The World Cup Qualifiers are upon us once more and we have Australia going up against lackluster China on the 10th of October. The match is scheduled to be held at Adelaide Oval, but will the home-field advantage help the Socceroos achieve much-needed three points? Find out the answer in our Australia vs China betting tips below.
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Australia vs China prediction: Australia with easy three points
Key Stats
- Australia haven’t lost a game versus China since the 28th of July, 2011.
- The last three matches between the two teams resulted in two victories for Australia and one draw.
- We didn’t see goals galore in six of the last nine Australia vs China head-to-heads.
Correct score prediction: Australia 2-0 China
One of the last three games between the two teams resulted in a 2-0 win for the Socceroos. Surely, the game at Adelaide Oval is destined to be won by the home side, as China just don’t measure up to Australia’s standards.
Pre-game odds and win probability: China are doomed, bookies claim
- HOME: 7/50 (1.14) – 86.4%
- DRAW: 57/10 (6.70) – 11.6%
- AWAY: 21/1 (22.0) – 2.0%
*These Australia vs China odds are subject to change
As you can see from the odds in our Australia vs China prediction, the expected winners are coach Tony Popovic’s players. They keep a sturdy 86.4% win probability before the kick-off and we are convinced that’s what we will see at Adelaide Oval this Thursday.
Last five H2Hs: H2H stalemate
Check these interesting Australia vs China statistics below to find out more about the nature of this rivalry.
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Australia team news and form: Socceroos can’t afford a mistake
Australia didn’t win either one of their last two World Cup Qualifiers games. They recorded a dull 0-0 tie versus underdog Indonesia in the previous round of action, despite riffling 19 shots at target and having 64.0% ball possession.
Predicted lineup: Ryan (GK), Burgess, Souttar, Behich, Cirati, Silvera, Irvine, Baccus, Goodwin, Duke & Irankunda
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Bahrain
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Australia
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Saudi Arabia
0
Australia
0
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Japan
1
Australia
1
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Australia
3
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Indonesia
0
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China team news and form: China at the bottom
China is the only team performing worse than Australia in Group C. The visitors lost both of their games and have a horrible 1-9 goal record. Surely, their chances versus Australia this Thursday don’t look good at all.
Predicted lineup: Wang (GK), Gao, Browning, Zhu, Li, Xie, Y. Li, Abduweli, Fernandinho & Lei
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Japan
3
China PR
1
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Bahrain
0
China PR
1
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Indonesia
1
China PR
2
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Australia
3
China PR
1
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Saudi Arabia
2
China PR
1
Player to watch: Craig Goodwin
Is anyone surprised by the fact that we have Goodwin down as the player to watch in our professional Australia vs China prediction? He is the leading creator for the Socceroos in this campaign, with five assists to his name. Surely, he will make an appearance against China as well.
Second player to watch: Jamie Maclaren
Melbourne City team captain Maclaren is among the top finishers for Australia during the World Cup Qualifiers. He managed to slide it past the shot-stoppers on three occasions. The only other Socceroos players to actually outscore him are Kusini Yengi and Harry Souttar.
