LiontipsAustralia vs China Match Preview and Betting Odds for World Cup Qualifiers October 10, 2024
Command Analysis
Current Form
Since 2006, the Australia national team has qualified for every World Cup. However, the qualification process for the 2026 World Cup began poorly for the Australians. In their first two matches, the team failed to score. The campaign started with a loss to Bahrain (0-1), followed by a disappointing draw against Indonesia (0-0) on the road. Following these results, there was a coaching change as Graham Arnold resigned after six years, with Tony Popovic now set to prepare the team for upcoming matches.
Disqualifications and Injuries
The Australia national team currently has no squad issues.
Interesting Betting Trends
- In the last six matches, only one team has scored against Australia
- The Australians have secured four victories in their last six matches
Projected Lineup: Ryan - Behich, Suttar, Burgess, Miller - Goodwin, Irwin, Bacus, Silvera - Duke, Irankunda
Current Form
The Chinese national team is currently the only squad ranked below Australia in the standings. They sit at the bottom with zero points after two matches. In their opening game, China faced a heavy defeat against Japan, losing 0-7. They then encountered Saudi Arabia, where they initially took the lead and played with a man advantage for nearly 80 minutes. Despite this, they ultimately lost, conceding a decisive goal in the 90th minute.
Disciplinary Issues and Injuries
The Chinese team has no lineup concerns.
Interesting Betting Trends
- The team has suffered three consecutive losses.
- China has not secured a victory in their last five away games.
Projected Lineup: Wang - Li, Zhu, Browning, Gao - Xi, Jiang, Li, Abdouveli - Wu, Fernandinho
Trends
Bet Correct Score 2:0
The home team has won two of their last four matches with this score
5.50Bet At least one team won't score
This bet has been successful in six of Australia’s last matches
1.38Tip and bets
Australia has struggled in their first two matches and must quickly find their form if they want to qualify for the World Cup. Under the guidance of their new coach, the Australians are likely to demonstrate a higher level of performance. The hosts are significantly stronger than China, leading us to believe a substantial victory is on the horizon.
Our prediction is an Asian handicap of (-2) for Australia at 1.77
Total Bet
In two matches featuring the home team, only one goal was scored and the visitors haven't been performing well in attack. This suggests that it's unlikely the opponents will score more than three goals in this match.
Prediction - total under 3.5 goals with odds of 1.53
Corner Bet
We don't expect the teams to heavily rely on corners. Likely, both teams will attack in a more structured manner, so we probably won’t see many corner flag set-pieces.
Prediction - total under 8.5 corners with odds of 2.37
