China W vs Australia WLive Score, Lineups & H2H

Asian Cup Women

2026

China W

Zhang26'(P)

-FT

Mar 17, 2026

Optus Stadium

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Match Timeline

Man of the Match

Caitlin Foord

Australia W

Goals

Assists

8.3

90'+3Substitution

Charlize Rule· In

Alanna Stephanie Kennedy· Out

Australia W

90'+3Substitution

Emily Van Egmond· In

Katrina-Lee Gorry· Out

Australia W

87'Yellow Card

Haiyan Wu

China W

87'Substitution

Linlin Wang· In

Chen Qiaozhu· Out

China W

87'Substitution

Yuan Cong· In

Zhang Chengxue· Out

China W

78'Substitution

A. Sayer· In

Mary Fowler· Out

Australia W

78'Substitution

Clare Wheeler· In

Kyra Cooney-Cross· Out

Australia W

77'Substitution

Qingtong Li· In

Rui Zhang· Out

China W

77'Substitution

Jing Liu· In

Wang Yanwen· Out

China W

71'Substitution

Kun Jin· In

Wurigumula· Out

China W

59'Substitution

Winonah Grace Heatley· In

Clare Hunt· Out

Australia W

Goal!

1-2

Samantha Kerr

58'·Australia W

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Goal!

1-1

Linyan Zhang

26'·China W

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24'Yellow Card

Mackenzie Elizabeth Arnold

Australia W

Goal!

0-1

Caitlin Foord

17'·Australia W

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8'Yellow Card

Yao Wei

China W

Statistics of the Game

China W

Australia W

44%Ball Possession56%

14Shots Total8

3Shots On Target3

2Corners2

8Fouls5

3Yellow Cards1

3Offsides3

1Saves3

352Passes453

11Shots Off Target5

110Attacks85

50Dangerous Attacks29

1Goals2

5Free Kicks8

3Shots Blocked2

5Substitutions5

19Tackles14

0Injuries1

10Total Crosses2

9Interceptions12

China W

Manager: Ante Milicic

Starting XI

Peng Shimeng

Zhang Chengxue

Haiyan Wu

6.5

Wie Yao

Chen Qiaozhu

6.3

Linyan Zhang

7.7

Aifang Wang

6.8

6.2

6.9

6.6

Substitutes

Kun Jin

Qingtong Li

Jing Liu

6.6

Xie Zongmei

6.6

Ya Tong Lv

Australia W

Manager: Joseph Montemurro

Starting XI

Mackenzie Elizabeth Arnold

6.7

6.7

6.4

7.2

6.6

6.8

Alanna Stephanie Kennedy

6.7

6.6

7.1

7.1

8.3

Substitutes

Courtney Nevin

Winonah Grace Heatley

6.6

6.1

6.5

Holly Christina Mcnamara

R. Siemsen

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Linyan Zhang MF	7.7	90'	1	0	2/2	26(68%)	-	2/16
Wurigumula FW	6.9	74'	0	0	1/2	15(60%)	2	5/16
Rui Zhang MF	6.8	80'	0	0	-	40(82%)	2	2/11
Jing Liu MF	6.6	20'	0	0	-	4(100%)	-	1/1
Yuan Cong MF	6.6	10'	0	0	-	1(50%)	-	2/3
Ziqin Shao FW	6.6	90'	0	0	-	11(29%)	-	8/15
Haiyan Wu DF	6.5	90'	0	0	-	52(69%)	1	2/6
Chen Qiaozhu DF	6.3	87'	0	0	1/2	42(64%)	-	1/9
Wang Yanwen MF	6.2	77'	0	0	0/2	13(67%)	-	3/15
Wie Yao DF	-	90'	0	0	0/1	50(71%)	2	8/14
Shots Total1 On Target0 Off Target0 Blocked1 Passes Total50 Accurate36 Accuracy71% Key Passes1 Long Balls14 Through Balls0 Defense Tackles2 Tackles Won2 Interceptions5 Clearances5 Ball Recovery2 Duels Total14 Won8 Lost1 Won %50% Aerials Won3 Ground Won0 Possession Touches64 Dribbles0/0 Dispossessed0 Other Fouls1 Fouls Drawn0 Chances Created0 Crosses1/3
Peng Shimeng GK	-	90'	0	0	-	9(67%)	-	0/1
Shots Total0 On Target0 Off Target0 Blocked0 Passes Total9 Accurate6 Accuracy67% Key Passes0 Long Balls4 Through Balls0 Defense Tackles0 Tackles Won0 Interceptions1 Clearances0 Ball Recovery4 Duels Total1 Won0 Lost1 Won %0% Aerials Won0 Ground Won0 Possession Touches9 Dribbles0/0 Dispossessed0 Other Fouls0 Fouls Drawn0 Chances Created0 Crosses0/0
Aifang Wang MF	-	90'	0	0	0/3	39(68%)	4	5/14
Shots Total3 On Target0 Off Target2 Blocked1 Passes Total39 Accurate28 Accuracy68% Key Passes1 Long Balls4 Through Balls0 Defense Tackles4 Tackles Won3 Interceptions1 Clearances1 Ball Recovery4 Duels Total14 Won5 Lost2 Won %36% Aerials Won1 Ground Won0 Possession Touches54 Dribbles1/1 Dispossessed2 Other Fouls2 Fouls Drawn1 Chances Created0 Crosses0/0
Zhang Chengxue DF	-	90'	0	0	-	26(60%)	5	3/17
Shots Total0 On Target0 Off Target0 Blocked0 Passes Total26 Accurate15 Accuracy60% Key Passes0 Long Balls7 Through Balls0 Defense Tackles5 Tackles Won4 Interceptions2 Clearances3 Ball Recovery5 Duels Total17 Won3 Lost3 Won %63% Aerials Won2 Ground Won0 Possession Touches35 Dribbles0/0 Dispossessed1 Other Fouls0 Fouls Drawn0 Chances Created0 Crosses0/3
Linlin Wang DF	-	3'	0	0	-	6(86%)	-	1/2
Kun Jin FW	-	26'	0	0	0/1	2(50%)	-	1/4
Shots Total1 On Target0 Off Target0 Blocked1 Passes Total2 Accurate1 Accuracy50% Key Passes0 Long Balls1 Through Balls0 Defense Tackles0 Tackles Won0 Interceptions0 Clearances0 Ball Recovery1 Duels Total4 Won1 Lost3 Won %25% Aerials Won0 Ground Won0 Possession Touches6 Dribbles1/1 Dispossessed1 Other Fouls0 Fouls Drawn0 Chances Created0 Crosses0/0
Qingtong Li MF	-	20'	0	0	-	13(62%)	3	0/4
Shots Total0 On Target0 Off Target0 Blocked0 Passes Total13 Accurate8 Accuracy62% Key Passes0 Long Balls2 Through Balls0 Defense Tackles3 Tackles Won2 Interceptions0 Clearances0 Ball Recovery1 Duels Total4 Won0 Lost4 Won %0% Aerials Won0 Ground Won0 Possession Touches16 Dribbles0/0 Dispossessed0 Other Fouls0 Fouls Drawn0 Chances Created0 Crosses0/0

