Kazakhstan vs Austria prediction: EUROPE: UEFA Nations League – League B betting tips on match 2024-11-13 15:00.
[p]With only a point from their first four matches of the 2024/25 UEFA Nations League (UNL), Kazakhstan can’t get automatically promoted from Group B3, but can still reach the promotion play-offs. That would need them to beat Austria here though, as the remaining three sides in the group are each tied on seven points ahead of this round. The Hawks will be desperate for a win to salvage their campaign after spending three seasons in the competition’s lower divisions, but that result has eluded them since March (D1, L7).[/p]
[p]Goals remain a problem for Kazakhstan, who haven’t scored for four games in a row, with that sequence stretching to five in this competition (D1, L4). Any tiny hope of staying in League B is given a boost when considering their form in familiar conditions however, as they have won three of their last five home UNL matches inside 90 minutes (D1, L1).[/p]
[p]Austria are tied on points with Norway and Slovenia ahead of this round but are currently second in the table in the promotion play-off spot on head-to-head points, most recently thrashing the Norwegians 5-1 at home in Linz. Ralf Rangnick’s men also finish their campaign on their own patch against Slovenia on Sunday, but keeping their hopes of automatic promotion alive going into that game would need them to prolong their winning streak. [/p]
[p]The visitors should be confident of extending their unbeaten H2H run (W3, D2) largely due to their defensive performances, having never conceded a goal in those games. Recent away form is a concern for Austria however, as they have lost three of their last four UNL matches on the road (D1), although a sequence of five consecutive wins before then on their travels in the competition is enough evidence of their ability to rise to the challenge.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: A late impact from Kazakhstan’s all-time leading scorer Bakhtiyar Zaynutdinov can’t be ruled out, as his last five international goals have come after the 70th minute. By contrast, Christoph Baumgartner netted a tenth-minute opener in the reverse fixture, making it an eighth win across the last nine matches in which he has scored for Austria (D1).[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Six of Austria’s last seven games have seen the opener arrive on or before the tenth minute.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Sridhar B[/i][/p]