Ace Football previews the World Cup game between Australia and Egypt who meet up this coming Friday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
While Australia join this game on Friday as number 27 in the FIFA world ranking, visitors Egypt are number 29.
Form: Australia vs Egypt
Australia Form
In has been a bit of everything for Australia in their previous three matches, where they first beat Turkey by 2-0. This was followed by a disappointing 2-0 defeat against USA, before an encounter with Paraguay produced a 0-0 draw. Australia claimed a modest three wins from their previous 10 internationals across all tournaments. They drew two of the games, whilst losing five.
Egypt Form
Egypt are unbeaten in their last three matches, which began with a 1-1 draw against Belgium. Then, they took out New Zealand 1-3, followed by a 1-1 draw with Iran. In their last 10 internationals across all tournaments, Egypt recorded four wins victories, four draws, and suffered two defeats.
Betting facts for Australia and Egypt
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Australia and Egypt. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 14 of the last 16 Australia matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 10 of the last 11 Australia matches in the World Cup, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 5 Australia matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Australia matches in the World Cup, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Egypt matches in the World Cup, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 6 Egypt matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players on top: Australia vs Egypt
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Nestory Irankunda, who is performing well for Australia. He found the back of the net three times in his most recent national team outings. He’ll be out to add more goals for his country against Egypt. The visitors will be looking up to Mostafa Ziko to find the net once again, after managing three goals for Egypt in his last six matches.
Popular markets: Australia vs Egypt
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches across all tournaments, Australia won three times, drew two and lost five times. Egypt claimed four wins, drew four times and lost two in their last 10 games across all tournaments. Australia have gone through an impressive 8 games without losing even once as the home side.
Both teams to score
Australia scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Egypt scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Egypt games. Egypt managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.
Total goals
Australia saw over 2.5 goals in three of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Egypt’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.4 goals in these matches.
Recommended tip: Australia vs Egypt
To sum up, the upcoming match between Australia and Egypt seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this World Cup game.

