Austria welcome Belgium to Vienna on Friday in UEFA European Championship qualifying Group F with both sides knowing that another win here will book their place at next summer's tournament.
The pair have identical points records after five matches, both winning four matches whilst drawing the other one when they played out a 1-1 stalemate back in mid June.
Belgium enter as group leaders, though, with a better goal difference aided by the fact that they've conceded just one during qualifying so far.
The visitors have also netted a goal more than Austria but, with home advantage this time around, Ralf Rangnick's side will be hoping to claim a first ever win over Belgium at the sixth attempt.
Given Belgium have won three on the spin without conceding a goal, it could be a tall order for Austria to upset a side starting to find their feet under Domenico Tedesco.
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Austria vs Belgium match facts
- Date: Friday, October 13, 2023
- Kickoff Time: 8:45 p.m. local (2:45 p.m. ET / 11:45 a.m. PT)
- Location: Ernst-Happel-Stadion (Vienna, Austria)
- Official: Jesus Gil Manzano (ESP)
- Last meeting: Belgium 1-1 Austria (June 17, 2023 — UEFA European Championship qualifying)
Austria vs Belgium prediction, odds
- Moneyline lean: Belgium to win (+155)
- Score prediction: Austria 1-2 Belgium
| AUS win | Draw | BEL win | Both teams to score Y / N | Over / Under 2.5 goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BetMGM (USA) | +175 | +230 | +155 | -135 / -100 | -110 / -125 |
Austria vs Belgium best bet
- Pick: Both teams to score — YES
- Odds: -135 (BetMGM)
These odds with BetMGM might not represent the best value but, following on from their 1-1 draw in the reverse fixture during this qualification cycle, we're expecting both to get on the scoresheet again this time around.
As mentioned before, Belgium remain in fine goalscoring form of late, bagging 13 across their five Euro 2024 qualifiers to date. They also have the in-form Romelu Lukaku up top, who leads the way amongst all players with eight goals ahead of this round of fixtures.
As for Austria, they've netted 12 times themselves so far and should prove dangerous on home soil here. There do have a lengthy list of injuries to contend with as stars such as David Alaba and Marcel Sabitzer miss out, but they should still have enough firepower to at least grab a goal here.
In fact, they've scored at least once in each of their prior 11 home internationals and have shown they can get through tough opposition in that time, finding the net against France and Italy amongst others.
Austria vs Belgium flier bet
- Pick: Jeremy Doku to score anytime
- Odds: +400 (BetMGM)
Will we see Jeremy Doku doing his Griddy celebration again in this match? We're saying yes.
Whilst Lukaku remains the obvious choice to score in this fixture, his odds are too short to make it really worth backing him here.
Instead, we're going for Doku, who has played well with new side Manchester City this season and offers a pacy and tricky approach that could leave the Austrian defence in trouble.
To date, the winger has only struck twice across 16 caps for the Belgian national team but he proved a handful here. His recent goalscoring performances at club level against RB Leipzig and West Ham could point towards more goalscoring success in Vienna.
