Argentina vs Australia Prediction & Betting Tips

Argentina will face a much easier opponent in the Round of 16 than previously predicted. Australia is one of the surprise nations that qualified for the knockout round, being written off even before the tournament started. But the Socceroos are here and they have Messi and the gang next.

Argentina is the favourite team, but they still have the slip-up against Saudia Arabia back in their head. They have shown signs of weakness which the Australian team is going to try to exploit. But you can find out more about what we think will happen in forthcoming Argentina vs Australia prediction.

Argentina vs Australia – Form and Team News

Argentina had a tough start to the competition when they broke their unbeaten against the likeliest opponents in Saudi Arabia. After losing by 2:1 in their inaugural match, they rallied back and won the rest of their games. First, they defeated Mexico by 2:0 and then did the same versus Poland.

Their last match against the Biało-Czerwoni was the deciding one as a loss would have eliminated them from the tournament. But Lionel Scaloni’s men took things very seriously and booked their ticket for the next round of the competition. Alexis Mac Allister and Julian Alvarez both scored in the second half to secure Argentina’s place in the Round of 16.

Australia had their faith firmly in their hands entering the final matchup versus Denmark. The problem was that they were facing the heavily danish side, which ransacked the Nations League this season. Nobody could have predicted what would happen next. Mathew Leckie stunned the Danes and eliminated them from the tournament as Australia won by 1:0.

Things actually started in the worst possible manner for the Australian team as they lost to France by 4:1. However, they managed to win their next game against Tunisia, which meant that they only needed a win to go further. They did just that and are deservedly in the Round of 16.

Argentina vs Australia – Starting Lineups

Expect both teams to come out on the field on December 3 in full force. 

• Argentina: (GK) Emiliano Martinez; (DEF) Cristian Romero, Nahuel Molina, Marcos Acuna, Nicolas Otamendi; (MID) Enzo Fernandez, Rodrigo De Paul, Alexis Mac Allister; (ATC) Lionel Messi, Angel Di Maria, Julian Alvarez.
• Australia: (GK) Mathew Ryan; (DEF) Milos Degenek, Harry Souttar, Kye Rowles, Aziz Behich; (MID) Aaron Mooy, Jackson Irvine, Riley McGree, Mathew Leckie, Craig Goodwin; (ATC) Mitchell Duke. 

Argentina vs Australia – Betting Tips

We don’t see Argentina losing to another underdog in the same tournament. Their chances of advancing through are pretty high, making the odds of their win very low (1.21 odds). While we are happy for Australia to be here and their odds being as high as 21.00, we can’t really advise you to go for it.

Instead, it is better to go for a result of Under 2.5 goals at 2.20 odds. Our Argentina vs Australia prediction points out that the Albicelestes have not really been able to dismantle opponents. But they did what it took to get the win. On the other hand, Australia proved to be a very tough team to beat.

For that reason, the correct result of 2:0 for Argentina at 5.25 is what we also propose doing.

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