3 – 2
3.8%
1 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — France

Handicap France covers Push Australia covers
-2.5 29% — 71%
-2 29% 20% 51%
-1.5 49% — 51%
-1 49% 21% 30%
-0.5 70% — 30%
+0.5 88% — 12%
+1 88% 8% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 3% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

France keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
Australia keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

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