China – Australia : Preview & Prediction
For the 6th day of qualifying for the next World Cup in the Asia zone, China 5th receives Australia 2nd. In this group stage, the first two places are directly qualifying for the World Cup. 3rd place entitles you to a 4th qualifying round.
China fails to continue in this group stage with only a 5th place and 4 points gained in the first 5 games. With a disastrous start and two defeats in the first two games against Australia (3-0) then Japan (0-1), the Chinese were able to win against Vietnam (3-2). Nevertheless, they failed to confirm as they lost on the lawn of Saudi Arabia (3-2) before drawing on the last day for the reception of Oman (1-1). .
For its part, Australia is in 2nd place with a solid record because it has 10 points in 5 days. They started this campaign perfectly with a victory against China (3-0), Vietnam (0-1) then Oman (3-1). The Australians were slowed down with a defeat on the lawn of Japan (2-1) and a draw a few days ago when receiving Saudi Arabia (0-0). Qualification is not acquired because they only have one point ahead of the 3rd Japanese, victory seems imperative against China to keep this 2nd place.
In the first leg, Australia won against China (3-0).
China remains in two consecutive games without a win with a draw and a loss.
Australia after 3 consecutive wins can no longer chain and also remains on two consecutive games without a win.
The first 2 places in this group directly qualify for the next World Cup.
Australia is closely followed by Japan, which occupies 3rd place at just 1 point.
For this first match of the return phase, China can still believe in 3rd place in the standings, for that it no longer has the right to make mistakes. For its part, Australia is closely followed by Japan and must absolutely win to keep its 2nd place in the standings and try to get closer to first place. In the first leg, China was outclassed by Australia (3-0) and we see the same sentence in this match. This is why we are starting with the victory of 2 or more goals for Australia.
China – Australia : Betting Tips
Australia – Win Odds: 1.35
Both teams to score / YES – Odds: 1.70
Over 2.5 Goals – Odds: 1.70
