The story

Folarin Balogun leads United States players in both average xGOT (1.53) and average rating (8.13) across their 10 most recent World Cup matches, while the Americans are unbeaten in four of their five most recent World Cup games. Australia have opened the scoring first in four of their five most recent World Cup matches, though they have failed to win four of their five most recent away World Cup fixtures. The head-to-head record across the last eight World Cup meetings between these sides has produced under 3.5 goals in seven of those matches.