At 1.5 odds seems like a reasonable safe bet. He has tried on many occasions to find the back of the net against Denmark and he will do the same against Australia. The Odense frontman managed a total of three shots in the closely fought content against Denmark, with one of them hitting the target. He will be the main man making all the shots and scoring attempts.

Objectively Australia’s best and most technically gifted player, Ajdin Hrustić was sorely missed against France as he continues to battle with an ankle injury sustained against AC Milan while playing for Hellas Verona in Italy’s Serie A. Hrustić is a dead-ball specialist and often finds himself as the player tasked with challenging the opposition goalkeeper via direct free-kicks. He is also superb at ghosting into the penalty area and meeting crosses from Australia’s wide men. Hrustić is expected to return to the starting XI against Tunisia which will be a welcome return for Arnold’s side given their need for added technical quality in the middle of the park. If fit, Hrustić is likely to start as the right-sided No.8 in Arnold’s 4-3-3 which gives him license to occupy attacking areas more synonymous with a traditional No.10. The former Eintracht Frankfurt midfielder has a wand of a left foot and can threaten the keeper from range when given time and space to shoot.

Jackson Irvine is an energetic ball-winning midfielder who combines bullish intent and physicality in the middle of the park. Plying his trade at 2.Bundesliga side St Pauli, Irvine is adept at arriving late in the box but his main qualities come in the way that he presses the opposition and wins the ball in dangerous areas. A consistent starter, Irvine is important to the Socceroos because he is tall, athletic and a good tackler. He is one of the first names on the team sheet because Graham Arnold does not have many players of Irvine’s profile at his disposal. At times, however, he has a tendency to be caught out of position and thus mistime his tackles when beaten by a direct dribbler. Given the amount of dribbling quality that Tunisia possesses, particularly in wide areas. Irvine racked up 3 fouls against France and I expect him to pick up at least one against Tunisia.

Aaron Mooy is the fulcrum of Australia’s midfield and is undoubtedly one of the first names on the team sheet. While Ange Postecoglou has been using the creative midfielder in a more advanced position of late at Celtic, Mooy typically finds himself as the deepest midfielder for Arnold’s Socceroos where he can sit behind the ball, dictate play and act as the lynchpin of Australia’s ball progression. Almost every attacking sequence originates from Mooy such is his importance to the side with respect to advancing the ball up the pitch. For instance, even in a match where Australia did not share much of the ball, Mooy attempted 66 passes against Les Bleus, completing 59 of them. Assuming that Mooy continues to play as the deep-lying playmaker in Australia’s midfield, there is a fairly high chance that he continues to operate as the central figure of Arnold’s midfield who can lead the team forward by transitioning defence to attack.