Australia vs Turkey Head-to-Head — FIFA World Cup 2026
Match Report
Match Events ?
27'N. Irankunda (P. Okon-Engstler)Australia
75'C. Metcalfe Australia
86'Y. Akgun Turkey
Match Statistics ?
Australia
Turkey
28%
Possession
72%
4
Shots on Target
8
9
Total Shots
30
5
Corners
8
12
Fouls
4
0.77
xG
1.33
Player Ratings ?
Starting Lineups ?
Australia · 5-4-1
18G
4D
3D
19D
21D
5D
8M
13M
24M
17M
9F
Turkey · 4-2-3-1
23G
2D
3D
14D
20D
16M
10M
8M
6M
21M
7F
Predictions
Match Prediction ?
Favoured: No clear favourite
Expected: Very even matchup
Confidence: Low
Australia 40%Draw 27%Turkey 33%
xG: 1.29Expected goalsxG: 1.16
Australia vs Turkey looks like a balanced matchup based on our pre-tournament model. There is no clear favourite from our model data, so this fixture is better treated as a tight game. This prediction should be used as general match context rather than a guaranteed outcome.
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Win Probability (Market) ?
No odds data available
Model Rating Edge ?
Evenly Matched
Evenly Matched
Australia: 1545 (#18) · Turkey: 1523 (#23)
H2H Record ?
0–0–2
Turkey leads
Avg 2.5 goals/game · 2 meetings
Australia
Turkey
#2
Position ?
#4
4
Points ?
3
1W 1D 1L
Record ?
1W 0D 2L
2
Goals For ?
3
2
Goals Against ?
5
0
Goal Diff
-2
#27
FIFA Rank ?
#22
0.5%
Win Prob ?
0.3%
L D L W
Form ?
W L L
Head-to-Head History
Previous World Cup Meetings
No previous meetings found in our data.
Last 2 Meetings (All Competitions)
24 May 2004FriendlyAustralia0–1Turkey
21 May 2004FriendlyAustralia1–3Turkey
💡 Betting Angles
Key Angles for this Match
Both teams scoring regularly — Australia and Turkey both conceding in tournament matches. BTTS looks likely.
Closely matched: model gives Australia 40% vs Turkey 33%. Draw is a realistic outcome at 27%.
Injuries & Absences
Australia — Injuries
M. Leckie
Injury
J. Italiano
Injury
Turkey — Injuries
No injuries reported.