Australia FC are meeting with Uzbekistan FC with aims of ending their group stage perfectly, winning all their group stage with a win. These two teams are next to each other in the group stage, and both are likely to qualify in the next round. Australia is seating at the top of the group standings, earning six points from their first two games. Moreover, Australia is unbeaten in the campaign, a record they want to extend through this match. On the other hand, Uzbekistan is at the second of the group standings having four points in their campaign. Although Uzbekistan is likely to enter the next round, they still need to win here, so they could secure their spots. The meeting between these two teams is on January 23, 2024, at 7:30 PM (GMT+8).
Australia FC
Australia’s defensive performance on Thursday secured their record of never missing the knockout portion of the tournament. They held Syria to just one goal on target. Australia have been almost impenetrable without a goal conceded in their last six competitive fixtures. Additionally, they only conceded once in their previous seven matches in all competitions. With just a single point on Tuesday, Australia need just a single point on Tuesday to finish top of their group for the first time since 2011, and with a victory on matchday two, they would finish the group portion of this tournament with a 100% record for the first time. Australia have not been behind at the interval since narrowly losing their round of 16 clash with Argentina at the previous World Cup, conceding just once in their last 10 competitive fixtures.
Arnold made three changes to the Socceroos squad, replacing Kye Rowles, Keanu Baccus, and Craig Goodwin. Martin Boyle, Aiden O’Neill, and Jordan Bos joined the starting 11 in place of Kye Rowles, Keanu Baccus, and Craig Goodwin.
Uzbekistan FC
Uzbekistan secured a comfortable victory against India in matchday two, despite a frustrating opening game against a well-organised Syrian side. The White Wolves took the lead in just four minutes and held on for a 3-0 lead after 45 minutes. This victory will boost Srecko Katanec’s confidence in their chances to advance to the sixth consecutive Asian Cup knockout stage. The victory would be historic for Uzbekistan, as it would mark their first group win since 2011. If Australia fails to score, it would be the first time since 2004 that they end the tournament without conceding a single goal. Uzbekistan is currently in excellent form, unbeaten in their last nine matches in all competitions and conceding just once in their previous four fixtures combined.
Katenec added three new players to their starting 11: Sherzod Nasrullaev, Abbosbek Fayzullaev, and Igor Sergeev. Farrukh Sayfiev now has 50 international caps, while Odiljon Hamrobekov is two away from it. Nasrullaev scored his first goal with the national team.
Prediction:
Australia FC (2.0)
Odds: -0.88
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