Our betting analysts at Ace Football preview the European Championship round 3 game between Belgium and Austria and offer team news, stats, facts and the best betting suggestions for the match.
The King Baudouin Stadium will be the stage for a Euro 2024 qualifier between Belgium and Austria on Saturday.
Austria have owned Group F with maximum points from two matches, but can they keep it up against Belgium? The Red Devils are hot on their heels, only three points behind and still have a game to catch up. Will they snatch the top spot? At this point, it’s anyone’s game.
Form: Belgium vs Austria
Belgium Form
Based on the results from their last three games, Belgium look like they’re getting back to their best form. They first tied 0-0 with Croatia and then blew Sweden out of the water with a 0-3 victory. And that’s not all, they also took down Germany with a solid 2-3 win.
Austria Form
Austria look fabulous with four wins on the trot, starting off against Andorra, who were defeated 2-0. They later bagged a memorable 2-0 victory over European champions Italy. Then, Azerbaijan got outclassed in a 4-1 win, before Ralf Rangnick’s side beat Estonia by 2-1.
Betting facts for Belgium and Austria
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the most recent games that Belgium and Austria played across all competitions.
- Belgium have scored in 44 of the last 46 home matches
- In 9 of the last 11 Belgium home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Belgium matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Belgium home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Belgium have conceded in 7 of the last 9 home matches
- In 19 of the last 21 Austria away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Austria have scored in 12 of the last 14 matches
- Austria have won the last 4 matches in a row
- In 8 of the last 10 Austria matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Austria have won the last 3 matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
Players on top: Belgium vs Austria
Two options for the goalscorer’s market. Romelu Lukaku is coming off a run of four goals in his last two Euro 2024 qualifiers for Belgium, while Michael Gregoritsch has scored a goal in each of Austria’s opening two games.
Popular markets: Belgium vs Austria
Full-time result
Belgium won six of their previous 10 outings across all tournaments on home soil. They lost four as well, whilst visitors Austria won four of their last 10 matches away from home. They drew zero and lost six. Ralf Rangnick’s men are riding a four-game winning streak.
Both teams to score
Belgium scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Austria scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Belgium managed to open the scoreline in no less than five of their previous 10 games. Their opponent from Austria performed a similar feat as they scored the opener in six of their last 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Belgium, who scored an average of 1.2 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Austria played across all tournaments. They scored 1.5 times on average in the process.
Suggested bet: Belgium vs Austria
In conclusion, we have a free betting prediction for this game between Belgium and Austria. The betting tip was formed based on the abovementioned statements.