Argentina vs Australia Prediction: La Albiceleste won’t hold back at halftime in this thrilling World Cup fixture

The White and Sky Blue will be hopeful for another final when they lock horns with Australia at the Ahmed Bin Ali Stadium on Saturday. The South American side secured the top spot in Group C despite their shocking (1-2) defeat against Saudi Arabia. At the same time, Australia stunned the world with their second-spot finish in Group D.

Last three games: LWW

La Albiceleste showed they still got it with back-to-back wins following their opening match setback. Argentina were the pre-tournament favourites and brought a 36-game unbeaten streak to Qatar because they very rarely lose matches, let alone two on the bounce. Argentina suffered defeat in their opening game against Saudi Arabia; however, they responded with a (2-0) win over Mexico and topped it up with a tremendous (2-0) victory in their last game. They finished the group at the top, while Poland went through following a controversial decision by FIFA for the fewest yellow cards.

Argentina are destined for another quarter-final, having been paired with Australia. They are a solid side and will not underrate their opponent, just as they did against Saudi.

Argentina (4-3-3) Martinez; Tagliafico, Otamendi, Romero, Molina; Fernandez, De Paul, Mac Allister; Messi, Alvarez, Di Maria

Last three games: DWW

The Socceroos pulled one of the surprises in the group rounds with a second-spot finish in group D. They kicked off their World Cup campaign with a (4-1) loss against a strong French side despite taking the lead. Like top teams are supposed to, they bounced back with a tremendous win over Tunisia and wrapped it up with a shocking (1-0) win over fans' favourite Denmark.

Australia picked themselves up after the loss and put up one of their best performances in the tournament. They will be hoping for another solid performance against their opponent on Saturday.

Australia (4-5-1): Ryan; Behich, Rowles, Souttar, Degenek; Goodwin, Irvine, Mooy, Leckie, Hrustic; Duke

Argentina have progressed to the knockout rounds of the competition in eleven out of their last twelve, and they will now prepare for the contest against Australia. They are the clear favourite here, considering the quality of their squad, and we expect them to score in both halves for 1.90.

Argentina won each of their last four international meetings against Australia, but the Socceroos secured a 2-0 triumph at the Tokyo Olympics in July of the previous year. It will be tough for Australia to get anything away from the game; bet on a correct score of (3-0) for 6.20.

Argentina superstar will be eying the golden boot, and we are backing the former world best to get a goal here for 1.69.

Good luck!

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