Asian Cup

Asian Cup | Group Stage

Jan 18, 2024 at 11.30am UK

Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium

Syria
0 - 1
Australia

FT(HT: 0-0)

Irvine (59')
O'Neill (27'), Silvera (85')

Preview

Data Analysis

Lineups

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Asian Cup clash between Syria and Australia, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Syria

All competitions

Asian Cup

Last Game: Uzbekistan 0-0 Syria
Saturday, January 13 at 5.30pm in Asian Cup

Current Group B Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Australia	1	2	3
2	Uzbekistan	1	0	1
3	Syria	1	0	1
4	India	1	-2	0

Australia

All competitions

Asian Cup

Last Game: Australia 2-0 India
Saturday, January 13 at 11.30am in Asian Cup

Current Group B Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Australia	1	2	3
2	Uzbekistan	1	0	1
3	Syria	1	0	1
4	India	1	-2	0

The Syrians can frustrate their opponents but are still missing some quality going forward, which for them has often made the difference between winning and losing. Australia do not have as much individual quality as they had in previous Asian Cups but have built up some solid continuity and always seem to do enough to get by against defence-minded opponents. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Australia win with a probability of 52.2%. A draw had a probability of 26.2% and a win for Syria had a probability of 21.58%.

The most likely scoreline for an Australia win was 0-1 with a probability of 14.21%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.62%) and 1-2 (9.12%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.19%), while for a Syria win it was 1-0 (8.16%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 14.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Australia in this match.

Result
Syria	Draw	Australia
21.58% ( -1.19)	26.22% ( -0.05)	52.2% ( 1.24)

Both teams to score 44.68% (

-1.21)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

41.8% (

-0.86)

58.2% (

0.86)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

21.16% (

-0.68)

78.84% (

0.68)

Syria Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

57.6% (

-1.7)

42.4% (

1.7)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

21.22% (

-1.49)

78.78% (

1.49)

Australia Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

77.58% (

0.18)

22.42% (

-0.18)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

44.06% (

0.27)

55.94% (

-0.26)

Score Analysis

Syria 21.58%

Australia 52.19%

Draw 26.21%

Syria	Draw	Australia
1-0 @ 8.16% ( -0.11) 2-1 @ 5.23% ( -0.3) 2-0 @ 3.5% ( -0.22) 3-1 @ 1.5% ( -0.16) 3-2 @ 1.12% ( -0.11) 3-0 @ 1% ( -0.11) Other @ 1.08% Total : 21.58%	1-1 @ 12.19% ( -0.1) 0-0 @ 9.51% ( 0.31) 2-2 @ 3.91% ( -0.2) Other @ 0.61% Total : 26.21%	0-1 @ 14.21% ( 0.53) 0-2 @ 10.62% ( 0.45) 1-2 @ 9.12% ( -0.03) 0-3 @ 5.3% ( 0.25) 1-3 @ 4.55% ( 0.01) 0-4 @ 1.98% ( 0.1) 2-3 @ 1.95% ( -0.09) 1-4 @ 1.7% ( 0.01) Other @ 2.77% Total : 52.19%