Syria takes on the visitors Australia at “Hang Jebat Stadium” in the first-leg match of the Asian Play Offs to the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia. The game will be played in Melaka on Thursday, October 5th.
By wonder the Syrians managed to sit on the third place in their qualification Group A for the Mundial final stage as the side gained 2:2 draw against Iran on the road in the final round, having scored its second goal on the 93rd minute of the clash. That draw allowed Syria to settle on the third position in the standings with 13 points earned and 9-8 goal difference being above Uzbekistan just because of better tiebreakers. The Syrians come up to the fight with six-match undefeated streak covering two victories and four draws, having lost for the last time on the 28th of March 2017. The men’s A-team has not been beaten at the home ground since the 8th of October 2015 across eight encounters in row, having got five triumphs and three draws during that run.
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In its turn, Australia occupied the third position in its qualification Group B having picked up 19 points with 16-11 goal difference in 10 gameweeks. It should be noted that the Australians’ weak point is their performance on the road as last time they managed to take points at away field was on the 6th of September 2016. Afterwards the side recorded one loss and three draws in four away clashes.
It will be the first head-to-head for the teams ever and now they will have to fight for the promotion to the World Cup’s final stage. It is obvious that the Australians are considered to be the favourites of this pair in general and in Thursday fight in particular on the book-makers point of view, however, I don’t believe that the Syrians will refuse from their dream in the very first battle.
Prediction for the match: Syria to win with +1.0 Asian handicap.
