The Matchday 10 encounter of the third round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers between Saudi Arabia and Australia will take place on June 10 at King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah. Saudi Arabia vs. Australia: prediction and betting odds, statistics.
Abdulrahman Al-Jassim (Qatar)
Matches – 6 (International matches, 2024/25);
Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 27;
Average yellow cards per match – 4.5;
Red cards shown – 0;
Average fouls per match – 33;
Penalties – 50%.
The final round of the third stage of AFC qualification for the 2026 World Cup is set to take place in the coming days. Australia currently sit second in the group, holding a three-point advantage over Saudi Arabia. For Saudi Arabia to leapfrog Australia, they would not only need to secure a victory but also overturn an eight-goal difference. While that scenario is virtually impossible, the contest remains mathematically open, which means Saudi Arabia will be fully committed to chasing a win. Australia, on the other hand, only need a draw and are unlikely to allow Saudi Arabia too much freedom.
Saudi Arabia have delivered a respectable qualifying campaign, particularly in the latter half. They collected points in three matches — victories over China (1:0) and Bahrain (2:0), along with a goalless draw against Japan. Saudi Arabia’s defence has now gone four consecutive games without conceding and continues to display commendable discipline. However, the attacking output remains modest: Saudi Arabia have scored just six goals across the qualifiers, and the previous meeting between Saudi Arabia and Australia ended in a dull 0:0 stalemate.
Australia are unbeaten in eight straight matches. In the most recent rounds, they recorded three wins, conceding only once — a 5:1 triumph over Indonesia. Australia are defensively solid, having kept clean sheets in seven of their last nine away fixtures. That said, three of their four away matches in this stage have ended in draws, and in five previous encounters between Australia and Saudi Arabia, three also finished level.
This is expected to be a hard-fought, tactically tight fixture. Saudi Arabia are likely to start assertively but will remain cautious given the threat posed by Australia on the counter. Overall, Saudi Arabia and Australia are evenly matched, and this clash is unlikely to produce a winner.
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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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1
Japan
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1:1
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0:0
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6:0
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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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1:0
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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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1:2
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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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1:0
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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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0:2
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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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1:0
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8 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
6:19
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6 |
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Hervé Jean-Marie Roger Renard
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coach | ||
| Player | Matches | Goals | |
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Line-up
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Nawaf Dhahi Faisal Al Shuweiti Al Aqidi
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gk. | 2 | 0 |
Hassan Kadish Yahya Mahbub
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df. | 9 | 2 |
Nawaf Meshari Mohammed Bu Washl
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df. | 2 | 0 |
Ali Hassan Mohammed Majrashi
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df. | 1 | 0 |
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Abdulelah Ali Awadh Al Amri
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df. | 0 | 0 |
Musab Fahad Zaid Al Juwayr
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mf. | 10 | 2 |
Salem Al-Dawsari
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mf. | 10 | 2 |
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Mohamed Kanno
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mf. | 7 | 0 |
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Ziyad Mubarak Eid Al Marwani Al Johani
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
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Feras Tariq Nasser Al Brikan
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fw. | 11 | 3 |
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Abdulrahman Ali Hassan Al Obud
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Substitutes
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Abdulrahman Salem Fadhel Al Sanbi
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Hamed Abdullah Mohammed Yousef
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
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Hassan Mohammed Osama Al Tambakti
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df. | 10 | 0 |
Saud Abdullah Salem Abdulhamid
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df. | 10 | 0 |
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Moteb Saad Salim Al Naqi Al Harbi
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df. | 3 | 0 |
Abdullah Mohammed Musa Madu
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df. | 0 | 0 |
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Nasser Essa Shafi Al Shardan Al Dawsari
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mf. | 8 | 0 |
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Marwan Saeed Masoud Al Sahafi
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mf. | 6 | 0 |
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Ali Sadiq Nasser Al Hassan
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Saleh Khalid Mohammed Al Shehri
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fw. | 7 | 4 |
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Abdullah Abdulrahman Abdullah Al Hamddan
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fw. | 6 | 0 |
Hammam Mabrouk K Al Hammami
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Anthony 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. | 9 | -4 |
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Aziz Eraltay Behich
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df. | 12 | 0 |
Cameron Robert Burgess
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df. | 10 | 0 |
Lewis Miller
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df. | 8 | 2 |
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Jason Kato Geria
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df. | 6 | 0 |
Miloš Degenek
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df. | 2 | 0 |
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Aiden Connor O'Neill
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mf. | 8 | 0 |
Connor Isaac Metcalfe
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mf. | 7 | 0 |
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Patrick Yazbek
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mf. | 2 | 0 |
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Mitchell Thomas Duke
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fw. | 11 | 2 |
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Martin Callie Boyle
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fw. | 5 | 2 |
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Substitutes
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Joe Anthony Gauci
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gk. | 5 | -1 |
Paul David Izzo
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gk. | 0 | 0 |
Kye Francis Rowles
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df. | 8 | 1 |
Alessandro Circati
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df. | 3 | 0 |
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Kai Clifton Trewin
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df. | 0 | 0 |
Riley Patrick McGree
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mf. | 5 | 0 |
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Ryan Graham Pun Teague
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mf. | 1 | 0 |
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Anthony Richard Cáceres
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mf. | 0 | 0 |
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Brandon Joel Gaetano Borrello
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fw. | 6 | 1 |
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Marco Tilio
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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Mohamed Touré
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fw. | 0 | 0 |
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