It's time for cup football and it's the WC Qualification Europe Group Stage between Scotland and Austria. Here's the biggest preview available before kick-off:
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Scotland form and stats
Scotland was eliminated in the 1st round last season in the WC Qualification Europe.Heartbreak before that as Scotland lost 0-1 at Slovakia's place.
There will be little rest for Scotland after this match as they are travelling to Israel for a WC Qualification Europe game in only three days.
Austria form and stats
Austria was sent out of WC Qualification Europe in the 1st round last season.Austria played 1-1 against Norway in their previous match. Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Northern Ireland in the UEFA Nations League.
As mentioned above, Austria drew the match against Norway. Manager F. Foda brought on Adrian Grbić to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
A new game in only three days for Austria, the WC Qualification Europe home match versus Faroe Islands. Busy days.
Just as the home team, Austria have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 2 Austria wins, 0 draws and 0 losses.
Head 2 Head
Scotland missing players
Austria missing players
| Scotland | Austria | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 7 | Won | W | 7 | 15 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 11 | 4 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 33 | 21 | Scored | S | 16 | 38 | ||
| 36 | 18 | Conceded | C | 11 | 23 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 77% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 60% | ||
| 60% | 62% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 42% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 46% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 8% | 15% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 16% | ||
| 40% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 40% | ||
| 36% | 23% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 28% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.7 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11.8 | 13.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.5 | 14.7 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.8 | ||
| 32% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 28% | 32% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Faroe Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Israel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Moldova | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Scotland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |