Australia vs China PR Match Analysis & Prediction
10/10/2024 12:10 pm
Both looking to record their first win of the third round, Australia and China PR will meet for an AFC World Cup qualifiers at the Adelaide Oval on Thursday.
Australia endured a woeful September camp and remain without a win in Group C as a result, while China suffered back-to-back defeats last month in this section.
Collecting just a single point across their opening two matches of Group C against Bahrain and Indonesia during the September international break, Australia have plenty of work to do if they wish to be one of eight AFC members who automatically qualify for the 2026 World Cup.
Australia endured a terrible night at home to Bahrain on September 5, when despite having over 70% possession they were unable to breach the visitors’ net, with a last-gasp own goal from Harry Souttar condemning the hosts to an embarrassing defeat.
Five days later and Australia were back on the hunt for their first win of the section, and regardless of their domination of the statistics, they were forced to settle for a draw against Group C underdogs Indonesia at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium in Jakarta.
Following a sobering September camp, long-serving head coach Graham Arnold handed in his resignation, with former Crystal Palace centre-back Tony Popovic now in charge of leading Australia towards a place in the 2026 World Cup.
Alongside Group A strugglers Krygyzstan and Group B bottom side Oman, China are yet to collect any points from their third-round campaign, losing back-to-back matches during the September international break to Asian giants Japan and Saudi Arabia.
The most humbling defeat of the pair came on September 5, when the China suffered a seven-goal defeat to Japan at the Saitama Stadium, where former Liverpool attacker Takumi Minamino ran the show, bagging a second-half brace.
The Dragon Team looked on course for s surprise win over Saudi Arabia five days later after taking the lead, only for Green Falcons centre-back Hasan Kadesh to scored a double, meaning that Branko Ivankovic’s side are still seeking their first points in Group C.
Across World Cup qualification and January’s Asian Cup, China have only tasted victory on one occasion in nine matches during 2024, and as a result Australia are favourites to secure maximun points in Adelaide on Thursday.
Australia vs. China PR Head to head
In the previous seven meetings between these two teams, Australia have claimed three victories while China have won two, and they have drawn in two. China have scored six goals and conceded 11 in the proccess.
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22/06/2008Australia0China PR1AFC World Cup Qualifiers
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28/07/2013Australia3China PR4EAFF E-1 Football Championship
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22/01/2015China PR0Australia2AFC Asian Cup
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02/09/2021Australia3China PR0AFC World Cup Qualifiers
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16/11/2021China PR1Australia1AFC World Cup Qualifiers
Australia Team News
Suffering a cruciate ligament injury while on club duty for Parma in Italy, Australia’s Alessandro Circati will be sidelined for the remainder of the 2024-25 campaign.
Australia's Last 5 Matches
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26/03/2024Lebanon0Australia5AFC World Cup Qualifiers
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06/06/2024Bangladesh0Australia2AFC World Cup Qualifiers
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11/06/2024Australia5Palestine0AFC World Cup Qualifiers
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05/09/2024Australia0Bahrain1AFC World Cup Qualifiers
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10/09/2024Indonesia0Australia0AFC World Cup Qualifiers
China PR Team News
Despite conceding two against Saudi Arabia last month, China could stick with a centre-back pairing of Tyias Browning and Chenjie Zhu.
China PR's Last 5 Matches
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26/03/2024China PR4Singapore1AFC World Cup Qualifiers
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06/06/2024China PR1Thailand1AFC World Cup Qualifiers
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11/06/2024Korea Republic1China PR0AFC World Cup Qualifiers
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05/09/2024Japan7China PR0AFC World Cup Qualifiers
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10/09/2024China PR1Saudi Arabia2AFC World Cup Qualifiers
Australia vs. China PR: Odds and Predictions
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