Austria and Turkey are not teams from the top of the rankings, but the way they played in the group stage deserves all the respect. Both teams are offensively oriented, and it will be a pleasure to see them play at the Red Bull Arena in Leipzig on July 2nd.
Austria vs Turkey: Initial situation
No one really talked about Austria and Turkey going deep in the tournament, but one of them will find a place among the top 8 teams and will be a problem for any team. Regardless of the odds, there is no clear favorite in this game since both of them play with a lot of inspiration, and this game can easily go eight-way. The only sure thing is that every real football fan should watch this battle.
Austria Stats & Form
Against all the expectations, Austria is the team that finished on top of Group D with six points, leaving favorites France and the Netherlands behind them. Austria started the tournament with a 1-0 loss to France after scoring an own goal. They were completely in that match and had chances to escape undefeated but failed to score. However, the starting loss did not ruin their confidence and determination, and Austria bounced back with a dominant performance in the 3-1 win over Poland. They had full control of the game and picked up the pace just in time to make the difference in the last third of the game. Anyway, the job was not done yet, and Austria needed at least a point in the final matchday of the group stage against the Netherlands. They took the lead three times in the game, and the Netherlands had no time to tie it after Marcel Sabitzer scored ten minutes before the final whistle.
Austria has eight wins, a draw, and a loss in the last ten games. Austria scored at least a goal in all but one of their last 20 games.
Turkey Stats & Form
Turkey is coming to the round of 16 stage as the second team in the Group F. They finished with six points as many as Portugal but allowed two more goals than them. Turkey started the tournament with an impressive 3-1 win over Georgia, proving that they are ready to leave their heart out on the pitch. However, things got the wrong turn in the second game as they were blown away in a 3-0 loss to Portugal, which included one of the funniest own goals in the history of the competition. Turkey showed their character once again, picking up their game and winning 2-1 against the Czech Republic with the late goal by Cenk Tosun in the stoppage time.
Turkey has four wins, two draws, and four losses in their last ten games. Eight of their last ten games have gone over 2.5 goals in total.
Austria vs Turkey: Head to Head
These two teams have played 14 times before, and only one game finished in a tie, with Turkey winning 7 and Austria losing 6. Their last game and first in eight years was played in March this year, when Austria absolutely demolished Turkey in a 6-1 win. The two teams were in the same qualifying group for the 2012 EURO when Turkey won 2-0 at home while it was 0-0 in Austria. Four of the last seven head-to-head games have ended over 2.5 goals in total.
Austria vs Turkey Odds
Austria is a slight favorite going into this game with -110 odds going in their favor while the odds for Turkey’s win are at 330. The odds for a draw are 240.
The total goal margin is set at 2.5 with -110 odds for either option.
Betting tip and prediction: Austria vs Turkey (02.07.2024)
Both Austria and Turkey came into the tournament ready to fight, and they fully deserved to advance to the knockout stage. They have a similar style of play, going aggressively most of the time. They are both coming off impressive wins in the last games of the group stage, and their confidence is sky-high going into this one. It’s been a while since either of the teams has had a chance to go among the top 8 in any competition, so this is an historic opportunity for both teams.
Speaking of the game itself, this will be an open battle with two aggressive teams going against each other. Of course, the stakes are high, and they may be careful at the beginning of the match, but as time goes by, things will heat up.
It is tough to predict which teams will advance to the next stage, but they will both give everything they have, so the safest bet is that both teams will score at least a goal.