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On Sunday evening, no decision can be made in Group 1 Nations League B, this will only be the case next Wednesday in the direct encounter between Austria and Norway. For the Foda-Elf, however, it is about maintaining the current advantage, should the ÖFB-Elf win, a draw against Haaland & Co on Wednesday is enough. The game between Austria and Northern Ireland will kick off at 19:45 p.m. in Vienna’s Ernst Happel Stadium.
Before the home game doubles, Austria has every chance to be represented in the next edition in the highest Nations League. According to the latest results, there should be no lack of self-confidence. The clear favorite role according to the best bookmakers is by no means surprising. Especially not, since the Northern Irish dream of the European Championship broke bitterly on Thursday evening and the team in the Nations League will probably have to accept relegation.
Austria:
On Wednesday evening, the Austrian national team made a guest appearance in Luxembourg and finally celebrated a clear 3-0 success. As the game continued, the newly assembled team was able to exploit the higher quality and celebrated a deserved success. It was the fourth international win in a row for head coach Franco Foda’s team.
Not surprisingly, a number of regular players were not on board during the test against Luxembourg. For the two important Nations League games Franco Foda can, however, draw on almost unlimited resources again. Lazaro and Lienhart have left – as agreed – and Foda will be available again on Sunday for Alaba, Sabitzer, Xaver Schlager, Lainer and Ulmer.
A race against time is a possible use of Arnautovic. “Arnie” is returning from China and should his test on Saturday result in a negative result, he would be basically ready for action against the Northern Irish. Arnautovic would then play for the national team for the first time in a year. There is still a question mark behind Baumgartner due to the current situation at Hoffenheim.
At the end of the Nations League, Austria still has two home games to play, a big plus for the Foda-Elf. A look at the statistics in recent years in front of a home audience gives a positive result. In the last 20 home games Austria celebrated 13 wins, drew four times and only suffered a home defeat against Brazil, Poland and most recently Romania.
The strong home record, the return of many stars and the situation with the guests speak for a prognosis on the home side between Austria and Northern Ireland on Sunday evening.
Northern Ireland :
Northern Ireland and the UEFA Nations League are not really warming up yet. In Europe, the Northern Irish still have to wait for a victory. In the first edition in 2018, the Northern Irish suffered only defeats against Austria and Bosnia. In the first group game in 2020, head coach Ian Baraclough’s team drew against Romania, but this was followed by three more defeats.
Ideally, Northern Ireland will have a final on Wednesday to stay in the league at home against Romania. However, the Northern Irish have to get the same number of points as Romania in the game against Norway.
The weak performance in the Nations League was only a marginal phenomenon, because the full focus was on qualifying for the European Championship in the coming year. Northern Ireland played the semi-finals against Bosnia in October and surprisingly beat Dzeko & Co on penalties away from home.
The big final against Slovakia at home was on the program on Thursday evening. Northern Ireland equalized an early deficit in the closing stages thanks to a Skriniar own goal. But in the 110th minute the dream finally burst and due to a goal against Duris the powerful fans of Northern Ireland will not be able to sing “Will Grigg is on fire” in the coming year.
The 120 minutes against Slovakia and the disappointing result are by no means a good prerequisite for the appearance on Sunday in Austria. Northern Ireland is a team that acts extremely physically and does not shy away from duels. In a playful way, the means are rather limited and standards in particular usually cause danger.
After the broken dream, the game will also be a difficult task mentally and in this respect it is hardly imaginable that a tip for a surprise between Austria and Northern Ireland can be promising.
Austria vs Northern Ireland head to head matches
11.10.20 UNL Northern Ireland Austria 0 : 1
18.11.18 UNL Northern Ireland Austria 1 : 2
12.10.18 UNL Austria Northern Ireland 1 : 0
12.10.05 WC Austria Northern Ireland 2 : 0
13.10.04 WC Northern Ireland Austria 3 : 3
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| Prediction: | Both teams to score / NO |
| Selection odds: | 1,47 |
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