England vs Australia Prediction: Battled-hardened Wallabies not to be underestimated

England begin their Autumn Nations Series on Saturday (15:10, TNT Sports 1) with what should be an exciting game of Test rugby against Australia at Allianz Stadium.

Alex Jack provides his best bets in his England vs Australia prediction piece, as well as all the essential team news and match odds for the battle at Rugby HQ.

Team News

Starting with England, Fin Baxter, Jamie George and Joe Heyes start in the front row, with skipper Maro Itoje and Ollie Chessum in the engine room.

Guy Pepper, Sam Underhill and Ben Earl begin in the back row, while Alex Mitchell and George Ford combine in the half-backs.

Northampton Saints pair of Fraser Dingwall and Tommy Freeman start in the centres, with Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, Tom Roebuck and Freddie Steward in the back three.

As for the tourists, Angus Bell, Matt Pollard and Taniela Tupou start in the front row, with locks Nick Frost and Liam Williams in the second row.

Rob Valentini, Fraser McReight and skipper Harry Wilson complete the pack, while Carter Gordon and Tane Edmed start in the half-backs.

Hunter Paisami and Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii start in the centres, with Harry Potter, Max Jorgensen and Andrew Kellaway making up the back three.

England vs Australia Odds

England are the 3/10 favourites to claim the victory in London, while Australia are 13/5 to leave Allianz Stadium with the victory.

A draw on Saturday is available at 22/1, while England to be leading at half-time and full-time is available at 8/11.

Australia +8.5 handicap @ 4/5

Just under a year ago, it was the Aussies who silenced the home fans at Allianz Stadium with a thrilling 42–37 victory at Rugby HQ.

At the time, the Wallabies were enduring a difficult spell under head coach Joe Schmidt, seemingly caught in an identity crisis after a string of disappointing performances in the Green and Gold.

That clash at Twickenham proved to be something of a turning point, highlighting that Australia could once again go toe-to-toe with the world’s best, particularly on foreign soil.

Their narrow triumph over the British & Irish Lions in the final match of the summer series, albeit in a losing series which could have gone either way, marked another step forward for the Wallabies.

Australia then built on that momentum with Rugby Championship wins over South Africa and Argentina, so this side have played plenty of rugby together.

England might be a little rusty in comparison and the Wallabies look to be good value with a +8.5 handicap.

Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii anytime tryscorer @ 12/5

Scoring four tries for the Wallabies during the 2025 Rugby Championship, Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii showed exactly the type of threat he can be with ball in hand.

A player who is still adapting to the 15-man form of the game following his code switch from rugby league, at times it’s easy to forget Suaalii was previously an NRL star.

Direct running lines from close range, the 6ft 5in and 98kg centre is a tough man to stop and it would be little surprise to see the Waratahs star add to his Test try tally this weekend.

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