Austria vs Wales Predictions, Betting Tips and Preview

Austria vs Wales predictions and World Cup 2018 qualifying betting tips for Thursday’s match as Wales look to carry on their fantastic form.

 

The early pace-setters in Group D of the European qualification for the 2018 World Cup face each other on Thursday night in what promises to be a fascinating game, here are some predictions for the big game.

 

Austria and Wales both won their opening fixtures of this qualifying campaign and are expected to both at least reach the play-off round. Although Austria had a disappointing European Championships and this saw them only pick up one point, they are still a very strong side and were unbeaten in their last qualifying campaign where they won nine out of the ten qualifying matches they played. One of the reasons why they struggled in the summer was because none of their key players performed; players like Marko Arnautovic and David Alaba looked rusty when they were playing in the Euro’s but have both looked bright for their clubs this campaign. In contrast Wales had an excellent summer and over-performed by reaching the semi-finals of the European Championships. They captured everyone’s attention on their way to the last four and created some unlikely heroes. They continued their impressive form by beating Moldova 4-0 in September and will be coming into this match full of confidence and with Gareth Bale in their side they have one of the best players in the world playing for them.

 

Austria vs Wales Predictions

 

Austria struggled at home in their last qualifying campaign and won by a one goal margin in three out of five games and considering the quality of these teams weren’t very good this shows that they struggle to break teams down and lack the attacking quality of other top European teams. Wales on the other hand only lost once away from home and gained a credible draw against Belgium and come into this match full of confidence after the summer. With all this being said my first Austria vs Wales betting tip is going to be for the match to end in a draw and I believe both managers will be happy with this and you can find odds of 23/10 for this to happen at Sportingbet.

 

Draw – 23/10 with Sportingbet: CLICK TO BET.

 

First Goalscorer Tips

My second tip is going to be for Gareth Bale to score first. He is without a doubt the best player on the pitch and scored seven goals in the last qualifying campaign and scored three in the finals in France. He scored at the weekend for his club Real Madrid and will be on penalty and free-kick duty so I think odds of 19/4 for Bale to score first are great value for my second Austria vs Wales prediction and you can find this at Bet Victor.

 

Bale to score first – 19/4 with Bet Victor: CLICK TO BET.

 

Austria vs Wales Team News

Marc Janko, who is fifth in the all-time goal scoring list for Austria is doubtful for the game on Thursday night with a thigh injury but Austria manager Marcel Koller will give him a late fitness test before the match and if he is ruled out this will be a big boost for the Welsh. Wales also have a striker missing in Simon Church and he has been replaced in the squad by Barnsley forward Tom Bradshaw who only has one cap to his name.

 

Head to Head Stats

The sides have met three times in the past twenty years and Austria have won both competitive games back in 2005. In their most recent meeting in 2013, Wales won 2-1 in a friendly match and with both sides evenly-matched; this will give them some hope that they can win this game.

 

Austria vs Wales Betting Odds

Austria are favourites for this match and are slightly odds against with most bookies and the best odds for them to win are 13/10 at William Hill. As mentioned in my predictions, the best odds for a draw are 23/10 at SportingBet and if you fancy Wales to win then head over to Sky Bet as they are offering 12/5 for Chris Coleman’s men to win. Wales won 2-1 the last time these teams played and odds for this are 12/1 with Bet Victor and if you fancy a simple both teams to score bet then most bookies are offering evens for this.

 

Austria v Wales Betting Tips

Draw – 23/10 with Sportingbet: CLICK TO BET.

Bale to score first – 19/4 with Bet Victor: CLICK TO BET.

 

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