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Group D · Matchday 2 · Lumen Field, Seattle · Jun 19, 19:00 UTC

🇺🇸 United Statesvs🇦🇺 Australia
58.1%draw 22.8%19.1%

Expected goals: USA 2.13 · AUS 0.86 · host advantage USA +55 Elo

SourceUSA winDrawAUS win
Model65.8%20.9%13.3%
Market (Pinnacle)54.8%23.6%21.6%
Blend (published)58.1%22.8%19.1%

Scoreline probabilities

Dixon-Coles adjusted Poisson model — rows USA, columns AUS

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6.3%
5.2%
2.7%
0.8%
1
8.8%
10.8%
5.7%
1.6%
2
10.1%
8.7%
4.6%
1.7%
3
7.1%
6.2%
2.7%
0.9%
4
3.8%
3.3%
1.4%
5
1.6%
1.4%
0.6%
11 10.8%20 10.1%10 8.8%21 8.7%30 7.1%

Model factors

How each team's effective rating is built

🇺🇸USA1878effective
Pre-tournament Elo
1840
In-tournament form (Elo Δ)
+37.5
Injury penalty
0

No injury concerns — full-strength squad assumed. Key players: Christian Pulisic, Antonee Robinson, Weston McKennie.

🇦🇺AUS1760effective
Pre-tournament Elo
1760
In-tournament form (Elo Δ)
0.0
Injury penalty
0

No injury concerns — full-strength squad assumed. Key players: Jackson Irvine, Mathew Ryan, Riley McGree.