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Aron Wright - March 22, 2023
Australia vs Ecuador Predictions and Free Tips from our expert tipsters when the teams go head-to-head in International Friendly on Friday, 24 March 2023.
The Aussies are back after their most successful outing in a World Cup so far. They fell against eventual champions Argentina, in the Round of 16, in a tightly-contested 2-1 defeat.
Meanwhile, Ecuador are really raising the level of competition in the CONMEBOL region. They have set their sights on making a deep run in the 2024 Copa America, and are here to build some momentum.
Only once have these two teams locked horns before. Then Ecuador registered a 3-4 win. The game was a friendly, that took place nine years back in 2014. And importantly, the Ecuadorians made a comeback after going 3-0 down early in the first half.
Both teams are fresh off their appearances in the World Cup, and are in good form. Still the Aussies have the edge here.
They have a perfect winning record in the past one-year period, barring their clashes against Argentina, and France – finalists of the 2022 World Cup.
Meanwhile, Ecuador did fail to make it out of their group in Qatar. They have also struggled comparatively quite a bit in their road games, than at home.
It looks like Australia would be coming out with a hard-fought win in this weekend fixture.
The only clash between the two teams was a seven-goal affair. Moreover, the Aussies have been delivering good performances at home for quite some time now, particularly in terms of offense.
Also, for both squads, this is the first game after the World Cup. The absence of pressure should lead to more attacking football and goals.
The Aussies found the back of the net in their last nine games in a row, and this stretch include titans like Argentina and France. Ecuador too managed to find the back of the net in all three of their fixtures at the World Cup, despite crashing out in the Group Stages.
It looks like both teams will find the back of the net at the CommBank Stadium.
The confidence of delivering their most successful World Cup campaign ever is really coursing through the veins of the Aussies. They are determined to keep the momentum going.
They are at home, where they have been on a superb stretch of performances for the past few years now. Moreover, in the past one-year period, they have a 100% winning record in all competitions, barring clashes against Argentina and France.
On the other hand, Ecuador seem to be struggling to show the same level of intensity on the road, compared to their home games. In fact, they managed to secure a single victory on the road since November of 2021.
Likely, Australia to Win would be a neat pick at 2.80 odd.
But do note that they lost the only h2h clash between the two teams, with a scorecard of 3-4. And this happened after the Socceroos went 3-0 ahead in the first half.
Moreover, Ecuador are gunning for a good showing at the 2024 Copa America. They recently made some waves in the CONMEBOL region, by finishing fourth in the World Cup Qualifiers.
They might have crashed out of the World Cup in the group stages. But do not write them off yet. They are building up to something huge.
It is wise to bet on both teams finding the back of the net this Friday, at 1.90 odd.
