Austria will make the trip south as the leaders in Group H, while for Romania, this fixture comes across as a do-or-die situation due to the team’s less-than-stellar performance in their WCQ campaign.
Romania Team News
Due to inconsistent performances and uninspiring results overall, Romania’s hopes of reaching the World Cup are under serious jeopardy. The team is currently 3rd, 6 points behind second-place Bosnia, albeit with a match less. With the circumstances as they are, Romania must win against Austria if they are to keep any hopes of World Cup participation alive. Overall, Romania has been involved in some high-scoring fixtures lately, as 4 of their last 5 matches produced at least 3 goals. As hosts, the team has 3 wins and 2 losses across its last 5 home fixtures, with the loss against Bosnia being the most recent one in a competitive match.
Austria Team News
Austria travels to Bucharest with a perfect record in Group H. Ralf Rangnick’s team has won all 5 of their WCQ games so far, and what’s more, they have achieved some impressive statistics while doing so. Austria has scored a total of 19 goals thus far while conceding just two in the process, one of which came in the reverse fixture against Romania. Rangnick’s men are sure to be full of confidence with such a record and coming after a 10-0 demolition of outsiders San Marino. Still, games on the road often feature defensive lapses from Austria, who have kept just 2 clean sheets in their last 9 away matches.
Head-to-Head-Games
Austria won the most recent meeting with Romania 2-1. Before that, there have been other H2H encounters between these two, the most recent of which came in 2020 during both teams’ UNL campaigns. Back then, Austria and Romania both secured a win to their name.
Romania vs Austria Betting Prediction
For this game, my pick is over 2.5 goals. Romania is put against the wall and must chase a result against an Austria side that has maintained a perfect record so far. Fortunately for Romania. Austria’s away games often showcase defensive issues in the team, which causes them to concede regularly. With both teams’ recent fixtures often featuring games that produce at least 3 goals (4 out of the last 5 in both Romania’s and Austria’s cases) and the stakes that are attached to this game, it makes perfect sense to go with goals here.
Betting Tip: Over 2.5 Goals
Bookmaker: Sportsbet.io
Odds: 1.79
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