Austria vs North Macedonia Betting Tips 13/06/2021

13:36, 9 Jun 2021

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13:36, 9 Jun 2021

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The National Arena in Bucharest will serve as the host for the group stage match between Austria and North Macedonia on 13th June 2021 at 21:30 IST. The odds are clearly in favor of the Austrians to win the match. Macedonia are also coming on the back of a few good performances and could pose a threat to the opposition.

Teams Status

Austria

Austria are currently the 23rd ranked team in the FIFA team rankings. They finished in the second position in their European Championship qualification group consisting of Poland, North Macedonia, Slovenia, Israel and Latvia. They had won six matches, drawn one and lost three matches in the ten matches that they played, accumulating 19 points in the process. They finished as many as six points behind the leaders Poland and five points clear of Iceland. They had the second best away record in the group as they won two, drew one and lost two matches. In the ten matches, they have scored 19 goals and have conceded nine goals. The Shanghai striker Marko Arnautovic was the leading goal scorer for Austria with six goals to his name. Konrad Laimer on the other hand, led the assists list with three assists. They have a lot of experience in the squad featuring Arnautovic, Alaba, Sabitzer and Onisiwo.

North Macedonia

North Macedonia are currently ranked in the 62nd position of the FIFA team rankings. They scrambled their way into the European Championships after finishing third in their group. They had won four, drew two and lost four matches while bagging 14 points in the process. They finished on level terms with Slovenia but were ahead on head to head record. Then they went on to beat Kosovo and Georgia to reach the European Championship. They had an average away record as they just won one match and drew two in the five away matches. In the 12 matches that they played in the qualifiers, they scored 15 goals and conceded 14 goals. The Napoli midfielder Eljif Elmas was the leading goals scorer for Macedonia with four goals. Enis Bardhi led the assist chart with three assists under his belt. Goran Pandev, Eljif Elmas and Enis Bardhi have to produce something out of the ordinary for Macedonia to make an impact.

What Do the Sportsbooks Say?

Home team name	Draw	Away team name
1.65	3.50	6.00
1.60	3.55	6.15
1.67	3.65	6.40

According to the Betway sportsbook, Austria are placed at 1.65, North Macedonia are placed at 6.00 and the draw is at 3.50 odds. According to the 10Cric sportsbook, Austria are the favorites to win the match and are placed at 1.60, North Macedonia are placed at 6.15 and the draw is at 3.55 odds. Austria are placed at 1.67 according to the Dafabet sportsbook, North Macedonia are placed at 6.40 and the draw is at 3.65 odds.

Tipster’s Angle

Austria have a slight edge over North Macedonia as they beat them in both the group stage matches in the qualifiers. Similar to those matches, goals at both ends could also be a feature of this match.

Tip: Total Goals Over 2.5 @ 2.25

These two teams have played two head to head recently and over 2.5 goals were scored in both games. In the last ten matches that Austria has played across competitions, they have seen over 2.5 goals in five of those matches. Three of the last five home matches that Austria played had over 2.5 goals scored in them. Also, six of the last ten matches that North Macedonia played had over 2.5 goals. Over 2.5 goals were scored in three of the last five matches that Macedonia played on the road. So, it is pretty likely that over 2.5 goals will be scored at 2.25 odds available at the Betway sportsbook.

Tip: Both Teams To Score @ 2.25

Both these teams fared in the same group of the qualifiers and both teams found the back of the net in both matches. In the qualifiers, both the teams averaged at least one goal in both scoring and conceding. In the last seven matches that Austria has played across competitions, both teams scored in four of those matches. While Macedonia has seen both teams scoring in six of the last ten matches across competitions. Both teams scored in three of the last five home matches that Austria had played and also three of the last five away matches that Macedonia played had both teams scoring. So, it is very likely that both teams will find the back of the net at 2.25 odds available at the Betway sportsbook.

Conclusion

Both the teams are in the same group as they were in the qualifiers. With the Netherlands looking like the favorites to finish at the top of the group, Austria will be in a three way battle for second place with Macedonia and Ukraine.