Australia vs Saudi Arabia

AFC World Cup Qualifiers - 3rd Round 14 Nov 2024, 09:10
Australia
Australia
0–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
🏟 AAMI Park (Melbourne) 👤 Ali Saeed Al Naqbi Round 5

Match report

Australia played out a goalless draw with Saudi Arabia in the AFC World Cup Qualifiers - 3rd Round on 14 November 2024.

Australia had 13 shots to Saudi Arabia's 4.

The match was played at AAMI Park (Melbourne), with Ali Saeed Al Naqbi in charge.

Possession 42% - 58% Shots 13 - 4 On target 2 - 1 Corners 3 - 3 Fouls 10 - 8 Yellow cards 4
9
Player of the match
Saud Abdulhamid
Saudi Arabia · captained the side
8 Hassan Al Tambakti 73 passes (82% accurate)
7 Joe Gauci captained the side
7 Jason Geria captained the side
7 Harry Souttar captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–2 7–2
Shots On Goal 1–1 1–0
Ball Possession 40–60 —
Corners 1–2 2–1
Attacks 58–48 48–47
Match statistics
3 Corners 3
5 Substitution 4
106 Attacks 95
44 Dangerous Attacks 30
1 On Target 1
11 Off Target 5
13 Shots Total 4
2 Shots On Goal 1
5 Shots Off Goal 1
6 Shots Blocked 2
10 Shots Inside Box 1
3 Shots Outside Box 3
10 Fouls 8
3 Corners 3
7 Offsides 5
42% Ball Possession 58%
2 Yellow Cards 2
1 Saves 1
358 Passes Total 491
270 Passes Accurate 394
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  4-1-4-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Australia · 3-4-2-1
18 J. Gauci
8 J. Geria 19 H. Souttar 21 C. Burgess
3 L. Miller 13 A. O'Neill 22 J. Irvine 5 J. Bos
10 A. Hrustić 14 R. McGree
15 M. Duke
Saudi Arabia · 4-1-4-1
22 A. Al-Kassar
12 S. Abdulhamid 17 H. Tambakti 5 A. Albulayhi 13 Y. Al-Shahrani
16 F. Al-Ghamdi
8 M. Alsahafi 10 M. Juwayr 6 N. Al-Dawsari 9 F. Al-Buraikan
11 S. Al-Shehri
Australia
Coach
T. Popović
Substitutes
  • 7 Nishan Velupillay
  • 6 Anthony Caceres
  • 11 Brandon Borrello
  • 16 Aziz Behich
  • 9 Kusini Yengi
  • 1 Mathew Ryan
  • 12 Paul Izzo
  • 2 Miloš Degenek
  • 23 Rhyan Grant
  • 4 Kye Rowles
  • 17 Patrick Yazbek
  • 20 Maximilien Balard
Saudi Arabia
Coach
R. Mancini
Substitutes
  • 15 Abdullah Alkhaibari
  • 14 Abdullah Al-Hamdan
  • 3 Awn Al Saluli
  • 2 Sultan Al-Ghannam
  • 21 Hamed Al-Shanqiti
  • 1 Mohammed Al-Rubaie
  • 18 Saad Fahad Al Nasser
  • 4 Ali Lajami
  • 23 Ayman Fallatah
  • 20 Abdullah Radif
  • 19 Mohammed Al-Qahtani
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ N. Velupillay ↓ A. Hrustić Australia
  • 57' ↑ Abdullah Al Khaibari ↓ Musab Al Juwayr Saudi Arabia
  • 57' ↑ Abdullah Al Hamddan ↓ Saleh Al Shehri Saudi Arabia
  • 74' ↑ B. Borrello ↓ M. Duke Australia
  • 74' ↑ A. Cáceres ↓ N. Velupillay Australia
  • 82' ↑ A. Behich ↓ J. Bos Australia
  • 88' ↑ Sultan Al Ghannam ↓ Faisal Al Ghamdi Saudi Arabia
  • 88' ↑ Awn Al Saluli ↓ Marwan Al Sahafi Saudi Arabia
  • 90' ↑ K. Yengi ↓ A. ONeill Australia
  • 90+7' ↑ Abdullah Radif ↓ Feras Al Brikan Saudi Arabia
Cards
  • 16' A. Al Kassar Saudi Arabia
  • 63' A. Al Bulayhi Saudi Arabia
  • 65' R. McGree Australia
  • 90+2' J. Geria 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 14 November 2024.
Who won Australia vs Saudi Arabia?
Neither — the match finished 0-0.
Where was Australia vs Saudi Arabia played?
The match was played at AAMI Park (Melbourne).
Who had more possession in Australia vs Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia had 58% of possession, compared to 42% for the other side.