How many assists Australia get, and who sets up the most goals.
Updated 29 September 2026, after the last game
Australia have 0.6 assists per game in 2026, the 8th fewest of the 16 national teams on their 2026 record and below the average of 0.7, across 10 games, while Japan have the most with 1.6.
Riley McGree, Nishan Velupillay, Jordan Bos and Connor Metcalfe have the most assists for Australia in 2026, one each across all competitions, ahead of Martin Boyle with none, the next highest.
Riley McGree is the Australia player most likely to get an assist, with an assist in one of their four games in 2026, 25%, ahead of Nishan Velupillay on 20% and Jordan Bos on 13%.
Australia have had two or more assists in one of their last 10 games, 10%, averaging 0.5 a game, with none of four away and one of six at home, across all competitions.
Australia have more assists at home, 0.8 a game in their last 10 home games against 0.5 in their last 10 away, and had two or more assists in two of those home games.
Australia had three assists at home to Curacao on 31 March, their most in a game in 2026, against an average of 0.5 across their 10 games, and their fewest was none at home to Brazil on 29 September.
| Player | Apps | Assists | Per game | Games with 1+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley McGree | 4 | 1 | 0.25 | 1 |
| Nishan Velupillay | 5 | 1 | 0.20 | 1 |
| Jordan Bos | 8 | 1 | 0.13 | 1 |
| Connor Metcalfe | 10 | 1 | 0.10 | 1 |
| Paul Okon-Engstler | 10 | 1 | 0.10 | 1 |
| Alessandro Circati | 10 | 1 | 0.10 | 1 |
| Martin Boyle | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Kye Rowles | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Alex Robertson | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Cammy Devlin | 1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Deni Jurić | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Marcus Younis | 2 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Milos Degenek | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Patrick Yazbek | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mathew Leckie | 3 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mathew Ryan | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Awer Mabil | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Cristian Volpato | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Mohamed Touré | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Ajdin Hrustic | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Kai Trewin | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Tete Yengi | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Cameron Burgess | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Jason Geria | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Jacob Italiano | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Patrick Beach | 7 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Jackson Irvine | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Aziz Behich | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Harry Souttar | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Lucas Herrington | 8 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Aiden O'Neill | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Nestory Irankunda | 10 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 |
| Date | Opponent | Competition | Score | Australia | Opponent | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sep 2026 | Brazil (H) | Friendly International | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 Sep 2026 | Brazil (H) | Friendly International | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 Jul 2026 | Egypt (H) | World Cup | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 26 Jun 2026 | Paraguay (A) | World Cup | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 Jun 2026 | United States (A) | World Cup | 2-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 Jun 2026 | Turkey (H) | World Cup | 2-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 Jun 2026 | Switzerland (A) | Friendly International | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 May 2026 | Mexico (A) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 Mar 2026 | Curacao (H) | Friendly International | 5-1 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 27 Mar 2026 | Cameroon (H) | Friendly International | 1-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Line | Games over | Hit rate | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia assists | Over 0.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Australia assists | Over 1.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Australia assists | Over 2.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Opponent assists | Over 0.5 | 3 of 10 | 30% |
| Opponent assists | Over 1.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Opponent assists | Over 2.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |
| Total assists | Over 0.5 | 4 of 10 | 40% |
| Total assists | Over 1.5 | 2 of 10 | 20% |
| Total assists | Over 2.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Total assists | Over 3.5 | 1 of 10 | 10% |
| Total assists | Over 4.5 | 0 of 10 | 0% |