Austria vs Serbia Prediction & Betting Tips (4 June)

Austria had a very good campaign during the qualifiers for the Euro to qualify quite easily. 2nd in its group F just behind Belgium but far ahead of Sweden, Azerbaijan and Estonia, this team could arrive with great ambitions in this tournament where it however did not inherit an easy draw by falling into a pool in the company of France, the Netherlands and Poland. Very convincing during the last gatherings, "Das Team" delivered excellent performances by winning in November against Estonia 0-2 and Germany 2-0, then in March, against Slovakia 0-2 and Turkey 6-1. Serbia, for its part, was very present during the last World Cup where it took the door as soon as it entered the fray.

On the other hand, it is only preparing to participate in the first Euro in its history after having missed all the previous ones since its independence in the early 1990s. For this, the Eagles offered themselves 2nd place in a relatively simple group behind Hungary but ahead of Montenegro, Lithuania and Bulgaria. Little in sight in November with a short defeat experienced in Belgium 1-0 and a draw conceded against the modest Bulgaria 2-2, the Serbs did not really reassure in March by losing heavily against Russia 4-0 then by only offering a short success against Cyprus 0-1.

The vast majority of executives present in this Austrian team play in the Bundesliga. Among them, we find defenders Lainer (Gladbach, 39 sel), Wöber (Gladbach, 23 sel) and Lienhart (Fribourg, 19 sel), midfielders Grillitsch (Hoffenheim, 41 sel), Baumgartner (Leipzig, 36 sel, 13 goals ), Laimer (Bayern Munich, 34 sel) and Kainz (Cologne, 27 sel) and center forward Gregoritsch (Firbourg, 53 sel, 15 goals). It is also important to highlight the presence of the Lensois central defender Danso (18 sel), the important Posch (Bologna, 30 sel), the star Sabitzer (Dortmund, 78 sel, 17 goals) and the whimsical striker Marko Arnautovic (Inter, 36 goals in 111 games).

On the other hand, Austria will have to do without its captain David Alaba (Real Madrid, 105 selections, 15 goals) who is injured for this Euro. The Clermontois Cham (3 sel) was not selected.