Syria vs Australia Prediction & Betting Tips (18 January)

Among the contenders for final victory, Australia did not miss its entry into the running in this 2024 Asian Cup of Nations. Confident before going to Qatar with 4 consecutive victories, 2 in friendly and 2 in qualifying at The next World Cup, the Socceroos managed to negotiate their first match in the competition by dominating India 2 goals to 0 after a sluggish start during the first period. But Graham Arnold's players did not panic and were patient to make the difference during the second act by letting their individual and collective qualities speak for themselves. Now well underway in this 2024 Asian Cup, the Australians will want to take a big step towards qualification during their second match against Syria. The Syrians were able to take a very important point in their first match against Uzbekistan 0-0 with a solid defense which was able to counter the Uzbek attempts.

If qualification should be decided during the last meeting against India, Hector Cuper's selection will have nothing to lose in this confrontation against Australia, a selection that the Syrians have never managed to beat in their history. But the last confrontation 5 years ago in this competition saw the Socceroos win 3-2 in a close match. Enough to give Syria hope before this meeting.

At least one of the two keepers has emerged with a clean sheet from 11 of the most recent 16 Syria matches on their own patch in the Asian Cup, so thrills and spills have been few and far between. Given that seven of the previous ten Australia away games at this level have followed the same pattern, any deviation from this script would come as a shock.