China vs Australia Prediction, Lineups & Odds

By Peter Morris, Senior Football Analyst | Published: 1 month ago | Last Updated: Mar 25, 17:00 | 4 min read

China

Football Asia World Cup Qualification Hangzhou Sports Park Stadium Tue 25 Mar 18:00

Australia

  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Squads
  7. Table

Socceroos Look the Value Pick

Australia -1.5 look a great bet on the Asian Handicap market. Our betting prediction is that the Socceroos will win by two or more goals against China and you can get 2.30.

Match Preview & H2H

China lost 1-0 away to Saudi Arabia in their last game. The Dragons failed to have a shot on target and were restricted to 20% possession in the World Cup qualifier at Al-Awwal Park.

Australia played Indonesia at home in their previous match. The scoreline was a 5-1 win in the World Cup qualifier, with Jackson Irvine (2), Martin Boyle, Nishan Velupillay and Lewis Miller on the scoresheet. Tony Popovic's team recorded 40% possession and had seven shots on goal.

Australia won 3-1 when hosting China in teams last meeting. In the past three head-to-head encounters, we have seen two Australia victories and one draw.

Confirmed Lineups

China confirmed lineup (4-3-1-2): Dalei Wang (GK), Zexiang Yang, Pengfei Han, Shenglong Jiang, Lei Li, Haoyang Xu, Zhengyu Huang, Wenneng Xie, Yongjing Cao, Yuning Zhang, Shihao Wei.

Australia confirmed lineup (4-4-2): Mathew Ryan (GK), Jason Geria, Milos Degenek, Cameron Burgess, Lewis Miller, Jackson Irvine, Ryan Teague, Aziz Behich, Martin Boyle, Nishan Velupillay, Brandon Borrello.

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Expert Asia World Cup Qualification Analysis

The football experts at jeetwin88.com check injury updates regularly and combine this with the form guide. We’re also able to consult a database of stats and present the key numbers to our readers.

Key China vs Australia stats:

  • China have lost 6 of their past 10 home matches
  • China have conceded 2 or more goals in 6 of their last 10 home matches
  • Australia have not lost any of their last 8 away matches
  • Australia have won 13 of their past 20 matches
  • Australia have kept 13 clean sheets in their past 20 matches
  • Australia have scored 2 or more goals in 8 of their past 13 matches

China vs Australia Prediction

This World Cup qualifier could be one-sided in favour of Australia and our prediction is the 2.30 about them -1.5 goals on the Asian Handicap. This means beating China by two goals or more.

Depending on how confident you feel about Australia winning by a big margin, you can head to the Asian Handicap market and choose your line.

Our Pick

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China vs Australia Odds

Australia are massive 1.48 favourites to win this Asia World Cup Qualification game with the bookies and are regarded as 68% likely to win the match judging by the latest betting odds. China are regarded as a long shot to win and you can currently back them at 6.25.

The Under 2.5 / Over 2.5 Goals betting market has the two outcomes at a similar price. If you think this points to a low-scoring or one-sided affair, then BTTS No could be an option at 1.80.

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Team Stats

Latest Asia World Cup Qualification and match stats. Full Time Result and Goals.

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Full time Result

  • 5 wins, 11 defeats and 4 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 2 wins, 6 defeats and 2 draws in previous 10 home matches

Full time Results

  • 13 wins, 2 defeats and 5 draws in previous 20 matches
  • 5 wins, 1 defeats and 4 draws in previous 10 away matches

Goals

Goals

China

Australia

Goals / match
1 2.2
Conceded / match
1.6 1
Total / match
2.6 3.2

Team News

It’s important to be as informed as possible, with the China vs Australia team news helping you find out who is available for the next game.

China vs Australia Lineups

China Confirmed Lineup 4-3-1-2

Australia Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

China Confirmed Lineup 4-3-1-2

14 Dalei Wang
8 Zexiang Yang 2 Pengfei Han 16 Shenglong Jiang 4 Lei Li
7 Haoyang Xu 18 Zhengyu Huang 20 Wenneng Xie
19 Yongjing Cao
9 Yuning Zhang 10 Shihao Wei
1 Mathew Ryan
8 Jason Geria 2 Milos Degenek 21 Cameron Burgess 3 Lewis Miller
22 Jackson Irvine 17 Ryan Teague 16 Aziz Behich 6 Martin Boyle
7 Nishan Velupillay 11 Brandon Borrello

Australia Confirmed Lineup 4-4-2

China Substitutes

  • 1Junling Yan
  • 3Shaocong Wu
  • 5Zhen Wei
  • 6Serginho
  • 11Yudong Wang
  • 12Dianzuo Liu
  • 13Hetao Hu
  • 15Jin Cheng
  • 17Zhenao Wang
  • 21Haijian Wang
  • 22Ziming Wang
  • 23Bakram Abduweli

Australia Substitutes

  • 4Kye Rowles
  • 5Anthony Caceres
  • 9Kai Trewin
  • 10Daniel Arzani
  • 12Paul Izzo
  • 13Aiden O'Neill
  • 14Jason Davidson
  • 15Mitchell Duke
  • 18Thomas Glover
  • 19Fran Karacic
  • 20Alexander Grant
  • 23Craig Goodwin

Previous China Lineups

21 Mar Asia World Cup Qualification
Saudi Arabia 1-0 China
19 Nov Asia World Cup Qualification
China 1-3 Japan
14 Nov Asia World Cup Qualification
Bahrain 0-1 China

Previous Australia Lineups

20 Mar Asia World Cup Qualification
Australia 5-1 Indonesia
20 Nov Asia World Cup Qualification
Bahrain 2-2 Australia
14 Nov Asia World Cup Qualification
Australia 0-0 Saudi Arabia

Ahead of kick-off, make sure you check out the confirmed lineups and the likely formations. We also have the substitutes along with previous lineup information.

Team Squads

China Squad

Australia Squad

Find out the squads on a team-by-team basis, with stats available for each player.

FIFA FlagTables & Standings

World Cup Qualification AFC 3rd Round Group C

# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Japan 7 6 1 0 24:2 19
2 Australia 7 2 4 1 11:6 10
3 Saudi Arabia 7 2 3 2 4:6 9
4 Indonesia 7 1 3 3 7:14 6
5 Bahrain 7 1 3 3 5:12 6
6 China 7 2 0 5 6:17 6
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Japan 3 2 1 0 10:1 7
2 Australia 4 2 1 1 8:3 7
3 Saudi Arabia 4 1 2 1 2:3 5
4 Indonesia 3 1 1 1 2:4 4
5 China 3 1 0 2 4:6 3
6 Bahrain 4 0 2 2 4:10 2

The updated Asia World Cup Qualification standings highlight the performance of each football team. See where the sides are ranked according to points earned so far.

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