📏 Form Guide

Saudi Arabia

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Saudi Arabia will want to continue from where they left off last time out with the 0-2 WC Qualifiers - Asia victory versus Bahrain.

In that game, Saudi Arabia had 46% possession and 10 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. For Saudi Arabia, the goals were scored by Musab Al Juwayr (16') and Abdulrahman Al Obud (78'). Bahrain had 17 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target.

Their most recent results shine a light on the fact that huge efforts have been put in by the Saudi Arabia backline. Saudi Arabia have given the opposition little, resulting in the number of goals that have gone past their goalkeeper during their previous six outings standing at 3. Despite that, we will just have to wait and see if that trend shall persist in this upcoming match.

Australia

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Australia will go into the encounter following on from a 1-0 WC Qualifiers - Asia win to defeat Japan in their last match.

In that match, Australia managed 31% possession and 6 attempts at goal with 3 on target. The scorer for Australia was Aziz Behich (90'). On the other side, Japan got 13 shots on goal with 1 of them on target.

A run of reliable performances from the Australia defensive unit has seen their ‘goals against’ tally amounting to 4 from their last 6 outings overall. Over that same time, the number of goals that they have scored themselves amounts to 11.

🤜🤛 Head to head

A review of their past head to head clashes going back to 08/09/2014 shows that Saudi Arabia have won 1 of these and Australia 2, with the number of drawn matches standing at 3.

In all, 15 goals were yielded between them throughout the course of those matches, with 7 of them from KSA and 8 being from The Socceroos. That’s an average goals per game of 2.5.

The previous league encounter between these sides was WC Qualifiers - Asia match day 5 on 14/11/2024 which finished with the scoreline of Australia 0-0 Saudi Arabia.

On that day, Australia had 42% possession and 13 shots at goal with 2 on target.

On the other side, Saudi Arabia got 4 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target.

💡 Prediction

In our opinion, Australia will have a tough ask to break down this Saudi Arabia side who we think might well do enough to score at the other end and edge ahead.

We’re therefore seeing a 1-0 victory for Saudi Arabia when the full-time whistle blows.

There should be little in it.

Peter Guest, 18:00 10/06/2025