Honduras v Australia Predictions & Betting Odds – 10th October 2017

Socceroos to collect away draw

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Honduras v Australia Betting Preview – World Cup 2018 Qualifiers 10th October

Australia have already been through an AFC play off round to keep their World Cup qualification hopes alive and now they have to go into this inter-confederation tie against Honduras to try and get through to Russia next summer. Australia had their struggles in qualification from the AFC and they will have a tricky away game here against Honduras who only missed out on automatic qualification from CONCACAF only on goal difference.

Honduras v Australia Betting Tips

Honduras and Australia have a second chance at getting to the World Cup next summer. Honduras landed a 3-2 win over Mexico in their final CONCACAF qualifier and they were helped out by Trinidad and Tobago who pulled off a shock victory over the USA, which meant that Honduras overtook the USA for the play off spot. Subsequently, there will be no USA at Russia 2018. At home in their qualifiers, Honduras produced a W2 D2 L1 and they aren’t a side which looks a huge threat very often. They are ranked 69th in the world and in their qualifiers, they averaged just over a goal per game and just under two goals per game conceded.

With no clean sheet at home, both teams to score at bet365 suddenly looks a bit of value at a price of 11/10. Honduras and Australia have never met before. Romell Quioto was the top scorer for the Central Americans in the group stage and he can be backed at 10/3 in the anytime goalscorer market. Honduras have played 23 games this calendar year which is a staggering amount and from it, they have gone W10 D7 L6 record in that sequence of games. Currently, they are four matches unbeaten and the only side to have beaten them in their last seven games is Mexico in the CONCACAF qualifiers.

Australia are ranked 43rd in the world but they had to put in some hard work in qualification. With Japan topping their qualification group, Australia were nudged into third place on goal difference by Saudi Arabia. That was the play off spot which meant that the Socceroos had to play Syria, who were the third placed team from the other AFC group in a play off to get to the inter-confederation play off. After a 1-1 draw in Malaysia against Syria in the first leg of that play off, Australia needed extra time at home to win through thanks to veteran Tim Cahill popping up with a winner. It was hard work though.

Away from home, Australia did struggle a bit as they went W1 D2 L2 and managed one clean sheet only. Former Everton man Tim Cahill, who scored both goals against Syria in the second leg of their play off, is a 15/4 anytime goalscorer, while Tomi Juric, who was their top scorer in the group stage, is a 9/4 option. In the bet365 correct score market, a 1-1 draw is in at a short 5/1 price. Australia have produced a W2 D3 L3 record in their last eight games and they were in competitive action in the summer at the Confederations Cup, losing against Germany and playing out 1-1 draws with Cameroon and Chile.

Honduras v Australia Betting Odds

Honduras Even Money, Draw 11/5, Australia 16/5

Honduras v Australia Predictions

Draw: The draw has some appeal in this one because the two of them look really evenly matched up. Honduras will be difficult to beat on home soil, and the Aussies haven’t been great travellers and therefore the 1-1 correct score has some appeal.