Austria vs Norway Prediction and Betting Tips | October 13th 2024

Austria will entertain Norway at Raiffeisen Arena in the group stage of the UEFA Nations League on Sunday. The hosts have one win in three games thus far while Løvene have enjoyed an unbeaten start to their campaign with two wins.

Das Team registered their first win of the campaign on Thursday, with a 4-0 home triumph over Kazakhstan. Christoph Baumgartner broke the deadlock in the 10th minute while Philipp Lienhart, Marcel Sabitzer, and Matthias Seidl added goals in the second half.

The visitors made it two wins on the spin on Thursday with a comfortable 3-0 home win over Slovenia. Erling Haaland bagged a brace while Alexander Sørloth was on the scoresheet in the 52nd minute.

Austria vs Norway Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

The two teams have crossed paths 12 times in all competitions. The hosts have the upper hand in these meetings with seven wins. Løvene have three wins to their name and two games have ended in draws.
Their last three meetings have taken place in the Nations League. Both teams have one win apiece in these meetings and one game has ended in a draw.
Das Team have won just one of their last eight games in the Nations League. They have suffered five defeats in that period, conceding two goals apiece in these losses.
Norway are unbeaten in their last three away meetings against Austria, keeping two clean sheets.
Three of their last five meetings between the two teams have produced under 2.5 goals, with the visitors keeping two clean sheets.
The visitors have kept three clean sheets in their last five games across all competitions.
Løvene have the joint-second best defensive record in the Nations League, conceding just one goal in three games.

Austria vs Norway Prediction

Das Team registered their first win of the campaign on Thursday and scored four goals in a competitive match for the first time since March 2023. It was their first win and their first clean sheet in the Nations League since 2022. Interestingly, they have scored one goal each in their last three meetings against the visitors.

Ralf Rangnick is likely to field a similar starting XI from their win on Thursday here.

Løvene have enjoyed an unbeaten start to their campaign, scoring five goals while conceding just once. They registered a 2-1 home win in the reverse fixture last month and will look to complete the double here.

Leo Skiri Østigård picked up a thigh injury against Slovenia and has been ruled out of this match. Marcus Holmgren Pedersen is likely to start here.

Both teams head into the match in great form and, considering their goalscoring record, a draw is likely to ensue.

Prediction: Austria 2-2 Norway

Austria vs Norway Betting Tips

Tip 1: Result - Draw

Tip 2: Goals - Over/Under 2.5 Goals - Over 2.5 goals

Tip 3: At least one goal to be scored in the second half - Yes

Tip 4: Erling Haaland to score or assist any time - Yes