England vs Austria Predictions & Tips - Comfortable win predicted for England in Euro's warm-up

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Last updated: 01 Jun 2021

Ralph Staniforth 01 Jun 2021

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England vs Austria predictions for Wednesday's international friendly
The match is being played at the Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough (8.00pm BST)
England have won 13 of their last 14 home matches
The Three Lions are tipped for another victory
Match preview, predictions and latest team news

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Gareth Southgate's England have won 13 of their last 14 home matches and are tipped for another (Getty Images)

England vs Austria Predictions

England tipped to win as players seek to impress prior to Gareth Southgate announces his final squad.

England have won their last 4 matches (all competitions).
England have won 13 of their last 14 home matches (all competitions).
England have kept clean sheets in 10 of their last 14 matches (all competitions).
England have won the last 2 matches against Austria (all competitions).
Austria lost their last international 4-0 to Denmark (World Cup Qualification).
Austria have conceded 7 goals in their last 3 matches (all competitions).

Head to Head

England hold a 10-4 head to head record from 18 internationals against Austria. There have also been four draws.

England have won 1-0 in the last two clashes between the nations. The first was in a World Cup qualifier in 2006 and the most recent in a friendly in 2007.

England Form

England have won their last four matches, including three from three to start World Cup qualifying in perfect fashion.

Gareth Southgate's side won 5-0 against San Marino and 2-0 against Albania.

England then beat chief group rivals Poland 2-1 at Wembley to make it 13 wins from the last 14 home matches.

England Team News

Gareth Southgate has named a 33-man which will be slimmed to 26 before the friendly against Austria.

Harry Maguire, Jordan Henderson and Kalvin Phillips all ended the season with injuries and may not play against Austria.

Ben Chilwell, Reece James, John Stones, Kyle Walker, Mason Mount, Phil Foden and Raheem Sterling may not feature following their exertions in Saturday's UEFA Champions League Final.

England Squad

Goalkeepers: Dean Henderson, Sam Johnstone, Jordan Pickford, Aaron Ramsdale

Defenders: Trent Alexander-Arnold, Ben Chilwell, Conor Coady, Ben Godfrey, Reece James, Harry Maguire, Tyrone Mings, Luke Shaw, John Stones, Kieran Trippier, Kyle Walker, Ben White

Midfielders: Jude Bellingham, Jordan Henderson, Jesse Lingard, Mason Mount, Kalvin Phillips, Declan Rice, James Ward-Prowse

Forwards: Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Phil Foden, Jack Grealish, Mason Greenwood, Harry Kane, Marcus Rashford, Bukayo Saka, Jadon Sancho, Raheem Sterling, Ollie Watkins

Austria Form

Austria suffered a 4-0 defeat at the hands at Denmark when last in action in a World Cup qualifier in March.

Franco Foda’s side have now won just one of their last four internationals.

Having drawn 1-1 with Norway to end their UEFA Nations League campaign, Austria started their World Cup qualification campaign with a 2-2 draw in Scotland.

Austria then beat Faroe Islands 3-1 after conceding early against the minnows.

Austria Team News

Austria coach Franco Foda has named a 26-man squad for two friendlies in preparation for Euro 2020.

Full-back David Alaba and Marko Arnautovic are the two headline names in Austria's extended squad.

Goalkeeper Heinz Lindner and striker Adrian Grbic, who has scored four times in seven appearances, have dropped out from an original 28-man squad,

Austria Squad

Goalkeepers: Daniel Bachmann, Pavao Pervan, Alexander Schlager

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

Midfielders: Julian Baumgartlinger, Christoph Baumgartner, Florian Grillitsch, Stefan Ilsanker, Konrad Laimer, Valentino Lazaro, Marcel Sabitzer, Louis Schaub, Xaver Schlager, Alessandro Schopf

Forwards: Marko Arnautovic, Michael Gregoritsch, Sasa Kalajdzic, Karim Onisiwo

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Verdict

England v Austria

England are tipped to record a third straight win over Austria. Austria have struggled defensively in recent internationals, and England can take advantage and continue a strong home record.