China host Australia in the World Cup qualifiers later this week and the home side will be looking to pick up a morale-boosting win.
Venue: Sharjah Stadium
Key statistics
Australia have won their last two matches against China with clean sheets.
China have failed to win four of their last five World Cup qualifiers.
Australia are unbeaten in four of their last five World Cup qualifiers.
Head to head
The two sides have met six times in the past and Australia have managed to pick up three wins. China have two wins under their belt and the two sides have played out a draw as well.
Latest performances in all competitions
China: WLLWLD
Australia: WWWWLD
China
The Asian giants are fifth in Group B and they have picked up just one win from five World Cup qualifiers so far.
China have conceded ten goals in their last five group matches and there will be massive underdogs heading into this contest.
The home side will be looking to salvage some pride here and it will be interesting to see if they can pull off an upset against Australia.
Possible China starting line-up
Yan Junling (GK); Wang Gang, Zhang Linpeng, Yu Dabao, Wang Shenchao; Wu Lei, Wu Xi, Xizhe Zhang, Binbin Liu; Ai Kesen, Yuning Zhang
Australia
The visitors are second in Group B just three points adrift of leaders Saudi Arabia.
This is a golden opportunity for them to beat China and secure top spot in the group provided the other results go their way.
Australia are unbeaten in four of their five qualifiers but they have been quite underwhelming in the last two matches. The visitors are coming into this game on the back of a draw and a defeat and they will be desperate to bounce back with a strong performance here.
Possible Australia starting line-up
Matthew Ryan (GK); Aziz Behich, Harry Souttar, Trent Sainsbury, Rhyan Grant; Jackson Irvine, Ajdin Hrustic, James Jeggo; Awer Mabil, Mitchell Duke, Mathew Leckie
Prediction
China 0-2 Australia
