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Austria vs Northern Ireland Prediction & Betting tips
On Matchday 3 of the Nations League on Friday evening in the Bundesliga B Group 3 at the Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna, the match between Austria and Northern Ireland will take place. Both nations have lost their opening games in the new competition. Northern Ireland lost 2-3 to Bosnia-Herzegovina at home. And the Austrians went against the Bosnians as losers from the square. In Zenica there was a 0-1 bust for the ÖFB selection. Now they both need to score to stay in touch with the six-point leaders Bosnia. The direct comparison speaks with four wins and only two defeats for the Northern Irish. Three times Austria and Northern Ireland drew up a draw. The last time was a qualifier for the 2006 World Cup, a meeting in Belfast ended the game 3: 3 and in Vienna won the ÖFB selection 2-0. The betting base recommends Austria vs. VS. Northern Ireland a tip on “victory Austria“. For this tip we found great odds.
Austria:
Before the first Nations League match against Bosnia Austria had a great record under the German coach Franco Foda: In seven games, there were six wins, including against nations such as Uruquay, Russia or Germany. Only against Brazil, the ÖFB selection had conceded a bust. Overall, Austria had from the past ten internationals only the one defeat against the Selecao have suffered and won eight games. But then there was the first setback with the 0: 1 in Bosnia. Nevertheless, one remains calm at the ÖFB. There is no reason for any doom and gloom. The team was mentally very well placed and the quality still available to stand up to any opponent.
In the next two internationals Franco Foda has to do without David Alaba, who had suffered a thigh injury in the 0-3 defeat of Bayern in the last Bundesliga match day against Mönchengladbach. Julian Baumgartlinger and Florian Grillitsch are also injured due to injury. The use of Michael Gregoritsch is still questionable. Marc Janko, who is not even a regular player at FC Lugano, returns to the ÖFB squad as a re-nomination. Also Leipzig professional Konrad Laimer was nachnominiert. With LASK defender Gernot Trauner is a debutant in the squad. Also Ajax-Legionnaire Maximilian Wöber is back in the squad for the first time since March. Foda usually lets Austria play in the 3-4-3 system.
Northern Ireland:
Participation in the 2018 World Cup had narrowly missed Northern Ireland. The team of coach Martin O’Neill had finished the qualifying group C behind Germany and ahead of the Czech Republic and Norway in second place. In the playoffs missed the ticket for the finals in two close games against Switzerland. Northern Ireland currently occupies 28th place in the FIFA World Ranking, just four places behind Austria. In 2016, Northern Ireland reached the round of 16 at the European Championships in France. After their recent 2-3 defeat by Bosnia, Northern Ireland was able to win their friendly at home to Israel 3-0. Even the home defeat against the Bosnians had been very unhappy. The “Green & White Army” played the whole game over with great passion, team spirit and an enormous pace.
Coach Michael O’Neill will be without Kyle Lafferty for the next two caps. The striker is with 20 goals in 68 international matches as the most dangerous attacker of Northern Ireland. Why Lafferty is not on the national team, is so far unclear. However, the national coach expressed his disappointment over the behavior of Lafferty. He wanted to devote himself to this topic but only after the two internationals. O’Neill usually lets his team play in the offensive 4-3-3. Of the last 14 away games Northern Ireland has won only three games. These victories were celebrated against the teams of Azerbaijan, San Marino or the Faroe Islands. Another victory against Austria for Northern Ireland is, according to the odds, extremely unlikely.
Austria vs Northern Ireland head to head matches
12.10.05 WC Austria Northern Ireland 2 : 0
13.10.04 WC Northern Ireland Austria 3 : 3
14.11.95 EUR Northern Ireland Austria 5 : 3
11.10.94 EUR Austria Northern Ireland 1 : 2
16.10.91 EUR Northern Ireland Austria 2 : 1