Paraguay vs Australia Head-to-Head — FIFA World Cup 2026
Match Report
Match Events ?
46'J. Irvine Australia
77'D. Gomez Paraguay
Match Statistics ?
Paraguay
Australia
44%
Possession
56%
2
Shots on Target
5
7
Total Shots
12
1
Corners
3
9
Fouls
6
0.25
xG
0.57
Player Ratings ?
Starting Lineups ?
Paraguay · 5-3-2
12G
4D
2D
15D
3D
26D
8M
14M
23M
21F
19F
Australia · 3-4-2-1
18G
3D
19D
25D
5M
13M
22M
16M
20F
8F
17F
Predictions
Match Prediction ?
Favoured: No clear favourite
Expected: Tight game — likely a one-goal margin
Confidence: Low
Paraguay 21%Draw 25%Australia 54%
xG: 0.88Expected goalsxG: 1.57
Paraguay vs Australia 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 ?
Slight Edge
Australia stronger
Paraguay: 1433 (#32) · Australia: 1545 (#18)
H2H Record ?
0–3–2
Australia leads
Avg 1.2 goals/game · 5 meetings
Paraguay
Australia
#3
Position ?
#2
4
Points ?
4
1W 1D 1L
Record ?
1W 1D 1L
2
Goals For ?
2
4
Goals Against ?
2
-2
Goal Diff
0
#40
FIFA Rank ?
#27
0.0%
Win Prob ?
0.5%
L W D W L
Form ?
L D L W
Head-to-Head History
Previous World Cup Meetings
No previous meetings found in our data.
Last 5 Meetings (All Competitions)
9 Oct 2010FriendlyAustralia1–0Paraguay
7 Oct 2006FriendlyAustralia1–1Paraguay
15 Jun 2000FriendlyAustralia2–1Paraguay
12 Jun 2000FriendlyAustralia0–0Paraguay
9 Jun 2000FriendlyAustralia0–0Paraguay
💡 Betting Angles
Key Angles for this Match
Low-scoring tournament form — Paraguay and Australia averaging just 1.7 combined goals/game. Under 2.5 has value.
Both teams scoring regularly — Paraguay and Australia both conceding in tournament matches. BTTS looks likely.
Tight H2H history — last 5 meetings averaged just 1.2 goals.
Injuries & Absences
Paraguay — Injuries
M. Almirón
Injury
D. Gómez
Injury
Australia — Injuries
M. Leckie
Injury
J. Italiano
Injury