Austria – Slovakia : Preview & Prediction
Austria and Slovakia face at Ernst‑Happel‑Stadion, in a friendly match. This will be the 2nd of the year for Austria, after the previous one against England. In the case of Slovakia, this will be their 2nd friendly of the year, after the previous friendly against Bulgaria. There is no recent record of direct clashes between the two teams, who have not played any matches in the last 3 years. The last time they met, on 15‑11‑2016, in a match that ended with the final score: Austria (0‑0) Slovakia. In this match, the home factor may play a decisive role, as Slovakia has shown differences in performance in their home and away matches.
This is the 2º friendly match of the year for the home team, after the friendly against England, which ended with the final score: England (1‑0) Austria. This is a team that keeps their performance when they play away from their stadium, as in the last 30 matches they register 8 wins, 2 draws and 5 losses in away matches; against 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses in their stadium. Austria has won 7, tied 1 and lost 2 of their last 10 home matches. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches, but their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. In their matches there is a tendency towards goals, as in 9 of their last 10 home matches there were Over 1.5 goals and in 8 of the last 10 there were Over 2.5 goals. In 15 matches, they managed to turn the score around in 3 of the 8 matches in which they conceded the first goal. There are 2 periods that stand out in the last 10 home matches for all competitions: they have scored 10 of their 22 goals between minutes (76’‑90′); conceded 7 of his 13 goals between minutes (61’‑75′).
Austria enters this game with a defeat, by 1-0, against England, in a preparation game for the next official games. No big surprises, coach Franco Foda should keep the team in 3-5-2 privileging possession of the ball and organized attacks, especially through the right: Marcel Sabitzer is very fast and competent in transporting the ball to attack. Note that the Austrians have skills in maintaining ball possession and offensive transition. All players are available for this game.
The away team plays its 2º friendly match of the year, after the friendly against Bulgaria, which ended with the final score: Slovakia (1‑1) Bulgaria. This is a stronger team when they play at their stadium, since in the last 30 matches they register 2 wins, 4 draws and 9 losses in away matches; against 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses in their stadium. In the last 8 away matches Slovakia has won 3, tied 2 and lost 3. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 7 of the last 10 matches. In 15 matches, they have conceded the first goal 5 times and have never been able to turn the score around.
Slovakia enters this match after a draw, by 1-1, against Bulgaria, in a preparatory game for the next official matches: Lászlo Bénes scored the only goal of the team. In this match against Austria, coach Stefan Tarkovic should play in a 4-3-3 formation, favoring defensive organization and counterattacking through the corridors. The man who works in the midfield, Ondrej Duda, is largely responsible for creating and organizing the offensive process. There are no weightless absences for this game.
Austria – Slovakia : Betting Tips
Austria – Win Odds: 1.45
Both teams to score / YES – Odds: 1.70
Over 2.5 Goals – Odds: 1.70
