Prediction: Belgium vs Austria

Prediction: Belgium to win 3-1

Best Odds: 12/1

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Belgium and Austria will lock horns with each other in UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group F this weekend. The match between Domenico Tedesco’s side and Ralf Rangnick’s team will be held at the King Baudouin Stadium in Brussels and is scheduled to kick off at 7:45pm UK time on Saturday.

Belgium

Belgium have established themselves as a major power in European and world football in recent years and have done pretty well in recent major competitions. True, the Red Devils have not won a major international competition in the last few years, as then manager Roberto Martinez simply could not get the team over the line. The nation will hope for something more and better under now head coach Domenico Tedesco.

The Red Devils will fancy their chances of winning UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group F. Belgium have been drawn against Austria, Sweden, Estonia and Azerbaijan. It is hard to see the Red Devils slip up in the group and should be able to finish at least second in the standings.

Belgium are second in UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group F at the moment with three points from one match. It was a comfortable 3-0 win against Sweden away from home at the Friends Arena in Solna in March. Star striker Romelu Lukaku, who spent last season on loan at Inter Milan from Manchester United, scored all three goals.

Team News:

Former Tottenham Hotspur defender Jan Vertonghen will start at the back for Belgium against Austria. Manchester United midfielder Kevin De Bruyne is injured and will not play. Romelu Lukaku will lead the line for the home team, who will have Thibaut Courtois in goal.

Austria

Austria are a modest footballing nation in Europe who do not have huge expectations on them. No one seriously expects the Austrians to qualify for the World Cup or the European Championships on a regular basis, but given that they now have quite a few top-quality players, the fans will want to see the team show more ambition under head coach Ralf Rangnick.

David Alaba of Real Madrid, Maximilian Wöber of Leeds United, Manchester United midfielder Marcel Sabitzer and Konrad Laimer of RB Leipzig are some of the well-known players that Austria have got in their squad right now. Phillipp Mwene and Florian Kainz are two other notable names.

Austria will fancy their chances of ending up in the top two in UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group F. Belgium, Sweden, Estonia and Azerbaijan are the other teams in the group. Austria are at the top of the standings at the moment with six points from two matches. Following a 4-1 hammering of Azerbaijan in their Group F qualifying match on March 24, they got the better of Estonia 2-1 three days later. Both matches were held at the Raiffeisen Arena in Linz.

Team News:

David Alaba will start for Austria against Belgium and will have Maximilian Wober alongside him at the back. Michael Gregoritsch and Marko Arnautovic will start upfront for the visiting team. Konrad Laimer, Dejan Ljubicic, Patrick Wimmer and Christoph Baumgartner all should be included in the starting lineup.

Key Factors to Consider

• Belgium have won their last 2 competitive matches.
• Austria have won their last 4 competitive matches.
• Austria have lost 2 of their last 6 competitive matches.
• Belgium have lost 2 of their last 6 competitive matches.
• Romelu Lukaku has scored 72 goals in 106 matches for Belgium.

Conclusion

Belgium are a better team than Austria and will also have home advantage. It is hard to see anything but a win for the Red Devils. Now, of course, Austria could spring a surprise and could score, but Belgium are very likely to emerge victorious in the match.