Ilves vs Austria Vienna Prediction: 25/7/2024

The Conference League Qualifiers match on Thursday features Ilves going up against Austria Vienna. Below you’ll find predictions, stats, and a user poll for the Ilves vs. Austria Vienna game, along with the latest betting odds.

 

Ilves

Form: WDDWLW

Ilves are coming off a 3-2 victory in the Veikkausliiga against VPS Vaasa. In that game, Santeri Haarala (10′), Joona Veteli (77′), and Anton Popovitch (90′) scored for Ilves, while Teemu Hytönen (34′, 45′) netted for VPS Vaasa.

Recent matches involving Ilves have been high-scoring affairs, with a total of 25 goals scored across their last six games, averaging 4.17 goals per game. Ilves contributed 15 of these goals. It remains to be seen if this trend will continue in their upcoming match.

 

Austria Vienna

Form: LLWWWW

Austria Vienna enters this match after a 0-1 victory over TSV Hartberg in the Europa play-offs. In that game, Austria Vienna had 35% possession and 10 shots on goal, with 5 on target. James Holland (39′) scored the decisive goal. TSV Hartberg managed 15 attempts on goal with 3 on target.

Austria Vienna’s defense has been a bit leaky, conceding in 5 of their last 6 games, with a total of 9 goals against them. They will need to tighten up defensively in this encounter.

 

Team News: Ilves

Ilves manager Joonas Rantanen has a nearly full squad to choose from, with only Felipe Aspegren (knee injury) unavailable.

 

Team News: Austria Vienna

Austria Vienna manager Stephan Helm faces several injury concerns. Marko Raguz (inflammation of pubic bone), Ziad El Sheiwi (cruciate ligament tear), Johannes Handl (torn lateral knee ligament), and Florian Wustinger (shoulder injury) are all sidelined.

 

Prediction

Considering the form and defensive records of both teams, Ilves might struggle to break down Austria Vienna’s defense. Austria Vienna is expected to win, possibly keeping a clean sheet.

We predict a closely contested match with a 0-1 victory for Austria Vienna. Our expert partners suggest betting on over 1.5 goals for this match.