Austria vs Serbia Prediction: 4/6/2024

Austria

Austria is coming off a dominant 6-1 victory over Turkey in their recent International Friendly match. The goals for Austria came from Xaver Schlager (2′), Michael Gregoritsch, who netted a hat-trick (44′, 48′, 59′), Christoph Baumgartner (78′), and Maximilian Entrup (90′). Hakan Çalhanoğlu scored the lone goal for Turkey (25′).

Austria has displayed a consistent scoring form, finding the net in all of their last six matches. During this period, they have scored a total of 15 goals and conceded only 4, highlighting their offensive prowess and solid defense.

 

Serbia

Serbia enters this match following a narrow 1-0 win over Cyprus in their last friendly encounter, with Sergej Milinković-Savić scoring the decisive goal in the 7th minute.

Despite this victory, Serbia’s recent defensive record has been shaky, with the team conceding goals in five of their last six matches. Opponents have managed to score a total of 10 goals against them, indicating a need for improvement in their defensive setup.

 

Head to Head

The last competitive meeting between these two teams was a World Cup Qualifiers – Europe match on October 6, 2017, where Austria triumphed 3-2 over Serbia. In that match, Austria had 52% possession and 21 shots on goal, with goals from Guido Burgstaller (25′), Marko Arnautović (76′), and Louis Schaub (89′). Serbia’s goals came from Luka Milivojević (11′) and Nemanja Matić (83′). The referee for that match was Pavel Královec.

 

Prediction

We anticipate that Serbia will face a tough challenge in breaking down Austria’s defense. Austria is likely to score and maintain their lead throughout the match.

Our prediction is a closely contested game ending in a 1-0 victory for Austria. Our expert partners suggest betting on under 3.5 goals for this match.