Saudi Arabia vs Australia Prediction, 1:15 a.m. June 11: Decisive battle for honor

TPO - Saudi Arabia vs Australia, 2026 World Cup Qualifiers Asia - Team information, expected lineup, form, history of confrontation. Saudi Arabia plays at home and is ready to play a "life-or-death" match with Australia to assert its position.

Australia is very close to a ticket to the 2026 World Cup finals/

Prediction before the match Saudi Arabia vs Australia

The clash between Saudi Arabia and Australia in the final match of Group C of the 3rd qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in Asia no longer has much meaning in terms of rankings. The 1-0 victory over Japan in the penultimate match gave Australia a huge advantage in the race for a direct ticket to the 2026 World Cup. Australia showed stability in the qualifying round when they won 16 points after 9 matches and had a goal difference of +8.

With a goal difference that is far superior to the second-placed Saudi Arabia (0), Australia can only drop to third place if they lose by a margin of five goals or more. This seems impossible, defeating Australia by that margin is an impossible task. Saudi Arabia has not played well for most of the qualifying round, so they will have to accept to seek a ticket to the World Cup finals through the fourth qualifying round.

Overall, Australia and Saudi Arabia have been playing well this year. However, the match is likely to be a dull affair and end in a draw as both teams have little to play for. There may not be many goals in this match as Saudi Arabia is a very poor attacking team, while Australia has always shown solid defense. Saudi Arabia has only scored 6 goals in 9 matches in the qualifiers, while Australia has only conceded 6.

Form, history of confrontations Saudi Arabia vs Australia

Saudi Arabia has a poor record against Australia. In 11 encounters throughout history, Saudi Arabia has won 2 and lost 5.

Saudi Arabia are on a four-match unbeaten run this year, winning three of those. Australia have impressed with an eight-match unbeaten run since September 2024 (W4 D4).

Saudi Arabia vs Australia squad information

Both sides have the best forces.

Expected lineup Saudi Arabia vs Australia

Saudi Arabia: Nawaf Al-Aqidi, Hassan Tambakti, Mukhtar Ali, Ali Al-Asmari, Nasser Al-Dawsari, Faisal Al-Ghamdi, Mohamed Kanno, Ali Al-Hassan, Salem Al-Dawsari, Hammam Al-Hamami, Al-Salem.

Australia: Ryan; Atkinson, Souttar, Burgess, Behich; Irvine, O'Neill; Goodwin, McGree, Boyle; Duke.

Prediction Saudi Arabia 1-1 Australia

Khanh Kieu

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