World Cup: Austria vs Jordan – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the World Cup round 1 match between Austria and Jordan and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Austria take on Jordan at San Francisco Bay Area Stadium, where an exciting match is shaping up in the opening round of the group stage of the World Cup. The game kicks off on Wednesday.

As we are in the opening round of the World Cup group stage, both Austria and Jordan face a battle to secure their first points of the group stage. Austria enter their upcoming game placed as number 24 in the FIFA world ranking. There is a bit of a gap to opponents Jordan, who enter the game ranked number 63 in the world.

Team form: Austria vs Jordan

Austria Form

Austria swept all aside in their last three matches and started off by winning 5-1 against Ghana. They went on to defeat South Korea 1-0 and made it three on the spin against Tunisia in a 1-0 victory. Austria have had an impressive record in their last 10 internationals, winning eight of them with one ending in a draw. This leaves only one time defeat in the same period.

Jordan Form

A draw is all that prevents Jordan from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They claimed this single draw against Nigeria as the match ended 2-2 before getting trounced against Switzerland by a 4-1 score. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Colombia won the game and the exact score was 2-0. Jordan achieved one victories in their last 10 international matches, with four draws and five defeats as well.

Betting stats and facts for Austria and Jordan

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Austria and Jordan. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Austria vs Jordan

Marcel Sabitzer has three strikes in six matches for Austria, who might be relying on his services against Jordan. The opponents are looking to Amer Jamous, who has provided his team with one goals.

Betting markets: Austria vs Jordan

Full-time result

Austria claimed all three points eight times in their last 10 matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in one of the games in this run. Jordan have won one of their last 10 games, while drawing four and losing five in this series of matches. Austria did not lose any of their last 5 matches. Amazingly, Austria are on a streak of 11 home matches without defeat.

Both teams to score

Austria scored the first goal of the match an impressive nine times in the last ten home games. Jordan got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Jordan managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Austria were first on target in eight of their last 10 outings.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Austria, who scored an average of 2.7 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Jordan, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.2 times goals per game.

Recommended tip: Austria vs Jordan

To sum up, the upcoming match between Austria and Jordan seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this World Cup game.