Austria vs Slovenia Prediction, lineups, betting tips & odds

Austria's road to the playoffs

Austria finished second in Group F, behind Denmark, and ahead of Scotland, Israel, the Faroe Islands, and Moldova. They won five of their eight matches, drew two, and lost one. They scored 19 goals and conceded 6.

Their victory against Moldova 4-1 in November 2021 secured their place in the play-off. Currently they are ranked 24th by FIFA, and this is the closest they have come to qualifying for the FIFA World Cup since their last appearance in 1998.

Austria's squad includes several players who play in the top European leagues, such as David Alaba (Real Madrid), Marcel Sabitzer (Bayern Munich), and Marko Arnautovic (Bologna). They will be hoping to use their home advantage to get a positive result in the first leg.

Slovenia's road to the playoffs

Slovenia finished second in Group H, behind Croatia, and ahead of Russia, Slovakia, Cyprus, and Malta. They won four of their eight matches, drew two, and lost two. They scored 13 goals and conceded 7.

In November 2021, they secured their place in the playoffs with a 2-1 victory vs Cyprus. Slovenia is currently ranked 62nd by FIFA, and this is the first time they have reached the play-offs for the FIFA World Cup.

Slovenia's squad includes several players who play in the top European leagues, such as Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid), Josip Ilicic (Atalanta), and Benjamin Sesko (Red Bull Salzburg). They will be hoping to cause an upset against Austria and reach the FIFA World Cup for the first time.

Prediction

This is a tough match to call. Austria is the higher-ranked team and has the home advantage, but Slovenia has a good team and will be confident after finishing second in their qualifying group.

We predict that Austria will win the first leg 2-1, but Slovenia will make it difficult for them in the second leg.

Lineups

Formation: 4-2-3-1

GK: Lindner

RB: Lainer

CB: Hinteregger

CB: Alaba

LB: Trimmel

CM: Xhaka

CM: Schlager

AM: Sabitzer

RW: Baumgartner

LW: Gregoritsch

ST: Arnautovic

Formation: 3-4-2-1

GK: Oblak

CB: Mevlja

CB: Bijol

CB: Blazic

RM: Karnicnik

CM: Kurtic

CM: Zajc

LM: Bezjak

AM: Ilicic

AM: Sesko

ST: Sporar

Betting tips

Austria is the favorite to win this match, and they are offering odds of 2.00 to win. Slovenia is the underdog, and they are offering odds of 3.50 to win. The draw is offering odds of 3.25.

We recommend betting on Austria to win, as they are the higher-ranked team and have the home advantage.

Odds

Austria to win: 2.00

Slovenia to win: 3.50

Draw: 3.25