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The “first round” of the second edition of the Nations League is over, now the first second legs are on the program. The first tendencies towards ascent and descent can already be discerned. Certain preliminary decisions can already be made on matchday four – also in the Austria group in Nations League B. Romania and Austria face each other in Bucharest.
The current leader in Group 1 of Nations League B is the team around BVB star Erling Braut Haaland from Norway. However, the Scandinavians can only be found thanks to the better goal difference in front of Austria, Romania is currently two points behind. Accordingly, the team headed by Mirel Radoi is “not allowed to lose” – with a home defeat, first place in the table is probably out of reach.
Romania :
Carpathian Maradona Gheorghe Hagi has been responsible for the heyday of Romanian football in the recent past, but how long ago that was is shown by the fact that his son Ianis Hagi from the Glasgow Rangers is now a national player himself and is trying to fill in the immensely large footsteps . The last World Cup participation dates back to 1998, while the Eastern Europeans were at least represented at the 2016 European Championships in France, but had to give up the sails as the bottom of the group.
The upcoming European Championship will take place without the participation of the Romanians. The national stadium in Bucharest would even have been a venue, but in the European Championship qualification only the disappointing fourth group place could be achieved behind Spain, Sweden and Norway.
Nevertheless, the Radoi-Elf still had the theoretical chance until last Thursday, but had to admit defeat Iceland 2-1 in the Nations League semi-finals. With that, the EM dream has finally burst. In case of a successful qualification there would have been a game between Romania and Austria in Bucharest.
The defeat in Iceland had apparently left its mark, because last Sunday the Romanian national soccer team presented itself inferior to Norway. Of course, the Scandinavians have a strong offensive with Haaland and Sörloth, but the violent 4-0 defeat was by no means to be expected.
The Radoi-Elf showed in Klagenfurt in September that they should not be underestimated, but in view of the latest games between Romania and Austria on Wednesday, a prognosis for the home side is not a recommendable option.
Austria:
The win in the friendly against Greece last week definitely fell into the “happy” category. The severely weakened Austrian national team remained pale for a long time before a double hit in the finish ensured success. In a test match, the result is of secondary importance, but success makes you feel good in every moment.
The Foda protégés presented themselves in a clearly improved form from the beginning on last Sunday. On the one hand, team boss Franco Foda was able to count on some stars like David Alaba again, on the other hand, the joy of playing was clearly evident. The only downer was the lack of chances, because basically the ÖFB-Elf should have decided the game in the first round.
More than one header from Michael Gregoritsch shortly before the break, however, did not succeed. In the end, this hit should be enough for three points. In the second part of the game, however, Austria slacked off significantly and could no longer build on the strong first half. Despite the success, the ÖFB protégés met with a lot of criticism. However, Austria still has the best chance of winning Group 1 of Nations League B.
Despite the narrow success with only one goal, a tip on the over 2.5 was a good choice in the games of the Austrian national soccer team in the recent past. There have been at least three hits in seven of the last eleven games. Given the countless chances in Belfast, this would also have been the case with a little better chance conversion.
Romania vs Austria head to head matches
07.09.20 UNL Austria Romania 2 : 3
05.06.12 FI Austria Romania 0 : 0
09.09.09 WC Romania Austria 1 : 1
01.04.09 WC Austria Romania 2 : 1
18.11.87 EUR Austria Romania 0 : 0