World Cup qualifiers preview: Vietnam vs Australia – Key stats, H2H, line-ups, prediction

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Stadium: My Dinh National Stadium

The high-flying Australian side will visit Vietnam in their second game of the World Cup Qualifiers’ third round.

Key stats

  • Australia have won all of their last 9 games. The last time they managed to achieve this streak was back in 1997.
  • The Socceroos won their opening match of the third round of World Cup Qualifying against China 3-0.
  • Vietnam suffered a 3-1 defeat against Saudi Arabia on Thursday.

Head to Head

Australia have met Vietnam on a couple of occasions before, winning both the games.

Recent Performance

Australia – Last 9 matches (Won 9)

Vietnam – Last 9 matches ( 5 Win, 2 D, 2L)

Australia

Australia commenced their third round of the FIFA 2022 World Cup qualifiers with an emphatic 3-0 win against China.

The current Socceroos’ side is one of the best in history as they have won all of their last nine games, thus setting a new record.

Manager Graham Arnold has done an incredible job so far and he is likely to lead his troops to the World Cup for the fifth consecutive year.

Australia are the favourites to end up as the toppers of group B, with the second-best side in the same group, Japan suffering a narrow defeat in the opening game.

Possible line-ups

Matthew Ryan (GK); Aziz Behich, Trent Sainsbury, Harry Souttar, Ryan Strain; Aaron Mooy, Tom Rogic, Jackson Irvine; Adam Taggart, Martin Boyle, Awer Mabil

Vietnam

Vietnam were impressive throughout the second round of the World Cup qualifier but slumped to a heavy defeat against Saudi days ago.

They have got a massive task to topple the vibrant Australian side on Tuesday.

Possible line-ups

Bui, Do Duy Manh, Nguyen, Vu Van Thanh, Nguyen Tuan Anh, Hoang Duc, Trong Hoang, Phan Van Duc, Tien Linh, Quang Hai

Prediction

Vietnam 0 – 4 Australia: the Socceroos are expected to continue their impressive streak in the upcoming games. Another big win could also be on the cards.