Australia vs Saudi Arabia

WC Qualification Asia - 3rd Round 11 Nov 2021, 09:10
Australia
Australia
0–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
🏟 CommBank Stadium (Sydney) 👤 Ko Hyung-Jin Round 5

Match report

Australia played out a goalless draw with Saudi Arabia in the WC Qualification Asia - 3rd Round on 11 November 2021.

Australia had 12 shots to Saudi Arabia's 7.

The match was played at CommBank Stadium (Sydney), with Ko Hyung-Jin in charge.

Possession 50% - 50% Shots 12 - 7 On target 5 - 3 Corners 3 - 0 Fouls 11 - 9 Yellow cards 3
8
Player of the match
Mathew Ryan
Australia · 3 saves
8 Mohammed Al Yami 5 saves
8 Nasser Al-Dawsari captained the side
7 Rhyan Grant captained the side
7 Trent Sainsbury captained the side
First half vs second half
Saudi Arabia came out stronger after half-time, with 6 second-half shots against 1 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–1 7–6
Shots On Goal 0–0 5–3
Ball Possession 48–52 —
Corners 1–0 2–0
Attacks 43–42 36–28
Match statistics
5 Substitution 1
79 Attacks 70
59 Dangerous Attacks 31
4 On Target 3
6 Off Target 4
12 Shots Total 7
5 Shots On Goal 3
6 Shots Off Goal 3
1 Shots Blocked 1
6 Shots Inside Box 5
6 Shots Outside Box 2
11 Fouls 9
3 Corners 0
3 Offsides 2
50% Ball Possession 50%
1 Yellow Cards 2
3 Saves 5
398 Passes Total 409
315 Passes Accurate 308
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Australia · 4-4-2
1 M. Ryan
4 R. Grant 20 T. Sainsbury 19 H. Souttar 16 A. Behich
6 M. Boyle 8 J. Jeggo 22 J. Irvine 11 A. Mabil
10 A. Hrustic 7 M. Leckie
Saudi Arabia · 4-2-3-1
1 M. Yami
2 S. Al-Ghannam 17 A. Al-Amri 5 A. Al-Boleahi 13 N. Al-Dawsari
8 A. Malki 23 M. Kanno
19 F. Muwallad 7 S. Al-Faraj 10 S. Al-Dawsari
9 F. Albirakan
Australia
Coach
G. Arnold
Substitutes
  • 18 Danny Vukovic
  • 12 Lawrence Thomas
  • 3 Callum Elder
  • 2 Milos Degenek
  • 5 Fran Karacic
  • 21 Riley McGree
  • 14 Kenneth Dougall
  • 13 Denis Genreau
  • 17 Andrew Nabbout
  • 23 Gianni Stensness
  • 15 Mitchell Duke
  • 9 Jamie MacLaren
Saudi Arabia
Coach
H. Renard
Substitutes
  • 21 Zaid Al-Bawardi
  • 22 Nawaf Alaqidi
  • 4 Ahmed Sharahili
  • 12 Saud Abdulhamid
  • 6 Mohammed Al-Burayk
  • 3 Ziyad Al-Sahafi
  • 18 Abdulrahman Ghareeb
  • 16 Sami Al-Najei
  • 15 Ali Al-Hassan
  • 14 Ali Al-Asmari
  • 20 Abdulrahman Alobud
  • 11 Saleh Al-Shehri
Substitutions
  • 66' ↑ M. Duke ↓ A. Mabil Australia
  • 73' ↑ Saleh Al-Shehri ↓ Firas Al-Buraikan Saudi Arabia
  • 78' ↑ M. Degenek ↓ H. Souttar Australia
  • 78' ↑ A. Nabbout ↓ M. Leckie Australia
  • 87' ↑ K. Dougall ↓ A. Hrustić Australia
  • 87' ↑ R. McGree ↓ M. Boyle Australia
Cards
  • 57' A. Al Amri Saudi Arabia
  • 62' A. Albulayhi Saudi Arabia
  • 89' A. Nabbout Australia
Head-to-head
Australia 1 2 draws 1 Saudi Arabia
2025-06-10 Saudi Arabia vs Australia 1 - 2
2024-11-14 Australia vs Saudi Arabia 0 - 0
2022-03-29 Saudi Arabia vs Australia 1 - 0
2021-11-11 Australia vs Saudi Arabia 0 - 0
Recent form
Australia W W W W W
Saudi Arabia D D W W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Australia vs Saudi Arabia?
Australia drew 0-0 against Saudi Arabia on 11 November 2021.
Who won Australia vs Saudi Arabia?
Neither — the match finished 0-0.
Where was Australia vs Saudi Arabia played?
The match was played at CommBank Stadium (Sydney).
Who had more possession in Australia vs Saudi Arabia?
Australia had 50% of possession, compared to 50% for the other side.