Austria vs Rep. Of Ireland Prediction

Two different kinds of consistency

Austria's recent run reads well on paper, six wins from eleven with twenty-two goals scored, but a good chunk of that came against Ghana, Tunisia, South Korea and Jordan rather than tougher company. Against the bigger names at the World Cup they lost to Spain and Argentina, and in the Nations League itself they've drawn twice, once with Kosovo and once with Ireland.

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Austria: 11 completed matches; Rep. Of Ireland: 10 completed matches.

Austria

11 matches

Win

54.5% 6 / 11

Draw

27.3% 3 / 11

Loss

18.2% 2 / 11

Scored

22

Conceded

15

Difference

+7

Rep. Of Ireland

10 matches

Win

30% 3 / 10

Draw

60% 6 / 10

Loss

10% 1 / 10

Scored

14

Conceded

6

Difference

+8

Ireland's numbers look different. Three wins and six draws from ten games, with only six goals conceded, points to a side that rarely gets beaten but also rarely finds a way through. Their one notable away day was a 3-0 win at Israel, though they did lose to Kosovo at home in the same window.

Austria's wins have mostly come against weaker opposition, and their Nations League form against sides closer to Ireland's level has been far less commanding.

Comparative Team Statistics: Austria vs Rep. Of Ireland

They only just played each other

The most recent meeting was earlier this October, a 2-2 draw in this same Nations League campaign. Before that the head-to-head record is thin and old, a 1-1 draw back in 2017 and an Austria win in 2016, both World Cup qualifiers from a different era for both squads.

Given how current that 2-2 is, it probably tells us more than the older results. Neither side could find a way to win it, despite Austria being at home.

The freshest evidence we have of these two sides meeting ended level, which sits awkwardly with Austria being such a short price this time.

A thin slice of player information

The player data we have is limited to one recent Austria match, S. Kalajdzic scored in it, while C. Lang and P. Wanner each picked up an assist. That's useful as a snapshot of who's been involved in attack, but it's not a full squad list and doesn't tell us about fitness or selection for this fixture.

Austria:

Best scorers:

S. Kalajdzic - 1

Best assist providers:

C. Lang - 1

P. Wanner - 1

How tight could this one be

Austria head into this as clear favourites, but their own recent form against Nations League opposition at a similar level has produced two draws rather than wins. Ireland, for their part, have built their season on being difficult to score against rather than scoring freely themselves.

Put those patterns together with last month's 2-2 draw between the exact same teams, and a routine home win for Austria isn't the only plausible outcome here.