Argentina v Australia Betting Tips [15 June 2023]

The Fifa World Cup champions, Argentina, will return to international duty when they take on Australia in an international friendly on Thursday. Now the world's number one side, Argentina, will be looking to build on their World Cup-winning squad, with several fresh faces expected to emerge over the upcoming months. Following their international success last December, Argentina have played two friendly matches, winning both, while scoring nine without conceding in that time. They are now on an eight-match winning streak, with their last loss coming in their opening match of the World Cup against Saudi Arabia. In fact, that loss was the only one they’ve suffered in any competition in their last 35 matches, dating all the way back to 2019. They will be expecting another easy win in this one. 

Meanwhile, Australia, currently ranked 29th in the world, continued to improve their reputation at the World Cup last year when they qualified behind France in Group D for the final 16. They were drawn against this opponent in the knockout stages but were beaten 2-1, with Lionel Messi and Julian Alvarez netting either side of halftime to secure a win for the eventual champions. Like their opponents, Australia have played two matches since the World Cup, both against Ecuador, managing to win one, but they lost the most recent. Over their last five matches, the Aussies have won three and lost two, though they have conceded two goals in two of their last three matches. Australia always gives it their all whenever they take to the pitch, but they will know that it will take an incredible effort to overcome the reigning world champions. 

Argentina have one of the best attacking line-ups in the world and as they showed when banging in seven past Curacao in March. They’ve scored a whopping 29 goals in their last ten matches in all competitions, though they are susceptible to conceding as well. With several younger players expected to feature for both sides, we can see this one ending with a fair few goals. Our Argentina vs Australia prediction: Over 2.5.