Rep. Of Ireland vs Austria Prediction & Betting Tips

Two very different form lines

Ireland's last seven games make interesting reading: two wins, four draws and just one loss, with only three goals conceded in total. But six of those matches were friendlies against sides like Qatar, Grenada and Macedonia. Their only competitive game in the sample was a 1-0 home defeat to Kosovo in the Nations League.

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Rep. Of Ireland: 8 completed matches; Austria: 9 completed matches.

Rep. Of Ireland

8 matches

Win

37.5% 3 / 8

Draw

50% 4 / 8

Loss

12.5% 1 / 8

Scored

11

Conceded

3

Difference

+8

Austria

9 matches

Win

66.7% 6 / 9

Draw

11.1% 1 / 9

Loss

22.2% 2 / 9

Scored

19

Conceded

12

Difference

+7

Austria's sample of eight games covers a tougher run. They played Spain, Argentina and Algeria at the World Cup, losing twice and drawing once, before beating weaker friendly opposition like Ghana and Tunisia. Their most recent game was a 3-1 win away at Israel in the Nations League, the same competition as this fixture.

Austria's sample has been tested against sterner opposition than Ireland's, even though the overall records look fairly similar on paper.

Comparative Team Statistics: Rep. Of Ireland vs Austria

History doesn't tell us much here

Ireland and Austria have only met twice in the available record, both close to a decade ago. Ireland won 1-0 away in a 2016 World Cup qualifier, then the sides drew 1-1 the following year. Neither game reflects the current squads or where either team is now, so we wouldn't lean on this history for this one.

Thin team news on both sides

The only individual detail available concerns Austria: S. Kalajdzic scored and C. Lang and P. Wanner both supplied assists in one of their recent matches. That's just a single match's worth of information, not a full form guide for the squad. There's nothing equivalent on Ireland's players, so we can't compare depth here.

Austria:

Best scorers:

S. Kalajdzic - 1

Best assist providers:

C. Lang - 1

P. Wanner - 1

How this one might go

Ireland's defence has barely been breached in this sample, just three goals conceded across seven games, though most of that came against weaker friendly opposition. Austria have scored in every game and posted some big totals, like the 5-1 win over Ghana, but they also shipped goals against sterner sides at the World Cup.

Looking at the two most recent Nations League results, the ones closest in profile to this fixture, Ireland lost 1-0 to Kosovo and Austria won 3-1 away at Israel. Those point in different directions on goals, one tight and low-scoring, one more open. That makes the goals markets tricky to call with any real confidence.

Goal markets look genuinely mixed given how differently both teams' recent scorelines have gone.