Henry Roldán
In view of the upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifiers, countries are taking advantage of this FIFA days to begin their warm-up and one of the most interesting friendly matches will be Australia vs Ecuador.
These two teams are coming from the Qatar 2022 World Cup and are candidates in their continents to return to the next edition of the tournament.
It is worth noting that these countries have only met once in a friendly match in 2014, and now they will meet twice in just four days. Without further ado, at JefeBet we bring you the preview of the match between Australia vs Ecuador.
Predictions, Odds, and Betting Preview for the Australia vs Ecuador International Friendly on March 24, 2023
- Where: CommBank Stadium – Sydney, Australia
- When: Friday, March 24, 2023, 5:00 AM ET
- Moneyline: Australia (+170) / Draw (+210) / Ecuador (+165)
- Asian Handicap: Australia (Pk, -115) / Ecuador (Pk, -120)
- Over/Under (2.5): Over (+120) / Under (-160)
- Both teams score: Yes (-125) / No (-110)
All odds are provided by Draftkings.
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Betting on Australia
After a historic run through the last World Cup in which it qualified for the round of 16, where it lost 2-1 to champions Argentina, the Australian team returns to its homeland to receive the recognition of its fans.
The Socceroos will play two matches against Ecuador, in Sydney and Melbourne, to celebrate with its fans the feat achieved last December and at the same time begin to prepare for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers.
Australia will continue to be coached by Graham Arnold, who was voted L’Equipe’s best coach at Qatar 2022, and who has renewed his contract with the Oceania team until 2026.
Arnold promised to call up all the players who made the World Cup performance possible, but some of them, such as Martin Boyle and Aaron Moy, will not be able to play in these matches due to injuries.
Another noteworthy fact is that Australia has not lost a home game since 2017 when Japan beat it 0-2 in the World Cup qualifiers for Russia 2018.
Possible lineup (4-2-3-1): Mathew Ryan; Milos Degenek, Harry Souttar, Kye Rowles, Aziz Behich; Cameron Devlin, Keanu Baccus; Craig Goodwin, Jackson Irvine, Riley McGree; Mitchell Duke.
Betting on Ecuador
Despite leaving a good impression at the World Cup, Ecuador’s elimination was much more painful than Australia’s, as the South American team was eliminated in the group stage with 15 minutes to go before the final whistle.
The Ecuadorians lost its last match against Senegal in the last minute and, thus, missed out on the round of 16 despite a win over Qatar and a 1-1 draw with the Netherlands.
This elimination brought about consequences for the national team, since Gustavo Alfaro stepped aside as coach and in his place came the Spanish Félix Sánchez, who was precisely the Qatar coach at the World Cup.
For Ecuador, this pair of matches against Australia represents a very good test, although it will have to play without its main striker, Enner Valencia, who was injured with Fenerbache. Also missing will be striker Gonzalo Plata and midfielders Carlos Gruezo and José Hurtado.
Possible lineup (4-3-3): Hernán Galindez; Ángelo Preciado, Félix Torres, Piero Hincapie, Pervis Estupiñán; Moisés Caicedo, José Cifuentes, Jhegson Méndez; Kevin Rodríguez, Michael Estrada, Jeremy Sarmiento.
JefeBet Prediction
We should expect a fairly close match between two very talented teams that are getting back into the swing of things after the World Cup.
However, there will be a couple of situations that will make the difference in Australia’s favor this time and that will make it win.
In addition to enjoying the recognition of its fans, the Socceroos will not have to face two good strikers like Gonzalo Plata and Enner Valencia. In addition, this will be Sanchez’s first game as coach, so adjustments will be the order of the day.
Prediction: Australia wins (AUS 1 – ECU 0).
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