Beside the match between France and Belgium in the other branch, Austria vs Turkey in the remaining branch also brings a remarkable balance. It’s really hard to say which team is the favorite in this match because both are playing impressively, so let’s carefully analyze and assess the situation of this epic match.
Assessment of Austria vs Turkey from experts
Despite not being highly rated in their group, both Austria and Turkey have created huge surprises with their internal strength in this year’s tournament. The Austrian team advanced as the winner of group D, ahead of France and the Netherlands, while Turkey also made an impression with the second place in group F and 2 emotional victories. The good performances have led both teams to be in a relatively favorable branch, conditions for both Austria and Turkey to continue creating surprises. The team of Ralf Rangnick is considered by many experts and professionals as the team with the greatest potential to cause a big surprise in this year’s tournament, with a comprehensive and diverse playing style.
The most impressive must be the victory against the Netherlands, where Austria took the lead 3 times against the Orange Storm to then take the top spot in the group. It can be said that the players from Northern Europe are showing superiority over Turkey, their opponent who has played very well but has not faced any significant tests during the EURO 2024 group stage. Turkey has also created its own style with an open attacking style built by coach Vincenzo Montella. However, their two victories have been somewhat accompanied by certain lucky factors. In the opening match against Georgia, the opponent’s strikers were ineffective, while the Czech Republic in the final round lost a player early. Saying so does not mean that the impressive performance of the Crescent-Stars has been diminished. Turkey has not yet been effective against strong opponents, as evidenced by the 0-3 defeat to Portugal. Meanwhile, Austria has tested themselves against France, the Netherlands, and Poland, so their resilience is beyond doubt. This may be the factor that helps Austria gain an advantage to secure a spot in the quarterfinals ahead of Turkey.
Overview of past head-to-head records of Austria vs Turkey
Looking specifically at the recent meetings between Austria and Turkey, the situation is extremely balanced as each team has 2 wins, along with 1 draw. However, most of the matches took place at least 8 years ago, until March this year Austria and Turkey faced each other again, and the victory of 6-1 belonged to the Austrian national team.
Austria vs Turkey betting odds
In this match, both teams will have their full strength and best physical condition. The Austrian team is slightly favored over the Turkish team by the bookmakers, which is understandable given the impressive performance of Ralf Rangnick’s team recently.
- Austria -0.5: It cannot be denied that there are positive aspects in Turkey’s performance at this EURO, however, it is fair to say that they cannot be compared to Austria in terms of determination and necessary “weirdness”. The victory, according to EURO betting guide experts, will belong to the Austrian team in this match.
- Total goals: Based on the playing style of both teams, many Austrian vs Turkish odds analysts believe that this will be a beautiful attacking football game. Both teams possess impressive attacking lines, with Austria scoring 6 goals in 3 matches and Turkey scoring 5 goals in 3 matches.
- Total corner kicks: All 3 group stage matches of Austria and Turkey have seen a large number of corner kicks, and this match is likely to be no exception if both teams choose to play attacking football.
Information about the squad situation of Austria vs Turkey
Both teams have their best available squad
Expected lineups for Austria vs Turkey
- Austria (4-2-3-1): Pentz, Posch, Lienhart, Wober, Prass, Seiward, Grillitsch, Schmid, Sabitzer, Laimer, Arnautovic.
- Turkey (4-2-3-1): Gunok, Muldur, Demiral, Akaydin, Kadioglu, Ozcan, Yuksek, Arda Guler, Calhanoglu, Yildiz, Yilmaz.
Austria vs Turkey prediction: 2-1
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