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France national football team
World Cup | Group Stage
Nov 22, 2022 at 7pm UK
 
Australia national football team

France
4 - 1
Australia

Rabiot (27'), Giroud (32', 71'), Mbappe (68')
FT(HT: 2-1)
Goodwin (9')
Duke (55'), Irvine (80'), Mooy (90+5')

The Match

Match Report

Olivier Giroud equals Thierry Henry's record of 51 France goals as the World Cup holders come back from a goal down to beat Australia 4-1 in their opening Group D match.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's World Cup clash between France and Australia, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Australia could line up for Tuesday's World Cup 2022 Group D opener with France.

Form, Standings, Stats

All competitions
Last Game: Denmark 2-0 France
Sunday, September 25 at 7.45pm in Nations League
All competitions
Last Game: New Zealand 0-2 Australia
Sunday, September 25 at 4am in International Friendlies

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a France win with a probability of 49.39%. A draw had a probability of 26.8% and a win for Australia had a probability of 23.81%.

The most likely scoreline for a France win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.89%) and 2-1 (8.99%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.5%), while for an Australia win it was 0-1 (8.7%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 1.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that France would win this match.

Result
FranceDrawAustralia
49.39% (0.333 0.33) 26.8% (0.064 0.06) 23.81% (-0.4 -0.4)
Both teams to score 45.52% (-0.549 -0.55)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
41.62% (-0.518 -0.52)58.38% (0.515 0.52)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
21.01% (-0.408 -0.41)78.99% (0.40600000000001 0.41)
France Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
76.25% (-0.070999999999998 -0.07)23.75% (0.067 0.07)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
42.11% (-0.102 -0.1)57.89% (0.099000000000004 0.1)
Australia Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
59.7% (-0.666 -0.67)40.3% (0.663 0.66)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
23.07% (-0.611 -0.61)76.93% (0.607 0.61)
Score Analysis
    France 49.39%
    Australia 23.81%
    Draw 26.8%
FranceDrawAustralia
1-0 @ 13.76% (0.24 0.24)
2-0 @ 9.89% (0.152 0.15)
2-1 @ 8.99% (-0.023 -0.02)
3-0 @ 4.74% (0.063000000000001 0.06)
3-1 @ 4.31% (-0.021 -0.02)
3-2 @ 1.96% (-0.045 -0.04)
4-0 @ 1.7% (0.019 0.02)
4-1 @ 1.55% (-0.011 -0.01)
Other @ 2.49%
Total : 49.39%
1-1 @ 12.5% (-0.0099999999999998 -0.01)
0-0 @ 9.57% (0.185 0.19)
2-2 @ 4.08% (-0.086 -0.09)
Other @ 0.64%
Total : 26.8%
0-1 @ 8.7% (0.012 0.01)
1-2 @ 5.68% (-0.107 -0.11)
0-2 @ 3.95% (-0.066 -0.07)
1-3 @ 1.72% (-0.065 -0.07)
2-3 @ 1.24% (-0.049 -0.05)
0-3 @ 1.2% (-0.043 -0.04)
Other @ 1.32%
Total : 23.81%

How you voted: France vs Australia

France
75.7%
Draw
11.2%
Australia
13.1%
794
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