Austria vs Belgium Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 13th October 2023

With the end of the qualifying group phase for the European Championship rapidly approaching, Austria and Belgium battle it out in a on Friday match at Ernst Happel Stadion. Both teams are still vying for a spot ticket ot the upcoming tournament.

Austria and Belgium had to make do with a point each in their latest encounter, which finished with a 1-1 scoreline. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 9/4.

Going into the sixth round of this group, Austria rank as number two with 13 points, whereas Belgium won themselves 13 points, placing them as number one. According to Fifa Austria look into their fixture with Belgium as number 25 in the world ranking. The visitors sit as number five.

Austria and Belgium have utterly dominated this group and left Sweden well behind. They can almost tie up qualification by sharing the points again, but one might opt to go for the kill in an attempt to secure first place.

Austria vs Belgium Prediction

Austria Form

Austria look good before their upcoming match, in which they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Sweden by 2-0, before drawing 1-1 with Moldova. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Sweden 1-3. Austria won four of their past six internationals, where they also drew two and lost zero. They scored 13 goals and conceded five times.

Belgium Form

Belgium look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Estonia, who were defeated by 0-3. Then, Azerbaijan got outclassed in a 0-1 win, before beating Estonia by 5-0. Belgium have been outstanding on their travels lately, winning five of their previous six internationals. They also saw one draw and zero defeats, while scoring 16 and conceding three goals.

Austria were on the scoreboard at least once in their previous nine matches.

In six consecutive matches, Belgium found the back of the net at least once.

Austria vs Belgium Team News

Austria could have up to five missing players for various reasons for their upcoming match against Belgium on Friday.

Due to various ailments Marko Arnautovic, Philipp Mwene, Florian Grillitsch, Marcel Sabitzer and Michael Gregoritsch will be absent from the squad, Austria are able to field against Belgium on Friday.

Austria vs Belgium H2H

The last match these two nations played out against one another, they settled for a peaceful 1-1 draw. Austria claimed zero wins, while Belgium picked up one win in the previous three matches, while the rest had no winner. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 9/4.

Austria vs Belgium Results

In two of the previous three matches between Austria and Belgium both teams scored.

Austria vs Belgium Betting Tips

Michael Gregoritsch is the most prolific European Championship scorer for the home team, with four goals recently. Austria will undoubtedly rely on him to shine once again in their upcoming match. Meanwhile, Belgium will be looking to Romelu Lukaku, hoping he can add to his current total of nine European Championship goals in his latest game.

Austria won five of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing three and losing two as well. Belgium won five from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew four and lost one in this run. Austria scored the opening goal an impressive six times in 10 games on home soil, while Belgium did it in eight of their last 10 away games.

Over 2.5 goals happened one time in the past three encounters between Austria and Belgium, with Austria scoring 1.66 goals on average per game. Belgium averaged 2.33 goals, while both teams scored two times. Over 2.5 goals was a winning bet in four of Austria’s past ten matches across all tournaments. They scored 1.7 goals on average along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Belgium's previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.8 goals in these matches.