On Saturday, in the second match of the 1/8 finals at the World Cup, the Argentine national team will play with the Australian national team. The forecast for this meeting is presented to your attention.
Argentina
The Argentina national team made its fans a little worried at the group stage, managing to lose to the Saudi Arabian national team in the first round. But then the "blue and white" beat the teams of Mexico and Poland with the same score 2-0, and they scored all their goals there already in the second half. In some places, the Argentines showed very solid football, but sometimes they give out frankly faded segments, which are extremely undesirable to allow in relegation matches.
Australia
Few people were waiting for the Australian national team in the 1/8 finals, but it still managed to achieve this success, despite the crushing defeat in the first round from the French national team (1:4), where the Socceroos, by the way, scored a quick goal. In the two remaining matches, they also opened the scoring, but there they were able to keep their gates intact, eventually beating the national teams of Tunisia and Denmark with a score of 1-0. These victories were loudly celebrated by Australian fans at home at night. Now this Melbourne time match will start at 6am, so the local population will be able to get some sleep.
Statistics and figures
- Argentina has won 7 matches out of the last eight, losing only once;
- In seven of the last eight matches , Argentina has not conceded;
- Argentina has not drawn at the World Championships in regular time in the last six matches (3 wins + 3 losses);
- Previously, Argentina played against Australia only twice, winning the Confederations Cup in 2005 with a score of 4:2, and two years later beating the Oceanians with a minimum score of 1-0 in a friendly;
- Australia has lost only 1 match out of the last eight, winning 6 times;
- In five of the last six matches , Australia has not conceded;
- Australia has won the last 2 matches at the World Championships, although before that it had a 7-match winless streak with 6 defeats.
Forecast
Both teams have been regularly keeping their gates intact lately. The continuation of this trend will be given the main attention in the playoffs. But the Argentines, due to the great advantage in the class, still have to find a way to win. The French stars were confident enough to open the defensive formations of the Australians, so Messi and company should also do it and step into the quarterfinals.
