United States vs Australia: prediction & betting odds 19 June 2026

Form and Line-up United States

Since November, the United States national team has played a series of friendlies against top national teams, and the results did not please many - only three wins in their last four matches before the 2026 World Cup. On the other hand, under Pochettino, the team got the necessary practice against elite opponents, which certainly improved the connections between the lines. Against Paraguay (4:1), the home side benefited from an early own goal by the South Americans, after which they opened up. Christian Pulisic and Sergino Dest received the ball in space - that allowed Folarin Balogun and Ricardo Pepi to pull away easily from the centre-back pairing. The hosts adapted to a counter-attacking style.

Key numbers for the United States national team:

• Pochettino's team has one of the best xGA figures after the first round (0.47).

• The home side overwhelmed Paraguay with aggression in the penalty area - 53-11 in touches inside the box.

• The United States have beaten Australia twice in friendlies since 2010 (3:1, 2:1).

Probable United States line-up (4-2-3-1)

Matt Freese - Antonee Robinson, Tim Ream, Chris Richards, Alex Freeman - Malik Tillman, Tyler Adams - Christian Pulisic, Weston McKennie, Sergino Dest - Folarin Balogun.

Form and Line-up Australia

Before the start of the 2026 World Cup, Australia showed in friendlies against Mexico (0:1) and Switzerland (1:1) that they were not ready to play on the front foot. Strangely enough, the passive plan from the away team did not help Turkey - they had the initiative (72-28 in possession percentage) and took three times as many shots (30-9), but lost (0:2). The green and gold have excellent combinations for quickly playing out from under pressure - Nestory Irankunda and Connor Metcalfe scored in situations when opponents were not surrounding them.

Key numbers for the Australia national team:

• Popovic's team had the ball for 28% of the time in the first round and created only one clear scoring chance.

• Before the game against Turkey, Australia had scored no more than one goal in seven of their previous eight matches.

• The Australia squad is worth five times less than the United States squad (77 million euros compared with 385 million).

Probable Australia line-up (5-4-1)

Patrick Beach - Jordan Bos, Jacob Italiano, Cameron Burgess, Harry Souttar, Alessandro Circati -Nestory Irankunda, Paul Okon-Engstler, Aiden O'Neill, Connor Metcalfe - Mohamed Toure.

Who will referee the match

Felix Zwayer (Germany)

Matches – 22 (international matches, 2025-2026);
Average fouls per match – 22;
Average yellow cards per match (including second yellows) – 4.4;
Matches with a red card – 9 out of 22;
Matches with a penalty – 10 out of 22.