Ace Football previews the UEFA Nations League game between Croatia and Austria who meet up on Friday. The match preview includes the current team and H2H stats as well as the best betting tips for the match.
Croatia and Austria begin their respective UEFA Nations League campaigns on Friday night in Osijek. This will be the first of four matches they’ll play in the competition this month.
The two teams are in Group A1 with reigning champions France and Denmark.
Position in the UEFA Nations League table: Croatia vs Austria
Since it is the first round of the UEFA Nations League, both teams are yet to grab their first points this season. Will Croatia take advantage of their home ground and get all 3 points from this game? The visitor team Austria might as well do their best to start recording points right in their first game of the season. One way or the other, it will be interesting to watch these two sides fight for their first points in this campaign.
Current form and fixture history of Croatia vs Austria
Croatia ooze confidence
Croatia look in good shape before their upcoming match, as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last 3 matches, they first beat Malta by 1-7, before drawing 1-1 with Slovenia. They were back as winners last time out when they took out Bulgaria 2-1.
Austria in decent shape
It has been a bit of everything for Austria in their previous 3 matches, where they first beat Moldova by 4-1. This was followed by a disappointing 2-1 defeat against Wales before an encounter with Scotland produced a 2-2 draw.
Fixture history: Croatia vs Austria
Austria were unable to penetrate the Croatia defense the last 2 times they met. The latter ended up winning by a 1-0 scoreline each time. Perhaps something worth considering before settling on your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.
Betting stats and facts for Croatia and Austria
Here are some interesting betting-relevant facts based on statistics from the last couple of matches that Croatia and Austria played across all tournaments.
- Croatia have scored in 47 of the last 49 home matches
- Croatia have not lost 11 of the last 12 matches
- Croatia have not lost 10 of the last 11 home matches
- In 7 of the last 9 home matches Croatia played, both teams scored
- Croatia have scored in 11 of the last 12 matches
- In the last 4 matches in a row Austria played, both teams scored
- Austria have scored in 9 of the last 11 matches
- Austria have conceded in 7 of the last 8 matches
- Austria have scored in 6 of the last 7 away matches
- Austria have lost 3 of the last 4 away matches
Players to zoom in on in Croatia vs Austria
When looking at the list of the in-form players from both teams, we see some interesting names popping up. undefined currently stands out for Croatia, with undefined starring for the visitors. We expect both could be among the goalscorers once again for their respective teams in the upcoming match on Friday.
Best betting tips: Croatia vs Austria
To sum up, the upcoming UEFA Nations League clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the statements from above, we have come up with the main prediction for this match as well as some alternative betting tips.