Austria faces North Macedonia in round 1 of the Euro group stage. The match will be played on Sunday, June 13th at Arena Națională (Bucharest)
Austria qualified for Euro 2020 after taking 2nd place in Group G. The Austrians gave the lead to Poles and outstripped competitors from North Macedonia, Slovenia, Israel, and Latvia. Moreover, they won Group B in the second division of the Nations League, outranking Norway, Romania, and Northern Ireland. As for the qualification for the 2022 World Cup, the Austrian team looks weak so far. After three rounds, the Boys take only 4th place with 4 points scored, and the last match ended in a shameful home defeat to the leaders of the group, the Danes (0-4). Before the Euro, the Austrian national team played two friendly matches. They lost to England on June 2 (1-0) and tied against Slovenia after four days (0: 0). Because of these results, the goalless streak has been lasting for three consecutive matches.
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In the qualifiers for Euro 2020, the North Macedonian team took only 3rd place, so Poland and Austria won direct tickets to the tournament. In the 2020/21 Nations League, the Lions were close to reaching League B, but they took 2nd place in the group and gave the leadership to Armenia, which also outstripped the Georgians and Estonians. But the Macedonians presented a real sensation in the 2022 World Cup qualification, where they play in Group J. After the defeat to Romania (2-3) and the convincing victory over Liechtenstein (5-0), Angelovski's team beat the favorite of the group, Germany (1-2). Due to this, the Red Lions took the intermediate 2nd place after the national team of Armenia. Before the debut at the Euro, the Macedonians played two friendly home games. On June 1, they tied against Slovenia (1-1), and on June 5 they defeated the players from Kazakhstan (4-0). In the last match, the Lions practiced a defense-oriented formation with three central defenders, which will probably be the main one for them at the Euro, given the strength of the opponents in Group C.
The Austrians celebrated the victory in both matches of the Euro 2020 qualifiers, but they couldn’t keep a clean sheet in both cases. It is likely that the Macedonians will be able to upset the Austrians again, as their problems in defense were exposed even in the qualification for the 2022 World Cup. This vulnerability is the weak point of Foda's team, which conceded at least one goal in nine of their last eleven official games.
Prediction for the match: North Macedonia to score over 0.5 goals
