Argentina vs Australia Prediction, Match Preview and Betting Tips

Argentina vs Australia World Cup 2022 – Match Preview

Finally, Argentina has advanced to the round of 16 by defeating both Mexico and Poland in group C. Despite losing their first match against Saudi Arabia, they demonstrated to the world who they are and why they are many people’s favorite.

They humiliated Robert Lewandowski’s Poland, and they are now confident and back to their previous form, as they were before facing Saudi Arabia. Lionel Messi stated in an interview following the win over Mexico that the team’s burden has finally been lifted.

Argentina’s next two matches were both knockouts after they lost their first match to Saudi Arabia. They won both knockouts and are now officially in the knockout round of 16, so this will not be Argentina’s first knockout match; they are prepared for this and have already crossed two teams in previous knockouts in group stages.

Argentina will face Australia, the group D winner who eliminated Denmark from the tournament.

Argentina Lineups, Form and Team News

Argentina will begin the round-of-16 knockout match against Australia in a 4-3-3 formation. It will be the same gameplay that we have seen in many previous Argentina matches. Di Maria, Messi, and Julian Alvarez will play forward, while De Paul, Fernandez, and Mac Allister will play midfield, and Romero, Otamendi, Lisandro Martinez, and Pardes will play defense.

Argentina’s strategy is straightforward. Pardes or Romero pass to midfielders, or all of the defenders and midfielders try to give the ball to Di Maria, and Angel Di Maria crosses to Messi, who scores. It’s that simple. The center of the game is always Di Maria, and the finisher is always Messi.

Di Maria and Messi performed admirably in their previous match against Poland, while Alvarez and Mac Allister scored. The Argentine team has been bolstered, and they no longer bear the burden of a winning streak or anything else. They will engage in a new mental game against the Australian team.

Argentina Possible Lineups (4-3-3): Martinez; Romero, Otamendi, Martinez, Paredes; De Paul, Mac Allister, Fernandez; Messi, Di Maria, Alvarez

Australia Lineups, Form and Team News

Australia will use the same 4-4-2 formation that they used against Denmark against Argentina. Argentina will force Australia to play defensively if Australia does not play.

Despite having 60% possession against Denmark, Australia won the defensive battle and found a way to score a goal against a team that was considered the tournament’s dark horse.

We will see the same formation as we saw against Denmark; Australia will not try anything new against Argentina.

Australia Possible Lineups (4-4-2): Ryan; Degenek, Behich, Souttar, Rowles; Mooy, Irvine, Goodwin, Leckie; Duke, McGree

Argentina vs Australia Stats and H2H

Argentina has faced the Australian team seven times in international FIFA tournaments, winning five of those matches, losing one, and drawing one.

• 14 July 1988 vs. Argentina 4-1 Bicentennial Gold Cup
• 18 June 1992 vs. Argentina 2-0 International Friendly
• 31 October 1993 Argentina vs. Australia 1-1 FIFA World Cup
• 17 November 1993 Argentina vs. Australia 1-0 FIFA World Cup
• 30 June 1995 Argentina vs. Australia 2-0 International Friendly
• Australia defeated Argentina 2-4 on June 18, 2005. FIFA Confederations Cup
• September 11, 2007 0-1 Australia vs. Argentina, International Friendly

Argentina vs Australia Prediction

The first fixtures of the round of last 16 in the World Cup in Qatar take place on Saturday, with this upcoming clash between the winners of Group C, Argentina, and the runners-up in Group D, Australia, taking place at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium on Saturday night.

Argentina had previously started their World Cup campaign in disastrous fashion, losing 2-1 to Saudi Arabia, but Lionel Scaloni’s side has since staged a comeback, recording back-to-back 2-0 wins over Mexico and Poland to save the nation’s blushes and advance to the knockout stage.

Nonetheless, Argentina has produced unconvincing performances in both of its recent victories, and La Albiceleste has had to be extremely patient in order to create the telling pass that has resulted in the all-important breakthroughs.

Australia produced a fantastic result in their final Group D game, defeating one of the favorites to emerge from their group, Denmark, with a 1-0 victory that not only gave the Socceroos their second win in a row but also qualified them for the knockout stage of this tournament.

A heavy 4-1 defeat to current World Champions France was not the kind of start that manager Graham Arnold and his team had hoped for, and this early setback was a big test of the squad’s mettle, but the Aussies have bounced back with 1-0 wins over Tunisia and Denmark to raise a few eyebrows on the world stage.

Although Argentina are heavy favorites to win this match, they have started slowly in their last two group games, and it may take some time to break down their opponents, Australia, who have demonstrated remarkable resilience to reach the last 16.

Argentina vs Australia Betting Tips

We recommend betting on both teams to score (BTTS) if you enjoy football betting and want to bet on the game’s outcome. This event has fantastic odds, and you can get a massive one at YYYCasino.

If you like betting on how many goals are scored, this game is unlikely to produce a lot of them. As a result, we anticipate that the total will be under 2.5 goals.

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