China W vs Australia W — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
China W	15	W6	6	0	7	0	15/15	10-1
Australia W	15	W1	6	0	6	2	13/15	12-4

Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.

China W — last 5 games

W1-0 vs Vietnam W2026-02-13
W2-0 vs Bangladesh W2026-03-03
W3-0 @ Uzbekistan W2026-03-06
W2-1 @ North Korea W2026-03-09
W2-0 vs Chinese Taipei W2026-03-14

Australia W — last 5 games

W2-0 vs New Zealand W2025-12-02
W1-0 vs Philippines W2026-03-01
W4-0 @ Iran W2026-03-05
D3-3 vs South Korea W2026-03-08
W2-1 vs North Korea W2026-03-13

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 2
Period covered: 2024-05-31 – 2024-06-03
China W wins: 0
Draws: 1
Australia W wins: 1
Avg goals per meeting: 2
Over 2.5 goals: 0%
Both teams scored: 50%
Home side won: 50%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted

Aggregated from 2 finished meetings (2024-05-31 – 2024-06-03) in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings

Date	Home	Score	Away
2024-06-03	Australia W	2-0	China W
2024-05-31	Australia W	1-1	China W

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
China W	1	3	9	6	WWW	1	0
Australia W	2	3	7	5	WWD	3	-1

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 2 ptsChina W 9 · Australia W 7
Positions: #1 vs #2
Goals per game: 2.33/0.33 vs 2.67/1scored/conceded per game · league average 1.78

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2026-03-17

Previous Meetings

Last 2 matches

Won 0%

(0/2)

Draw 50%

(1/2)

Won 50%

(1/2)

Goals

1-3

Total matches

Recent matches

Friendly International Women•Jun 3, 2024

Australia W

2-0

China W

Friendly International Women•May 31, 2024

Australia W

1-1

China W

Head to Head

Last 2 matches

China W wins

Draws

Australia W wins

Goals Scored

1 - 3

Jun 3, 2024 • Friendly International Women

Australia W

2-0

China W

May 31, 2024 • Friendly International Women

Australia W

1-1

China W

Asian Cup Women — matches this week

Match Report

2 points and 1 places separated them: China W 1st with 9, Australia W 2nd with 7. In league terms the two rates read 2.33/0.33 for China W and 2.67/1 for Australia W (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.78.

Momentum sat with China W, winners of their last six, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Australia W had not lost in 6 games, having scored in 6 consecutive games.

The venue was Optus Stadium, with room for 60,000 spectators. It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 1 goal for the 1-2 full-time score.

Goal scorers

China W: Linyan Zhang (26') · Australia W: Caitlin Foord (17'), Samantha Kerr (58')

Key stats

Possession: China W 44% · Australia W 56% · Total shots: 14-8 · On target: 3-3 · Corners: 2-2

More details:

China W — live results and schedule Australia W — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of China W vs Australia W?

China W 1-2 Australia W. Asian Cup Women match played on 17 Mar 2026.

What league is China W vs Australia W in?

This match is part of the Asian Cup Women. The match was played at Optus Stadium. Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between China W and Australia W?

In 2 meetings since 2024: China W has 0 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss against Australia W.

Where was China W vs Australia W played?

The match was played at Optus Stadium.

Match Timeline

Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

Substitutes

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player Statistics

Player Stats

China W vs Australia W — computed insights

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Recent matches

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 2 matches

Fixtures

Asian Cup Women — matches this week

Match Report

Goal scorers

Key stats

Frequently Asked Questions