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China PR vs Australia: betting odds 25 Mar 2025
China PR — Australia betting tips 25 Mar 2025
Despite being bottom of the group, China still have a mathematical chance of qualifying for the World Cup finals. Australia, having moved into second place, are competing for automatic qualification. They have a strong record against China, winning three of the previous four meetings, and will be determined to secure a victory against the underdogs.
China are having a disastrous 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign. They suffered a narrow 0:1 defeat to Saudi Arabia in their last outing, further hampered by a first-half sending-off. Their overall goal difference (-11) reflects their struggles. The defence is unable to withstand pressure even from weaker teams. The Chinese have conceded in six of their seven group games, including seven unanswered goals against Japan.
Australia, meanwhile, are beginning to find their rhythm after a shaky start to qualifying. They hammered Indonesia (5:1) in their previous outing and now sit second in the group. The Aussies average 1.57 goals per game and they kept China quiet in the reverse fixture (3:0). Defensively, Australia have looked solid with just six goals conceded, and the 2:2 draw against Bahrain remains their only real slip-up at the back.
China are outclassed and haven’t defeated a strong opponent in a long time. The hosts are at the bottom of the qualifying group and have lost five of their seven matches. Australia, fresh off a dominant win against Indonesia after a spell of underwhelming performances, travel to Beijing in high spirits. They should get the job done without leaving it to the final matchday against Saudi Arabia.
AFC World Cup: previous matches in the tournament
H2H: China PR — Australia
Group stage
| Team |
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Played
Matches played
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W
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D
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L
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Goals
Goals
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Points
Points
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1
Japan
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1:1
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0:0
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-:-
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2:0
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7:0
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8 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
24:2
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20 | |
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2
Australia
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-:-
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0:0
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5:1
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0:1
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3:1
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8 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
13:6
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13 | |
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3
Saudi Arabia
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0:2
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-:-
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1:1
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0:0
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1:0
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8 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
4:6
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10 | |
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4
Indonesia
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0:4
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0:0
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2:0
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1:0
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-:-
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8 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
8:14
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9 | |
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5
Bahrain
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0:5
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2:2
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-:-
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2:2
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0:1
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8 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
5:13
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6 | |
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6
China PR
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1:3
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0:2
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1:2
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2:1
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-:-
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8 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
6:19
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6 |
Team lineups
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B. Ivanković
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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Line-up
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Dalei Wang
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gk. | 9 | -15 |
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Shenglong Jiang
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df. | 11 | 0 |
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Lei Li
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df. | 6 | 0 |
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Yongjing Cao
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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Pengfei Han
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Zexiang Yang
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Wenneng Xie
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mf. | 7 | 1 |
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Haoyang Xu
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mf. | 5 | 0 |
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Zhengyu Huang
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
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Yuning Zhang
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fw. | 11 | 3 |
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Shihao Wei
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fw. | 9 | 1 |
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Substitutes
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Junling Yan
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gk. | 3 | -1 |
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Dianzuo Liu
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Hetao Hu
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df. | 3 | 0 |
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Zhen Wei
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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Shaocong Wu
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Zhen'ao Wang
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Haijian Wang
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mf. | 3 | 0 |
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Jin Cheng
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Sérgio Antônio Soler de Oliveira Júnior
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Behram Abduweli
|
fw. | 7 | 1 |
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Ziming Wang
|
fw. | 2 | 0 |
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Yudong Wang
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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T. Popović
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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Line-up
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Mathew Ryan
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gk. | 7 | -3 |
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Aziz Eraltay Behich
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df. | 10 | 0 |
Cameron Robert Burgess
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df. | 8 | 0 |
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Lewis Miller
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df. | 7 | 2 |
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Jason Kato Geria
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df. | 4 | 0 |
Miloš Degenek
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df. | 1 | 0 |
Jackson Irvine
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mf. | 12 | 0 |
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Ryan Graham Pun Teague
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Brandon Joel Gaetano Borrello
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fw. | 4 | 1 |
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Martin Callie Boyle
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fw. | 4 | 2 |
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Nishan Matthew Velupillay
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fw. | 3 | 1 |
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Substitutes
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Paul David Izzo
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Thomas William Glover
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
Kye Francis Rowles
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df. | 8 | 1 |
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Alexander Ian Grant
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Fran Karačić
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Kai Clifton Trewin
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Aiden Connor O'Neill
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mf. | 6 | 0 |
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Anthony Richard Cáceres
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Jason Alan Davidson
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Mitchell Thomas Duke
|
fw. | 10 | 2 |
Craig Goodwin
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fw. | 8 | 3 |
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Daniel Arzani
|
fw. | 1 | 0 |
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