Our prediction for this match:
Australia
Match Time & Date:
24/03/2023
04:00 AM
Prediction: 1-1
Ecuador
CommBank Stadium will host Friday’s football game between Australia and Ecuador, the two teams who have not met in a friendly since March 2014. Back then Ecuador recorded a thrilling 4-3 win over Australia, meaning that the hosts are hungry for revenge. The Socceroos did well to make it to the World Cup last 16, but Leo Messi’s Argentina eventually proved to be a big catch for Graham Arnold’s troops. All Martin Boyle, Ajdin Hrustic, James Maclaren, and Mathew Leckie miss out with injuries, which is probably the main reason why home win should not be considered.
Goalkeeper Danny Vuckovic has announced his retirement from international football. New Ecuador boss Felix Sanchez, on the other hand, will not count on Robert Arboleda, Jackson Porozo, Romario Ibarra, Ayrton Preciado, and Djorkaeff Reasco, the players who represented La Tri at the World Cup finals. Anyhow, the two teams seem evenly matched at the moment, and we predict that they are going to share the spoils in Sydney.
Highlighted Player (Enner Valencia):
Enner Valencia is a prolific 26-year-old striker who plays for West Ham United in the English Premier League. Nicknamed “Superman”, Valencia started his career with Emelec in 2010. He enjoyed league success with Emelec and was awarded the “Copa Sudamericana Golden Boot” in 2013.
He also played for Pachuca in Mexico winning the Liga MX Golden Boot in 2014. His goal-scoring record and pace caught the attention of West Ham which bought him for an estimated £12 million in July 2014. At international level, Valencia made his debut in 2012 and has represented the country in 24 games so far. He is one of Ecuador’s top ten goal scorers of all time with 14 goals.
He has already represented Ecuador at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and the 2015 Copa America tournaments. Enner Valencia is Ecuador’s joint top scorer – along with Agustin Delgado – in World Cup tournaments with three goals.
Highlighted Team (Australia):
Australia are a member of the Asian Football Confederation as they left the Oceania Football Confederation in 2006. The Socceroos made it to the World Cup finals for the first time back in 1974, but they failed to make it to the knockout stages of the showpiece tournament in Germany. In 2006, though, the Australians did well to advance to the last 16 of the FIFA World Cup, but eventual champions Italy proved to be a big catch for Guus Hiddink’s troops.
Australia participated at the World Cup finals in 2010 and 2014 as well, but they failed to impress at the tournaments in South Africa and Brazil respectively. In 2015 the Socceroos won the Asian Cup trophy, with the team beating South Korea in the title game and that is regarded as the team’s biggest success.
Tim Cahill is considered one of the most famous footballers that played for Australia and it has to be noted that the former Premier League star scored his 48th goal for the Socceroos in a 1-0 win over UAE in September, 2016.
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