Azerbaijan vs Austria Prediction & Tips
Azerbaijan and Austria play in a Euro Cup Qualifying match. The home factor could play an important role in this match, as Azerbaijan have significant differences in their home and away results.
The home team are currently in 4th place with 1 point after 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats. In their penultimate match, they lost at home to Belgium (0-1). In their last match, they won away to Estonia (0-2). This is a team that curiously has more positive results away than at home, as in the last 30 matches it has recorded 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 defeats as a visitor, with 16 goals scored and 25 conceded, compared to 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats at home, with 13 goals scored and 20 conceded. In their last 9 home games, Azerbaijan have 3 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats. The team has allowed goals to their opponents in 4 of their last 5 games in this competition, so they haven’t been very strong defensively. In 15 games, they’ve only managed 1 comeback in the 8 games in which they conceded the first goal.
Azerbaijan go into this match on the back of a 0-2 defeat at the hands of Estonia, with their first win in this qualifying phase coming from Toral Bayramov and Ramil Sheydaev. The home side opted for a traditional 3-5-2 formation, where the two most advanced players were Ramil Sheydaev and Mahir Emreli. Elvin Cafarquliyev, Toral Bayramov, Alexey Isayev, Josgun Diniyev and Emin Makhmudov are likely to play in the central area of the pitch, with the latter responsible for leading his team’s attacks. All players are available for this game.
The away team are currently in 2nd place with 13 points after 4 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss. In their penultimate match, they won away to Sweden (1-3). In their last match, they lost at home to Belgium (2-3). This is a team that maintains its performance when playing away from home, as in the last 30 games it has recorded 6 wins, 2 draws and 7 defeats as a visitor; against 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats at home. In their last 7 away games in all competitions, Austria have won 3, drawn 1 and lost 3. The team have conceded goals to their opponents in 5 of their last 6 games, so they haven’t been very solid defensively, but their attack has scored with great regularity, having always scored at least one goal in their last 6 games in this competition. In 15 games, they have conceded the first goal 7 times and have only managed to turn the game around once.
Austria go into this match on the back of a 2-3 defeat at the hands of Belgium, their first loss in this qualifying round: the team’s goals were scored by Konrad Laimer and Marcel Sabitzer. The team coached by Ralf Rangnick usually plays in a 4-4-2 tactical system, where the two players occupying the most advanced line are Sasa Kalajdzic and Manprit Sarkaria. It’s worth noting that one of Austria’s great qualities is their quick transitions, and their players are highly skilled in this area. All the players are available for this match.
Azerbaijan – Austria FREE TIPS
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