Australia U20 arrive with the clearest result profile in this group, having beaten Chinese Taipei U20 3-0 in both of their previous meetings on 9 March 2024 and 10 August 2025. That head-to-head record points strongly towards a home victory again, and it also shows that Australia have generally been able to turn this fixture into a comfortable one rather than a tight contest.
Their recent competitive form is less polished, with three straight defeats in the 2024 Women’s U20 World Cup group stage, including the 0-2 loss to Cameroon U20 on 6 September. Even so, that match produced 1.43 xG and only 0.2 xGA in the projection for this game, which suggests Australia should still create enough to control the result at home. The only slight concern for a simple home-win angle is that the scoreline model is not expecting a runaway margin.
Chinese Taipei U20 do not have recent match data listed here, so the clearest away-side evidence comes from the broader record in this fixture. Australia have also been first to score in four of their last five, which matters for a home win because an early lead would let them manage the game on their own terms. With Australia’s home benchmark sitting at 3.0 goals per match and 7.0 shots on target, the environment is tilted heavily towards the hosts.
There is still a small wrinkle in the projected 2-1 score, since it implies Chinese Taipei can get on the board once. But that does not weaken the home-win case much, because Australia’s dominance in the head-to-heads and the large gap in expected production still favour the hosts finishing on top. The most relevant point is simply that Australia have repeatedly handled this opponent well and should do so again.
My prediction is Home Win at 1/50. Australia U20 have won both previous meetings with Chinese Taipei U20 3-0, they have five wins in their last run of results listed in the database, and they have been first to score in four of their last five. The xG projection also leans heavily their way at 1.1 to 0.2, even if the 2-1 correct score hints that a clean sheet is not guaranteed.
