Verdict: Draw.
Best odds: 13/5
Bookmaker: Bet365
Austria are set to host their neighbours Slovenia on Friday evening at the Worthersee Stadion in Klagenfurt as the two sides compete in the group G of Euro 2020 qualifications.
Austria
The Austrians have had a woeful start to their qualifying campaign. They lost twice in the two games they’ve played so far, at the hands of Poland and Israel, which means they have no points to their name. They have a few relatively big names in the team, such as forward Marko Arnautović of West Ham and defender David Alaba of Bayern Munich, but their recent form has been a bit of a roller coaster – they won two, drew one and lost three games of the last six they played.
Team News
Defender Sebastian Prodl and striker Marc Janko are both out of this match, while coach Franco Foda has opted to call up five uncapped players: Konrad Laimer, Albert Vallci, Stefan Posch, Cican Stankovic, and Pavao Pervan.
Slovenia
The visitors for this match have been much more consistent when it comes to recent form, though probably not in the way they would have liked – they drew their last five games, all ending with the same scoreline: 1-1.
Needless to say, two of those came in these qualifiers, away to Israel and at home to North Macedonia, which means they currently sit in in fourth place with two points.
Team News
Slovenia are in a situation similar to their hosts for this clash when it comes to squad availability. They will be without two players in Vitese forward Tim Matavž and Konyaspor defender Nejc Skubic, and coach Matjaž Kek has decided to call three new players up – Jon Gorenc Stanković, Denis Popović and Nejc Vidmar.
Tim Matavž and Nejc Skubic miss out for the visitors, but the uncapped trio of Jon Gorenc Stanković, Denis Popović, and Nejc Vidmar have earned call-ups.
Conclusion
With all facts considered, it feels like the Slovenians are likely to continue their recent string of results and head home with a point in the bag, despite Austria’s dire need for a win on home soil.
Verdict: Draw.
Best odds: 13/5
Bookmaker: Bet365
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