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Austria and Kazakhstan return to action in the UEFA Nations League when they go head-to-head at the Raiffeisen Arena on Thursday. Ralf Rangnick’s men head into the game unbeaten in their four previous meetings between the two nations and will look to extend this impressive run.
Austria failed to secure their first win of the 2024-25 Nations League campaign on September 9 when they suffered a 2-1 defeat against Norway at the Ullevaal Stadion.
This followed a 1-1 stalemate against Slovenia at the Stožice Stadium on September 6 when Benjamin Sesko and Konrad Laimer scored for either side to force a share of the spoils.
Austria will be backing themselves to find their feet on Thursday as they take on an opposing side who have failed to win their previous four meetings since September 2010.
Like the hosts, Slovenia failed to get up and running in the Nations League as they suffered a 3-0 loss against Slovenia on September 9. Before that, Stanislav Cherchesov’s men kicked off the new campaign with an impressive goalless draw against Norway at the Ortalyq Stadion on September 6.
Kazakhstan have now gone six consecutive games without a win across all competitions, losing five and claiming one draw since a 2-0 friendly victory over Turkmenistan on March 14.
Austria vs Kazakhstan Head-To-Head and Key Numbers
- This will be the fifth meeting between Austria and Kazakhstan, with Rangnick’s men picking up two wins and two draws from the last four meetings between the two nations.
- Kazakhstan are unbeaten on eight of their last 10 UEFA Nations League matches, claiming five wins and three draws since March 2022.
- Austria have failed to win their last seven Nations League games, losing five and claiming two draws since a 3-0 victory over Croatia in June 2022.
- Kazakhstan have lost all but one of their last seven away games across all competitions, with a 2-1 victory over Finland on October 2013 being the exception.
Austria vs Kazakhstan Prediction
It has been a slow start to the new UEFA Nations League campaign for Austria and Kazakhstan, and both nations will be looking to secure their first victory on Thursday.
However, given the gulf in quality and depth between the two sides, we are backing Austria to secure all three points this weekend.
Prediction: Austria 3-1 Kazakhstan
Austria vs Kazakhstan Betting Tips
Tip 1: Result - Austria to win
Tip 2: Over 2.5 goals - Yes (There have been three or more goals scored in four of Austria’s last five games)
Tip 3: Both sides to score - Yes (Both sides have also scored in Austria’s last five matches)
