Austria vs Azerbaijan Predictions

• Both teams have scored in three of Azerbaijan’s last four games.
• Over 2.5 goals landed in five of Austria’s last seven home internationals.
• Each of Azerbaijan’s last three away internationals also produced over 2.5 goals.

A solid start for Austria

Austria will hope that 2023 is their year after being relegated from the top-flight in the UEFA Nations League last year, and that goal begins in the EURO 2024 qualifiers with a game against a flying Azerbaijan side.

The signs are there that Ralf Rangnick’s methods could be working at Austria, as the hosts enter this on the back of two straight victories including one over reigning European champions, Italy. However, their home games have often descended into chaos of late with five of the last seven producing at least three goals in total.

Azerbaijan have never featured at a major tournament but a run of five straight victories ahead of this clash may have the most optimistic fans dreaming of a historical campaign. However, none of those wins came against sides ranked as highly as 34th-placed Austria by FIFA, so they could be in for a shock here.

Going for goals

The visitors are winless in all four H2Hs between the nations, although they should have enough quality and momentum to at least make this an exciting game.

There’s simply no value in backing the home win, so we’re taking a chance on over 2.5 goals for our main selection in this game.

To complete our selections, a smaller stakes play on a 2-1 home win in the correct score market could be the way to go.