China vs Australia: result 0-2 and analysis
World Cup - Qualification Asia3rd Round - 8Kick-off on March 25, 2025 at 11:00 AM (UTC)Beijing National Stadium, Beijing
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What was the result of China vs Australia?
Australia won 0-2 on March 25, 2025.
Goalscorers
- 16′J. IrvineAustralia
- 29′N. VelupillayAustralia
Official lineup for China vs Australia
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
China
4-3-1-2- 9Zhang Yuning
- 10Wei Shihao
- 19Cao Yongjing
- 20Xie Wenneng
- 18Huang Zhengyu
- 7Xu Haoyang
- 4Li Lei
- 16Jiang Shenglong
- 2Han Pengfei
- 8Yang Zexiang
- 14Wang Dalei
Australia
3-4-2-1- 11B. Borello
- 7N. Velupillay
- 6M. Boyle
- 16A. Behich
- 17Ryan Teague
- 22J. Irvine
- 3L. Miller
- 21C. Burgess
- 2M. Degenek
- 8J. Geria
- 1M. Ryan
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, China have 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats; Australia have 8, 5 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2025 | Saudi Arabia(away) | 0-1 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Nov 19, 2024 | Japan(home) | 1-3 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Nov 14, 2024 | Bahrain(away) | 1-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Oct 15, 2024 | Indonesia(home) | 2-1 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Oct 10, 2024 | Australia(away) | 1-3 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2025 | Indonesia(home) | 5-1 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Nov 19, 2024 | Bahrain(away) | 2-2 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Nov 14, 2024 | Saudi Arabia(home) | 0-0 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Oct 15, 2024 | Japan(away) | 1-1 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Oct 10, 2024 | China(home) | 3-1 | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 4 meetings: 0 China wins, 1 draw, 3 Australia wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2024 | Australia 3-1 China | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Nov 16, 2021 | China 1-1 Australia | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Sep 2, 2021 | Australia 3-0 China | World Cup - Qualification Asia |
| Jan 22, 2015 | China 0-2 Australia | Asian Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
China score 0.9 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Australia score 2.1 and concede 0.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 0.9 | 1.7 | 3 | 8/15 | 8/15 |
| Australia | 2.1 | 0.6 | 8 | 6/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
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