Indonesia vs Australia Prediction and Betting Tips | September 10th 2024
Indonesia and Australia are back in action in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers when they face off at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium on Tuesday. The Socceroos head into the midweek clash unbeaten in their last nine games against Shin Tae-yong’s men and will look to extend this dominant four-decade streak.
Indonesia were denied a dream start to the FIFA World Cup second qualifying round as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Saudi Arabia at the King Abdullah Sports City on Thursday.
Mechelen defender Sandy Walsh broke the deadlock in the 19th minute to put Tae-yong’s men in front but Musab Fahd Aljuwayr scored right on the stroke of half time to hand Saudi Arabia a share of the spoils.
Indonesia have come into the third qualifying round following a decent run of results in the second round, where they finished second in Group F with 10 points from six matches.
Australia, on the other hand, suffered a surprise 1-0 defeat against Bahrain in Thursday’s group opener at the Cbus Super Stadium.
In a game where Kusini Yengi received his marching orders, Sheffield United defender Harry Souttar scored an 89th-minute own goal to hand Bahrain a famous victory over Graham Arnold’s men.
Australia had enjoyed a 100% record in the second qualifying round as they picked up six wins from six games in Group I to finish 10 points clear at the top of the table.
Indonesia vs Australia Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- Australia have been utterly dominant in the history of this fixture, having picked up 15 wins from the last 19 meetings between the two nations.
- Indonesia have managed just one win in that time, which came in August 1981, when they beat the Socceroos 1-0 in the World Cup qualifiers, while three games have ended all square.
- Australia are on a nine-game unbeaten run against Tae-yong’s men, picking up eight wins and one draw since their narrow defeat in 1981.
- Indonesia are unbeaten in five of their last six matches across all competitions, picking up three wins and two draws since March.
Indonesia vs Australia Prediction
Australia suffered a shock defeat against Bahrain last time out and will head into Tuesday’s clash looking to restore some pride.
Given the gulf in quality and experience between the two sides, we are backing the Socceroos to come away with all three points.
Prediction: Indonesia 0-2 Australia
Indonesia vs Australia Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Australia to win
Tip 2: Both sides to score - No (Australia have kept seven clean sheets in their last seven games against Indonesia)
Tip 3: Over 10.5 corners - No (There have also been fewer than 11 corner kicks in Australia’s last nine matches)