Argentina vs Australia: result 2-1 and analysis
World CupRound of 16Kick-off on December 3, 2022 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Estadio Mâs Monumental, Buenos Aires
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What was the result of Argentina vs Australia?
Argentina won 2-1 on December 3, 2022.
Goalscorers
- 35′L. MessiArgentina
- 57′J. ÁlvarezArgentina
- 77′E. FernándezAustralia (o.g.)
Official lineup for Argentina vs Australia
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Argentina
4-3-3- 17P. Gómez
- 10L. Messi
- 9J. Álvarez
- 20A. Mac Allister
- 24E. Fernández
- 7R. De Paul
- 8M. Acuña
- 19N. Otamendi
- 13C. Romero
- 26N. Molina
- 23E. Martínez
Australia
4-4-2- 22J. Irvine
- 15M. Duke
- 14R. McGree
- 13A. Mooy
- 26K. Baccus
- 7M. Leckie
- 16A. Behich
- 4K. Rowles
- 19H. Souttar
- 2M. Degenek
- 1M. Ryan
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Argentina have 12 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat; Australia have 7, 4 and 4.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2022 | Poland(away) | 2-0 | World Cup |
| Nov 26, 2022 | Mexico(home) | 2-0 | World Cup |
| Nov 22, 2022 | Saudi Arabia(home) | 1-2 | World Cup |
| Nov 16, 2022 | United Arab Emirates(away) | 5-0 | Friendlies |
| Sep 28, 2022 | Jamaica(home) | 3-0 | Friendlies |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2022 | Denmark(home) | 1-0 | World Cup |
| Nov 26, 2022 | Tunisia(away) | 1-0 | World Cup |
| Nov 22, 2022 | France(away) | 1-4 | World Cup |
| Sep 25, 2022 | New Zealand(away) | 2-0 | Friendlies |
| Sep 22, 2022 | New Zealand(home) | 1-0 | Friendlies |
How many goals should we expect?
Argentina score 2.2 and concede 0.3 goals per match over their last 15; Australia score 1.2 and concede 0.9.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 2.2 | 0.3 | 12 | 3/15 | 8/15 |
| Australia | 1.2 | 0.9 | 7 | 6/15 | 6/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Argentina sit 1st in World Cup (3 points from 1 match) and Australia sit 2nd (3 points from 2 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ArgentinaGroup J | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | AustraliaGroup D | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy