Cyprus vs Austria Prediction & Betting Tips (15 November)

Never qualified for any international competition in its history, Cyprus will not participate in the 2026 World Cup. Indeed, with only one match left to play, the island selection is currently 4th in Group H and is 5 points behind 2nd place. Apostolos Mantzios' men only won against bottom side San Marino in these qualifiers 2-0 and 0-4. Otherwise, they shared points with Romania 2-2 and Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-2 and lost away to Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-1, Romania 2-0 and Austria 1-0. In 2024, Cyprus retained its place in the Nations League C. 8th finalist of Euro 2024, Austria on the other hand has missed all the World Cups since the 1998 edition.

The selection hopes to end its drought and finds itself in a favorable waiver. Indeed, David Alaba's teammates occupy the head of group H with 5 points ahead of 3rd place and 2 points more than 2nd, who will have to go through a jump-off. In these qualifications which began in June, they won their first five matches played against Romania 2-1, San Marino twice 0-4 and 10-0, Cyprus 1-0 and Bosnia and Herzegovina 1-2. On the other hand, Austria missed the opportunity to validate their qualification by losing in Romania on the last day 1-0. Last March, Austria missed the promotion to the Nations League A defeat 1-3 after the two-legged matches against Serbia. 

Holder during the last rally and scorer against Bosnia-Herzegovina, striker Pittas (CSKA Sofia, 11 goals in 53 seasons) should start again this Saturday. In support, we find the wingers Tzionis (UTA Arad, 3 goals in 39 sel) and Loizou (Omonia Nicosia, 3 goals in 44 sel). The latter found the net against San Marino in October as did midfielder Kastanos (Hellas Verona, 8 goals in 75 seasons). Author of a resounding quadruple against San Marino in October, the experienced striker Arnautovic (Red Star Belgrade, 45 goals in 128 seasons) is applying to start. The other offensive players Baumgartner (Leipzig, 19 goals in 54 seasons) and Gregoritsch (Brondby, 22 goals in 70 seasons) are also available.

The selection is based on many Bundesliga residents. This is particularly the case for the captains Laimer (Bayern Munich, 7 goals in 53 sels), Seiwald (Leipzig, 42 sels), Sabitzer (Dortmund, 23 goals in 93 sels) and Schmid (Werder Bremen, 29 sels). The central hinge could be composed of Danso (Tottenham, 28 sel) and Alaba (Real Madrid, 111 sel).