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Argentina national football team
Friendlies 1
Jun 15, 2023 at 1pm UK
Workers' Stadium
Australia national football team

Argentina
2 - 0
Australia

Messi (2'), Pezzella (68')
FT(HT: 1-0)

Atkinson (47')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's friendly clash between Argentina and Australia, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Argentina could line up for Thursday's international friendly with Australia.

Form, Standings, Stats

Argentina

All competitions
International Friendlies
Last Game: Argentina 7-0 Curacao
Wednesday, March 29 at 12.30am in International Friendlies

Australia

All competitions
International Friendlies
Last Game: Australia 1-2 Ecuador
Tuesday, March 28 at 9.30am in International Friendlies

We said: Argentina 3-0 Australia

 Considering the strength in depth within Argentina's squad and the lack of international experience within Australia's youthful group, the reigning world champions will be regarded as firm favourites to come out on top on Thursday, with Messi and co expected to have plenty of joy in the final third. 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 Argentina win with a probability of 79.11%. A draw had a probability of 14.4% and a win for Australia had a probability of 6.51%.

The most likely scoreline for an Argentina win was 2-0 with a probability of 14.87%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (12.15%) and 3-0 (12.13%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.75%), while for an Australia win it was 0-1 (2.76%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 14.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Argentina in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Argentina.

Result
ArgentinaDrawAustralia
79.11% (0.962 0.96) 14.38% (-0.596 -0.6) 6.51% (-0.368 -0.37)
Both teams to score 38.92% (0.046999999999997 0.05)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
57.74% (1.279 1.28)42.26% (-1.282 -1.28)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
35.33% (1.269 1.27)64.66% (-1.272 -1.27)
Argentina Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
91.35% (0.532 0.53)8.65% (-0.535 -0.54)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
70.17% (1.295 1.3)29.83% (-1.297 -1.3)
Australia Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
42.6% (-0.19900000000001 -0.2)57.4% (0.197 0.2)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
10.74% (-0.113 -0.11)89.26% (0.11 0.11)
Score Analysis
    Argentina 79.1%
    Australia 6.51%
    Draw 14.38%
ArgentinaDrawAustralia
2-0 @ 14.87% (-0.1 -0.1)
1-0 @ 12.15% (-0.39 -0.39)
3-0 @ 12.13% (0.22 0.22)
2-1 @ 8.26% (-0.109 -0.11)
4-0 @ 7.42% (0.311 0.31)
3-1 @ 6.74% (0.079 0.08)
4-1 @ 4.12% (0.149 0.15)
5-0 @ 3.63% (0.238 0.24)
5-1 @ 2.02% (0.12 0.12)
3-2 @ 1.87% (0.011 0.01)
6-0 @ 1.48% (0.131 0.13)
4-2 @ 1.14% (0.034 0.03)
Other @ 3.27%
Total : 79.1%
1-1 @ 6.75% (-0.262 -0.26)
0-0 @ 4.97% (-0.289 -0.29)
2-2 @ 2.29% (-0.045 -0.05)
Other @ 0.38%
Total : 14.38%
0-1 @ 2.76% (-0.179 -0.18)
1-2 @ 1.87% (-0.085 -0.09)
Other @ 1.88%
Total : 6.51%

How you voted: Argentina vs Australia

Argentina
79.3%
Draw
10.3%
Australia
10.3%
145
Head to Head
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2-1
Australia
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