Ace Football previews the World Cup game between Australia and Turkey who meet up this coming Sunday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Australia go up against Turkey in a game played out at BC Place Vancouver on Sunday. The upcoming clash will be their first outing in the World Cup.
As we are in the opening round of the World Cup group stage, both Australia and Turkey face a battle to secure their first points of the group stage. Australia sit at number 27 in the FIFA world ranking, while Turkey enter their match on Sunday as number 22.
Form: Australia vs Turkey
Australia Form
In has been a bit of everything for Australia in their previous three matches, where they first beat Curacao by 5-1. This was followed by a disappointing 1-0 defeat against Mexico, before an encounter with Switzerland produced a 1-1 draw. Australia were able to win five of their previous 10 internationals across all tournaments, while drawing one of the games. They suffered defeat in four of these outings.
Turkey Form
Turkey went unbeaten through their last three matches, which began with a 2-2 draw against Spain. A 0-1 win against Kosovo followed, before they beat North Macedonia by 4-0. Turkey have been pretty scary, winning eight of their last 10 internationals across all tournaments, while also managing one draw in the process. They were defeated one time in this run.
Betting stats for Australia and Turkey
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Australia and Turkey. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 9 of the last 11 Australia matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 7 of the last 8 Australia matches in the World Cup, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Turkey matches in the World Cup, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Turkey matches in the World Cup, the sum of goals was under 1.5
- Turkey have won 3 of the last 4 matches and the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Turkey have won 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In 3 of the last 4 Turkey matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
In-form players: Australia vs Turkey
Jordan Bos is the most prolific scorer for his national team, with two goals in six international matches. Australia will undoubtedly rely on him to shine once again in their upcoming match. Meanwhile, Turkey will be looking up to Baris Alper Yilmaz, hoping he can add to his current total of two national team goals in his last six games.
Popular betting markets: Australia vs Turkey
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches across all tournaments, Australia won five times, drew one and lost four times. Turkey claimed eight wins, drew one time and lost one in their last 10 games across all tournaments. Turkey did not lose any of their last 7 matches at home. Turkey won their last 4 matches.
Both teams to score
Australia scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Turkey got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Australia managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Total goals
Australia saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of the last ten games for Turkey, who scored 2.5 times on average in these matches. Turkey scored at least once in their previous 8 matches on the bounce.
Recommended tip: Australia vs Turkey
To sum up, the upcoming match between Australia and Turkey seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this World Cup game.
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