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Austria vs North Macedonia Predictions & Tips - North Macedonia can take a point against struggling Austria

Ralph Staniforth

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Last updated: 12 Jun 2021

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Ralph Staniforth 12 Jun 2021

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Austria vs North Macedonia predictions for Sunday’s Euro 2020 match
The Group C clash is being played at 5pm BST at Arena Nationala in Bucharest
Austria have failed to score in their last 3 matches
North Macedonia are undefeated in 12 of their last 14 matches
I am avoiding Austria with an upset on the cards in Romania
Preview, predictions, stats, squads & team news

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Austria have seen BTTS in 2 matches against North Macedonia (Getty Images)

Austria vs North Macedonia Preview & Tips

Austria have struggled to get victories in recent times while North Macedonia have taken some big teams. BTTS and a draw is tipped for this fixture.

Austria have won 1 of their last 6 matches (all competitions).
Austria have seen BTTS in their last 2 matches against North Macedonia (Euro 2020 qualifiers).
North Macedonia are undefeated in 12 of their last 14 matches (all competitions).
North Macedonia have won 3 of their last 4 matches (all competitions).

Head to Head

Austria have a 2-0 advantage against North Macedonia.

They met in the Euro 2020 qualifiers, Austria winning 4-1 in North Macedonia and 2-1 at home.

Austria Form

Austria had a poor preparation for Euro 2020. They have won one of their last six matches and failed to score in their last three.

Franco Foda’s side started their World Cup qualifiers with a 2-2 draw in Scotland. The Boys conceded at home against Faroe Islands before securing a 3-1 win, Austria’s final qualifier a 4-0 home defeat to Denmark.

Austria have played two friendlies to prepare for Euro 2020, a 1-0 defeat in England followed by a 0-0 draw against Slovakia.

Austria Squad & Team News

Goalkeepers: Alexander Schlager, Pavao Pervan, Daniel Bachmann

Defenders: Andreas Ulmer, Aleksandar Dragović, Martin Hinteregger, Stefan Posch, David Alaba, Philipp Lienhart, Christopher Trimmel, Stefan Lainer, Marco Friedl

Midfielders: Stefan Ilsanker, Florian Grillitsch, Julian Baumgartlinger (captain), Louis Schaub, Alessandro Schöpf, Christoph Baumgartner, Valentino Lazaro, Xaver Schlager, Konrad Laimer

Forwards: Marko Arnautović, Marcel Sabitzer, Michael Gregoritsch, Karim Onisiwo, Saša Kalajdžić

David Alaba is one of the standout players in the Austrian squad.

Marko Arnautović has scored 26 goals in 88 internationals.

North Macedonia Form

North Macedonia come into Euro 2020 with plenty of confidence having won three of their last four matches.

Igor Angelovski’s side started their World Cup qualification campaign with a 3-2 defeat in Romania but bounced back with two wins. The Lions won 2-0 against Liechtenstein and 2-1 in Germany.

North Macedonia have played two recent friendlies. They drew 1-1 against Slovenia before a 4-0 win against Kazakhstan with Ezgjan Alioski, Ivan Trickovski, Milan Ristovski and Darko Churlinov on target.

North Macedonia Squad & Team News

Goalkeepers: Stole Dimitrievski, Risto Jankov, Damjan Shishkovski

Defenders: Egzon Bejtulai, Gjoko Zajkov, Kire Ristevski, Visar Musliu, Ezgjan Alioski, Stefan Ristovski, Darko Velkovski

Midfielders: Arijan Ademi, Ferhan Hasani, Tihomir Kostadinov, Boban Nikolov, Enis Bardhi, Stefan Spirovski, Elif Elmas, Marjan Radeski, Daniel Avramovski, Darko Churlinov

Forwards: Ivan Trichkovski, Aleksandar Trajkovski, Goran Pandev (Captain), Vlatko Stojanovski, Krste Velkoski, Milan Ristovski

Udinese striker Ilija Nestorovski missed out due to injury.

Leeds fullback Ezgjan Alioski, Napoli midfielder Elif Elmas and Genoa striker Goran Pandev provide the class. 37-year-old Pandev has scored 37 goals in 119 internationals.

Verdict

Austria v North Macedonia

Austria have been underperforming and North Macedonia are a dangerous side. I am siding with the underdogs in Romania with BTTS.

North Macedonia +1

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