On Monday evening, from 19:45, Romania will play in Klagenfurt against Austria, in the second round of the UEFA League of Nations. It is a difficult match for Mirel Radoi’s team, which comes after a disappointing 1-1 debut, on the National Arena, in the inaugural round. The “Tricolors” led almost the entire match and played in numerical superiority one half, but were tied in the end. We present you the most interesting odds for the scorers from Austria – Romania.
Austria is on the 26th place in the FIFA hierarchy, while Romania is on the 37th, but from the hosts’ camp is missing David Alaba, fresh winner of the UEFA Champions League trophy, with Bayern Munich. Austria is in good shape and has lost only one match in the last nine, and their last game was excellent: 2-1 in Norway, the fourth victory in a row with a goal difference. For the white-reds, the defense is a strong point, and the attack formed by Puscas, Alibec, Coman, Hagi and Maxim will have a very difficult mission in the trip on Monday night.
Under the command of Mirel Radoi, the Romanian team looked good, with a remarkable offensive momentum and a game based on maintaining possession and pressing the opponent. Without a victory of four consecutive matches, the Romanian national team relies on the technical quality in midfield, in order to obtain a favorable result away. From the Austrian camp we will keep an eye on Marcel Sabitzer, the star of RB Leipzig, who is coming after the 8th or international goal. George Puscas has 5 goals in his last 8 matches and will be Radoi’s main goal scorer.
The direct duels between Romania and Austria are not exactly generous in goals: six of the last eight innings played by them ended 0-0, a good indicator for what awaits us on Monday night. In addition, three of the last four direct duels ended in a draw. In fact, Romania’s last victory against Austria took place in 1986, score 4-0. However, the current form rather recommends a bet on the victory of Austria, which defeated Israel (3-1), Slovenia (1-0) and Northern Macedonia (2-1) at the end of 2019. Romania comes after failures with Sweden (0-2) and Spain (0-5) and draws 1-1 with Norway and Northern Ireland. Mirel Radoi will definitely focus on defensive organization on Monday.
Austria (4-2-3-1): Schlager – Ulmer, Dragovic, Posch, Lainer – Schlager, Ilsanker – Baumgartner, Sabitzer, Onisiwo – Gregoritsch;
Romania (4-3-3): Tatarusanu – Tosca, Chiriches, Burca, Hanca – Stanciu, Cretu, Cicaldau – Maxim, Puscas, Hagi.
-In 3 of the last 5 matches of Austria, over 2.5 goals were scored;
-In 3 of the last 4 matches of Romania, less than 2.5 goals were scored;
-In 3 of the last 4 direct duels, less than 2.5 goals were scored;
-In 8 of the last 9 trips of Romania, over 2.5 goals were scored;
-13 goals have been scored in the last three games played at home by Austria ;
PREDICTION: Austria to win @ 1,68
