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Australia vs United Arab Emirates: result 2-0 and analysis

World Cup - Qualification Asia3rd Round - 7Kick-off on March 28, 2017 at 10:00 AM (UTC)CommBank Stadium, Sydney

Australia
2-0
United Arab Emirates

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What was the result of Australia vs United Arab Emirates?

Australia won 2-0 on March 28, 2017.

Goalscorers

  • 6′J. IrvineAustralia
  • 78′M. LeckieAustralia

Official lineup for Australia vs United Arab Emirates

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Australia

  1. 7M. Leckie
  2. 9T. Jurić
  1. 5M. Milligan
  2. 14J. Troisi
  3. 15M. Jedinak
  4. 22J. Irvine
  1. 2M. Degenek
  2. 3B. Smith
  3. 8B. Wright
  4. 20T. Sainsbury
  1. 1M. Ryan

United Arab Emirates

  1. 7Ali Mabkhout
  2. 11Ahmed Khalil
  1. 5Tariq Ahmed
  2. 9Ahmed Barman
  3. 15Ismail Al Hammadi
  4. 21Omar Abdulrahman
  1. 3Walid Abbas
  2. 6Mohannad Salem Ghazy Marzook Al Amin
  3. 14Abdelaziz Sanqoor
  4. 19Mohamed Ismael Ahmed Ismael
  1. 1Ali Khaseif
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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; United Arab Emirates have 9, 2 and 4.

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

Australia
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
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
Sep 6, 2016United Arab Emirates(away)1-0World Cup - Qualification Asia
United Arab Emirates
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 23, 2017Japan(home)0-2World Cup - Qualification Asia
Nov 15, 2016Iraq(home)2-0World Cup - Qualification Asia
Oct 11, 2016Saudi Arabia(away)0-3World Cup - Qualification Asia
Oct 6, 2016Thailand(home)3-1World Cup - Qualification Asia
Sep 6, 2016Australia(home)0-1World Cup - Qualification Asia

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 2 Australia wins, 0 draws, 0 United Arab Emirates wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 6, 2016United Arab Emirates 0-1 AustraliaWorld Cup - Qualification Asia
Jan 27, 2015Australia 2-0 United Arab EmiratesAsian Cup

Last archived meeting: United Arab Emirates vs Australia on Sep 6, 2016

How many goals should we expect?

Australia score 2.7 and concede 0.7 goals per match over their last 15; United Arab Emirates score 2.3 and concede 0.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Australia2.70.777/1510/15
United Arab Emirates2.30.966/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2023-25 standings
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2United Arab Emirates2101333

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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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