Indonesia vs China Prediction, 8:45 p.m. June 5: Decisive battle for hope of advancing

TPO - Football commentary Indonesia vs China, match 9th round of Group C, qualifying round 3 of the 2026 World Cup, at 20:45 on June 5 - Information on forces, expected lineup, form, history of confrontation. The penultimate match of the 2026 World Cup qualifying round 3 in Asia between Indonesia and China at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium is considered the "final match" for the chances of both teams to continue.

Pre-match review

After an important 1-0 victory over Bahrain on March 25, Indonesia is currently ranked 4th in Group C with 9 points. If they continue to win all 3 points against China and Bahrain loses to Saudi Arabia, coach Patrick Kluivert's team will have a great chance to advance to the final qualifying round.

Although they are 4 points behind Australia (ranked 2nd), the opportunity to win a play-off spot or even compete for 3rd place if the results are favorable will be open if Indonesia knows how to take advantage of home field. At Gelora Bung Karno, Indonesia has won 2 of the last 4 matches, scoring 6 goals.

In the victory over Bahrain, Indonesia's defense played solidly, allowing only one shot on target. However, their defensive weakness is still a big question mark, as they have conceded 14 goals in 8 matches, including 10 goals in the last 5 matches.

As for China, a 0-2 defeat to Australia on March 25 left them bottom of Group C with just 6 points, equal to Bahrain but with a worse goal difference. If they lose another match, the door to the 2026 World Cup will close for coach Branko Ivankovic's team.

The only support for China is the 2-1 victory over Indonesia in the first leg in October 2024, as well as a better head-to-head record in the past. In the last 5 encounters, China is unbeaten with 4 wins and 1 draw.

Form, head-to-head history

In their last 6 matches in all competitions, Indonesia have won 1, drawn 2 and lost 3. However, they remain unbeaten in the third qualifying round (won 1, drawn 2), scoring 4 goals and conceding only 3 – a positive sign ahead of the “life-or-death” match against China.

On the away side, China have won 2 and lost 4 of their last 6 matches in all competitions. They are particularly weak on the road with 1 win and 5 losses in their last 8 away matches. In addition, China's defense has also left many concerns, having conceded 19 goals in just 8 matches.

Force information

Both Indonesia and China have full squads for this match.

Expected lineup

Indonesia: Paes; Idzes, Walsh, Verdonk; Tjoe-A-On, Haye, Jenner, Ferdinan; Oratmangoen, Struick, Sulaeman.

China: Wang Dalei; Liu Yang, Zhu Chenjie, Jiang Guangtai, Gao Zhunyi; Li Yuanyi, Wang Shangyuan; Fei Nanduo, Xu Haoyang, Wu Lei; Zhang Yuning.

Score prediction: Indonesia 2-1 China

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