Austria vs Kazakhstan Prediction, Preview, Lineups and Team News | Nations League | October 10, 2024

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• Tournament: UEFA Nations League
• Date: Thursday, Oct 10
• Kick-off Time: 07:45 pm GMT
• Venue: Raiffeisen Arena, Austria

Austria’s national football team will play host to the Kazakhs in the group-stage clash of the Nations League campaign at the Raiffeisen Arena. Both teams had a dreadful start to the Nations League campaign and will be looking to bag their first win of the competition.

Despite their solid run in the European Championships this summer, Austria’s national football team have struggled for wins in their two opening matches in the Nations League as they are sitting third in the Group G standings. They have witnessed a drop in form in recent outings as they have managed only two wins in their last six matches across all competitions. Their performance in the previous games against Slovenia and Norway were disappointing but will now have a home advantage for the next two games

Meanwhile, Kazakhstan’s national football team has never gotten the better of the hosts and are yet to score a single goal. The Hawks performed well in the recent European Championship qualifying campaign but have lost five of their six games in all competitions.

Austria national football team news

Austria captain David Alaba is still on the road to his recovery from the knee injury he sustained in 2023. Defender Maximilian Wober is expected to undergo knee surgery, therefore Venezia defender Michael Svoboda has been called up for the first time. Mainz defender Phillipp Mwene is also serving a one-match suspension.

Kazakhstan national football team news

Meanwhile, for Kazakhstan, the trio of Stas Pokatilov, Sultanbek Astanov and Arthur Shushenachev have been recalled to the first-team squad. There are no fresh injury or suspension worries in the visiting team.

Austria vs Kazakhstan Predicted Lineups

Austria national football team predicted lineup (4-3-3):

Goalkeeper: Pentz

Defenders: Posch, Querfeld, Lienhart, Prass

Midfielders: Seiwald, Laimer, Sabitzer

Forwards: Schmid, Arnautovic, Baumgartner

Kazakhstan national football team predicted lineup (5-4-1):

Goalkeeper: Shatskiy

Defenders: Bystrov, Marochkin, Alip, Kasym, Vorogovskiy

Midfielders: Orazov, Tagybergen, Zaynutdinov, Samorodov

Forwards: Aymbetov

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Head-to-Head

The two sides have faced off only thrice in the past, with Kazakhstan winning one of those games. The remaining two games ended in a draw.

Last five matches result:

Key Players to Watch out in Austria vs Kazakhstan

Marcel Sabitzer (Austria)

Austria captain Marcel Sabitzer who can literally play in any position in the national team will carry his country’s hopes as they face a mountainous task at the Nations League. The 30-year-old midfielder has been an invaluable asset to coach Ralf Rangnick.

Bakhtiyor Zaynutdinov (Kazakhstan)

Bakhtiyor Zaynutdinov, who plies his trade with Turkish side Besiktas, has been selected to lead the attack for Kazakhstan in the Nations League. The 26-year-old wideman is Kazakhstan’s record goalscorer with 14 goals to his name.

Austria vs Kazakhstan Prediction

Austria’s national football team struggled in their previous Nations League game as they slumped to a late 2-1 loss against Norway. Ralf Rangnick’s men have struggled to muster a clean sheet from any of their previous nine matches across all competitions. The squad looks impressive under the former Man United manager despite their sluggish start to the competition.

Kazakhstan’s national football team are the not favourites for this tie due to their head-to-head record against Austria and new manager Stanislav Cherchesov has struggled to secure victories. The Kazakhs have lost each of their six matches on foreign soil.

Predicted Score: Austria 2-0 Kazakhstan 

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