The World Cup qualifier between Austria and Romania on June 7, 2025, at Vienna's Ernst-Happel-Stadion, is highly anticipated. Austria hopes to solidify its position in Group H, while Romania aims to improve their historical record against Austria, having earned only one point from two previous matches. This sets the scene for a potentially fierce contest.
Austria lost their last match 2-0 to Serbia in a Nations League away game at Stadion Rajko Mitic, despite having 65% possession and five shots on target. Romania won their previous match, a World Cup qualifier against San Marino, 5-1 away at Stadio Olimpico San Marino. They dominated with 75% possession and eight shots on goal, with five different players scoring, including an own goal. Austria won the last encounter between the two sides, a 1-0 Nations League B away victory at Stadionul Ilie Oana.
The hosts are also looking to bounce back from a 2-0 loss to Serbia, which ended their chase for promotion to League A. The result also means they are winless in the last three outings. With just one loss in six matches, though, they have somewhere to start from.
Romania might have lost to Bosnia in their opening match in this group, but they are on a really steady run. After their matchday one defeat, they recovered to hit San Marino 5-1 and will go into this one looking to extend the same.
The visitors have seven wins in their last eight matches and will be looking to join Bosnia at the group summit. Heading into this game, there is an area of improvement that Romania will want to work on; their defence.
Austria possible starting lineup: Pentz; Posch, Danso, Lienhart, Mwene; Seiwald, Grillitsch; R. Schmid, Baumgartner, Sabitzer; Arnautovic
Romania possible starting lineup: Nita; Ratiu, Popescu, Burca, Bancu; R. Marin, M. Marin, Stanciu; Man, Dragus, Coman
Predictions suggest a narrow victory for Austria, with forecasts indicating a scoreline of 2-1 . This expectation stems from recent performances where both teams demonstrated tendencies towards low-scoring games; Austria has recorded under 2.5 goals in their last four matches, while Romania has similarly struggled offensively against this opposition . Such statistics highlight the potential for a tightly contested match.
In terms of lineups, Austria is anticipated to field key players such as Pentz and Arnautovic. Conversely, Romania's lineup may include Nita and Coman . While detailed information regarding free online live streams remains unavailable across various sources , fans can look forward to an engaging encounter that could set the tone for both teams' campaigns leading into the World Cup.
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