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Australia vs Saudi Arabia: result 3-2 and analysis

World Cup - Qualification Asia3rd Round - 8Kick-off on June 8, 2017 at 10:00 AM (UTC)CommBank Stadium, Sydney

Australia
3-2
Saudi Arabia

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What was the result of Australia vs Saudi Arabia?

Australia won 3-2 on June 8, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 7′T. JurićAustralia
  • 23′Salem Al DawsariSaudi Arabia
  • 36′T. JurićAustralia
  • 45′Mohammad Al-SahlawiSaudi Arabia
  • 64′T. RogićAustralia

Official lineup for Australia vs Saudi Arabia

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Australia

3-2-4-1
  1. 9T. Jurić
  1. 7M. Leckie
  2. 23T. Rogić
  3. 22J. Irvine
  4. 13A. Mooy
  1. 15M. Jedinak
  2. 2M. Degenek
  1. 3B. Smith
  2. 20T. Sainsbury
  3. 19R. McGowan
  1. 1M. Ryan

Saudi Arabia

4-2-3-1
  1. 10Mohammad Al-Sahlawi
  1. 18Salem Al Dawsari
  2. 7Salman Al Faraj
  3. 8Yahia Al Shehri
  1. 11Abdulmalek Abdullah Al Khaibri
  2. 17Taisir Al Jassim
  1. 6Mohammed Al Burayk
  2. 5Omar Hawsawi
  3. 4Abdullah Al Dossary
  4. 3Osama Hawsawi
  1. 22Yasser Al-Mosailem
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Australia have 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 defeat; Saudi Arabia have 10, 4 and 1.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Australia
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 28, 2017United Arab Emirates(home)2-0World Cup - Qualification Asia
Mar 23, 2017Iraq(away)1-1World Cup - Qualification Asia
Nov 15, 2016Thailand(away)2-2World Cup - Qualification Asia
Oct 11, 2016Japan(home)1-1World Cup - Qualification Asia
Oct 6, 2016Saudi Arabia(away)2-2World Cup - Qualification Asia
Saudi Arabia
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 28, 2017Iraq(home)1-0World Cup - Qualification Asia
Mar 23, 2017Thailand(away)3-0World Cup - Qualification Asia
Jan 14, 2017Cambodia(away)7-2Friendlies
Jan 10, 2017Slovenia(home)0-0Friendlies
Nov 15, 2016Japan(away)1-2World Cup - Qualification Asia

What does the head-to-head say?

In the last meeting: 0 Australia wins, 1 draw, 0 Saudi Arabia wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Oct 6, 2016Saudi Arabia 2-2 AustraliaWorld Cup - Qualification Asia

Last archived meeting: Saudi Arabia vs Australia on Oct 6, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Australia score 2.7 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; Saudi Arabia score 2.5 and concede 0.6.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Australia2.70.786/159/15
Saudi Arabia2.50.696/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2023-25 standings
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1Saudi Arabia2110324

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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

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