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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
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' The game is set. France kicks off things out of here…
  • 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.
  • 9' Craig Goodwin puts Australia on the lead.
  • 13' Another substitution for France to replace Lucas Hernandez by Theo Hernandez on 13 minute.
  • 18' Aurelien Tchouameni needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 23' Australia started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 23.
  • 27' Goal! Adrien Rabiot scores his 41 goal in 520 matches.
  • 32' Goal! Olivier Giroud scores his 97 goal in 409 matches.
  • 37' 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.
  • 42' The travelling Australia supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 47' It looks like no one’s ball. France is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 52' Jason Cummings has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 48 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 55' Australia receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 55.
  • 56' It is a substitution in Australia team. Mitchell Duke is replaced by Jason Cummings on 56 minute.
  • 61' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 66' 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.
  • 68' What a strike from Kylian Mbappe! The score is 3-1.
  • 71' What a strike from Olivier Giroud! The score is 4-1.
  • 72' Olivier Giroud makes a hat-trick on 72.
  • 73' Another change for Australia made on 73 minute. Riley McGree leaves to be changed by Awer Mabil.
  • 74' Garang Kuol has so much to prove this time. He replaces Craig Goodwin on 74 minute.
  • 77' The France manager makes a substitution. Aurelien Tchouameni departs to be replaced by Youssouf Fofana.
  • 80' Australia receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 80.
  • 85' Keanu Baccus has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jackson Irvine on 85 minute.
  • 89' Time for substitution for France. Benjamin Pavard is replaced by Jules Kounde.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Aaron Mooy.
  • The final score is 4-1.

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.