Austria – Russia Prediction & Picks (30.05.2018)

Austria and Russia meet at Tivoli Stadion Tyrol, in a friendly match. This will be the 3rd of the year for Austria, after the previous ones against Luxembourg and Slovenia. In the case of Russia, this is their 3rd friendly match of the year, after having already faced France and Brazil. In the last 3 years there is only a record of 2 direct confrontations between these two teams: one on 14-06-2015, which ended in a win for Austria by (0-1), and another one on 15-11-2014, which ended in a win against Austria by (1-0). Particular attention is required for the home / away condition, since both teams present significantly different results at home and abroad.

Austria:

This is the 3rd friendly match of the year for the home team, after previous friendlies in which it registered the following results: Luxembourg (0-4) Austria and Austria (3-0) Slovenia. This is a team that, oddly enough, has had better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 10 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses in away matches; against 6 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats in his stadium. In the last 10 home matches for all competitions Austria won 4, tied 4 and lost 2. Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches. In 15 games, they only got 1 comeback in the 6 games in which they suffered the first goal.

Austria leaves for this motivated party, after having won a victory over Luxembourg, by 0-4, thus adding the fifth successive win in several competitions. It is important to underline that the Austrians did not get access to the 2018 World Championship. In this game it will be expected that the coach Franco Foda plays in 4-2-3-1, benefiting the low block and the direct passes for the attack. The striker Arnautovic remains the highlight of this selection, being essential at the time of finalization. For this game the coach can not count on the injured Julian Baumgartlinger.

Russia:

The visiting team disputes its 3rd friendly of the year. In the previous friendlies he registered the following markers: Russia (1-3) France and Russia (0-3) Brazil. This is a team that usually gets better results in away matches than at home, since in the last 30 matches they register 5 wins, 5 draws and 5 losses in away matches, with 25 goals scored and 16 conceded; against 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses at their stadium, with 23 goals scored and 24 suffered. In the last 6 away matches for all competitions, Russia won 1, drew 3 and lost 2. Their defense has not been very strong, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their attack has scored regularity, as he scored goals in 7 of the last 10 matches. In 15 games, he never got the comeback in the 8 games in which he suffered the first goal.

Russia comes to this match with a defeat at home against France, 1-3, thus adding the fifth consecutive game without winning in friendly matches. We remind that Russia is the organizing country of the 2018 World Cup. Normally coach Stanislav Cherchesov plays in 3-5-2, benefiting possession of the ball and leisurely attacks, especially through the flanks: Samedov is a very fast player and Exempt in the offensive transition. However, one of the big responsible for creating the whole offensive process is the midfielder Dzagoev, this player being the owner of great vision of the game and quality of the pass. For this game the Russian coach must be able to count on the same headlines of the last game.