France vs Austria Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 22nd September 2022

The spotlight is on France and Austria when they go toe-to-toe at Stade de France, for an exciting match this coming Thursday. It is one of the many matches in round five of the UEFA Nations League group stage, with teams fighting to secure qualification.

It finished all square on when France last faced Austria. With both denying to back down, the scoreboard said 1-1 in the end. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 5.10.

France head to their upcoming match ranked fourth in the FIFA world ranking. Meanwhile, there is a pretty big gap to upcoming opponents Austria. They enter the game ranked number 33 in the world.

France are confident they will be scoring goals in their next assignment in the UEFA Nations League, as they show off very admirable numbers from their past ten matches. The hosts scored 2.5 goals on average per match, or 25 goals in total, while allowing nine goals against, for an average of 0.9 per outing. They managed three clean sheets along the way.

Austria travel to their next away match on Thursday having performed a tolerable average of 1.8 goals in ten matches. They scored a total of 18 goals, whilst shipping 13 goals against. An average of 1.3 goals against a game. They hung on to two clean sheets in this streak.

France vs Austria Prediction

In the previous three games, France drew 1-1 with Croatia, lost 1-1 against Austria and 0-1 against Croatia. France put four wins on the board in their previous six matches at the Stade de France. They drew zero and lost two, scored 18 goals while conceding four.

Austria were only able to take one point from their past three games. They came up short in a 1-2 defeat against Denmark before drawing 1-1 with France. They were defeated once again, when Denmark ran out 2-0 winners. Austria managed two wins to zero draws and four defeats in their last six games away from home. The scoreline from these matches says ten goals conceded and eight scored.

Having only picked up a meagre two points so far, France need to up their game to claim their first win in the UEFA Nations League. Seeing the next round of the tournament is no longer a possibility, but a third place remains within reach with three points this coming Thursday.

Austria delivered some rather mediocre results so far in the UEFA Nations League. As they enter their penultimate group match on four points, they know they most likely need three points to stay in the race for the next round.

France and Austria team up this coming Thursday in a match both will hate to lose. This could be a match that fizzles out in a draw, with both very focused on not risky anything at all.

France vs Austria Team News

France might be looking at three missing players for their upcoming assignment against Austria.

Adrien Rabiot, Benoit Badiashile and Antoine Griezmann are all absent from the France squad that faces Austria at Stade de France.

Austria just have a single unavailable player for squad selection, when facing France at the Stade de France.

Xaver Schlager is too injured to face Austria.

France vs Austria H2H

The most recent outing between France and Austria ended up a 1-1 draw. The best betting odds on a draw at full-time with the bookies are at 5.10. France claimed two wins, while Austria picked up one win in the previous four matches, while the rest had no winner. The bookies best betting odds on a draw at full-time are at 5.10.

France vs Austria Results

France vs Austria Betting Tips

Look no further than Kylian Mbappe, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target three times lately for France in the UEFA Nations League, while Michael Gregoritsch managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Austria in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

France have not exactly been great at shutting out their visitors at Stade de France. In their previous 10 league matches at home, they claimed just zero wins, while also holding on to a clean sheet.

Over 2.5 goals came up two times in the previous four encounters between France and Austria, as France scored 1.5 goals on average per game and Austria averaging 1.25 goals. Both teams scored in three times of these matches. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of France’s last ten matches in all tournaments. They banged in an average of 2.5 goals on the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in six of the last ten matches Austria played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.8 goals in these matches.