Ace Football previews the World Cup game between USA and Australia who meet up on Friday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
USA are getting ready to clash with Australia on Friday at Seattle Stadium. The match is played as one of the games in round two of the group stage at the World Cup.
USA rank number one with three points after their opening match in the group, while Australia have three points as number two. Whereas hosts USA sit as number 17 in the FIFA world ranking, visitors Australia arrive on Friday as number 27.
Form: USA vs Australia
USA Form
USA have been a little inconsistent recently, as they beat Senegal by 3-2. Following that up proved too difficult, as they lost 1-2 against Germany, before achieving a 4-1 win against Paraguay. USA were able to win six of their previous 10 internationals across all tournaments, while drawing one of the games. They suffered defeat in three of these outings.
Australia Form
Australia collected a single win and a draw in their past three outings, in which they were first defeated 1-0 against Mexico. They followed up, drawing 1-1 with Switzerland, before winning 2-0 against Turkey. In their last 10 internationals across all tournaments, Australia recorded five wins victories, one draws, and suffered four defeats.
Betting stats and facts for USA and Australia
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between USA and Australia. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 7 of the last 8 USA matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 8 USA home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 5 of the last 7 USA matches in the World Cup, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 USA home matches in the World Cup, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Australia matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Australia away 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
- Australia have lost 4 of the last 5 away matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Australia have lost 3 of the last 4 away matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
In-form players: USA vs Australia
Nestory Irankunda shows decent form right now for Australia, as he has scored one goals in his last six games. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing USA, who are strong favourites on Friday. Siding with Folarin Balogun also looks like a nice prospect as he has scored two goals in his last six matches for his country.
Popular markets: USA vs Australia
Full-time result
USA claimed all three points six times in their last 10 matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. Australia have won five of their last 10 games, while drawing one and losing four in this series of matches.
Both teams to score
USA scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Australia scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Australia will feel optimistic about scoring on Friday with USA managing a measly one clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The latter fought their way to three clean sheets in their previous 10 games.
Total goals
USA saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 2.2 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in four of Australia’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.4 goals in these matches. Amazingly, USA failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 9 matches.
Betting prediction: USA vs Australia
In conclusion, the upcoming game between USA and Australia seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this World Cup match.
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