Australia vs Turkey Predictions - Turkey backed in World Cup clash against Australia

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Turkey are in top form, with 7 wins in last 8 matches.
Australia have struggled, losing 4 of their last 7 games.
Prediction backs Turkey to win, but expects both teams to score.

Turkey have won their last 4 matches (Getty)

Australia vs Turkey Predictions

Turkey are the form team coming into the tournament and certainly have the better player pool. Australia will be competitive but creating chances will be an issue. Turkey win is backed.

Australia vs Turkey Predictions
Key Stats
Head to Head
Australia Form
Turkey Form
Australia vs Turkey Predicted Lineups & News

Key Stats

Australia have lost 4 of their last 7 matches.
Australia have scored 6 goals in their last 3 matches.
Turkey have won their last 2 matches against Australia.
Turkey have won 7 of their last 8 matches.

Head to Head

Turkey have won both previous encounters against Australia.

Australia Form

Australia had a good run in the World Cup 2026 qualifiers in Asia, claiming four victories in the final four rounds to finish 2nd just behind Japan with 19 points from 10 matches (16-7 goal difference).

Their results in international friendlies have been quite mixed this year. The Socceroos were victorious in both of late March clashes against Cameroon 1-0 and Curacao 5-1, Jordan Bos and Nestor Irankunda scoring two goals each in these encounters.

They faced more serious opposition in the last two weeks, losing to Mexico 1-0 on a neutral court in Pasadena (missed two huge chances to score here), while the last test ended in a 1-1 draw against Switzerland. Tete Yengi found an equalizer for Australia here in the 56th minute.

Turkey Form

Turkey had solid results in the World Cup 2026 qualifying campaign but couldn’t compete against Spain, ending second in Group E with four wins, one draw and one defeat.

They claimed a 1-0 home victory against Romania in the playoff semifinals, then proceeded to beat Kosovo in Prishtina with the same scoreline, posting 1.77-0.88 xG with 57% possession and 12-11 shots. The deciding goal was scored by Karem Akturkoglu.

Vincenzo Montella’s side looked great in their two test games ahead of the World Cup 2026, beating North Macedonia 4-0 at home and Venezuela 2-1 in Florida. Baris Yilmaz appeared on the scoresheet on both occasions.

Australia vs Turkey Predicted Lineups & News

Australia (4-2-3-1) Mathew Ryan; Jason Geria, Harry Souttar, Alessandro Circati, Jordan Bos; Jackson Irvine, Aiden O'Neill; Connor Metcalfe, Ajdin Hrustic, Nestory Irankunda; Tete Yengi

A lot of eyes will be on Watford's rising star Nestory Irankunda who is currently at 15 appearances and 5 goals for the national team, expected to be just behind Tete Yengi who netted against Switzerland.

Veteran Mathew Leckie should start on bench, while goalkeeper Mathew Ryan is the captain with 104 appearances for Australia.

Turkey (4-2-3-1) Mert Gunok; Mert Muldur, Merih Demiral, Abdulkerim Bardakci, Ferdi Kadioglu; Hakan Calhanoglu, Ismail Yuksek; Arda Guler, Orkun Kokcu, Kenan Yildiz; Baris Alper Yilmaz

Turkish roster is full of experienced, proven players like Hakan Calhanoglu (105 appearances, 22 goals) and rising stars like Arda Guler and Kenan Yildiz.

Karem Akturkoglu scored a couple of very important goals in the qualifiers, but his recent form hasn't been great, so he is likely to start on bench.

Verdict

Australia v Türkiye

Turkey are ahead of Australian in terms of quality, while also securing seven wins in their last eight games across competitions. I am backing the Crescent Stars to win here but not with a clean sheet.

Turkey Win

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