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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' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and France launch into their encounter with Australia.
  • 5' The 31-year-old Adrien Rabiot has been sensational this season — 2 goals and 3 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 9' A stunning finish from Craig Goodwin — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 13' The France manager makes a substitution. Lucas Hernandez departs to be replaced by Theo Hernandez.
  • 18' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 23' Jason Cummings has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 27' The France Adrien Rabiot breaks the deadlock on 27 minutes. 1-1!
  • 32' The deadlock is broken! Olivier Giroud gets on the scoresheet on 32 minutes.
  • 37' Australia international Keanu Baccus has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 42' France started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 42.
  • 47' Both keepers have barely been tested. France and Australia are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 52' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Graham Arnold will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 55' A moment of madness from Mitchell Duke on 55 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Australia will be frustrated.
  • 56' The crowd applauds Mitchell Duke as he leaves the pitch. Jason Cummings steps in for Australia.
  • 61' 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 Mitchell Duke suffering a number of foals already.
  • 66' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 68' What a strike from Kylian Mbappe! The score is 3-1.
  • 71' Brilliant from the ! Olivier Giroud makes it 4-1 with a superb finish on 71.
  • 72' Olivier Giroud doubles the advantage! 5-1 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 73' Australia ring the changes. Riley McGree has done his job and it is now time for Awer Mabil to step up.
  • 74' Garang Kuol gets the nod from Australia. He replaces Craig Goodwin and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 77' A tactical swap from France — Youssouf Fofana on, Aurelien Tchouameni off on 77 minutes.
  • 80' Poor challenge from Jackson Irvine. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 85' Australia ring the changes. Jackson Irvine has done his job and it is now time for Keanu Baccus to step up.
  • 89' Another change for France made on 89 minute. Benjamin Pavard leaves to be changed by Jules Kounde.
  • 90' The referee has no hesitation. Aaron Mooy is booked for Australia — Yellow card on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 4-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

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.