Austria vs Northern Ireland Prediction & Betting Tips - UEFA Nations League

Prediction published on 13/11/2020, 01:00  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 13/11/2020 at 01:00 in UEFA Nations League Predictions

Austria had a perfect warm up for their home match against Northern Ireland on Match Day 5 of the UEFA Nations League, beating Luxembourg 3-0 away from home in a friendly match. Focus now shifts to the League B Group 1 clash with Austria looking to extend their leadership of the group. Going to the game, the two nations are eight points apart, with leaders Austria on nine and bottom placed Northern Ireland on one point. Austria’s win over Luxembourg was their fourth straight and in it they claimed their third straight clean sheet, while they have scored in each of their last six matches. In their last home match in the Nations League, Austria, against all odds, lost to Romania in what was their second loss in 14 matches, having earlier also lost shockingly to Latvia in November 2019. Austria have failed to score in just two of their last 14 matches while four of their last six matches have produced over 2.5 goals. They have scored two goals or more in six of their last 10 matches and at home, they have five wins in the last six matches though they have no clean sheet in the last four. In their eight Nations League matches, Austria have lost just twice and they have four wins in the last five matches in this competition. While they have scored in each of the last five Nations League matches, Austria have no win in their last two matches at home. They are unbeaten in five matches against Northern Ireland and head here with four straight wins over the visitors.

Northern Ireland, bottom in this group, suffered a new low on Thursday as they lost at home to Slovakia in the Euro 2021 playoff final. The loss, deep in extra time will hit hard, especially after a big battle from Northern Ireland and with all their big players in. It means they have no win inside 90 minutes in their last eight matches, while they have no clean sheet in seven straight games. After a draining battle for 120 minutes, and ending in a loss, Northern Ireland have to dust themselves and pack up for a tough away trip against a side that had an extra day to rest after a comfortable win. Northern Ireland have scored in five of their last seven matches and will be hoping for the same here because for them this is a must-win game. They however have to improve greatly on their scoring form, having scored more than one goal in just one of their last 13 matches. Seven losses in their last 11 matches will however come with a psychological effect as they head to Vienna. They are also searching for their first ever win in the Nations League, having lost seven and drawn one in the eight played. They have never scored more than a goal in the Nations League, and have conceded in each of their four away matches in the competition.