Both Poland and Austria lost the opening games and are in a state of emergency going into the second matchday. The game will take place at the Olympiastadion in Berlin on Friday, June 21st. Neither team will be particularly happy with a draw, so we can expect both teams to play very offensively throughout the entire game.
Poland vs Austria: Initial situation
Both teams came into the tournament with high hopes, but neither managed to stun the favorites in the opening matchday. Both teams played quite well against the favorites and were very close to winning at least a point. Whoever loses this game will be in a very difficult situation, so there is no doubt that we will watch a tough battle in Berlin.
Poland Stats & Form
Poland is one of the teams that is a regular participant at the EURO but has not had a significant success in recent history. They have a solid team and proved that in the opening game against the Netherlands, but they still finished empty-handed, losing 2-1 at the end. That was the first loss for Poland after five consecutive wins. That successful run featured a win over Wales in the decisive game for the final spot in the Euro. In five of the last six games for Poland, both teams scored, and four of the last five went over 2.5 goals.
Austria Stats & Form
Austria had a tough start at the EURO, playing against one of the best teams in the world. They lost 1-0 to France with an own goal. Austria played very well in that game and has every reason to be optimistic for the rest of the tournament. Austria has seven wins, one draw, and two losses in the last ten games. They had a couple of impressive wins in that stretch, like 6-1 against Turkey and 2-1 against Serbia. The only team besides France that beat Austria in the last ten games was Belgium, which won 3-2 in the qualifying group.
Poland vs Austria: Head to Head
This will be the sixth game between the two teams. Poland has won three of the previous five games, with two draws while Austria has never won. They played in the qualifying group for the previous EURO when Poland won 1-0 on the road while no team scored in the other game. In three of those five games both teams scored under 2.5 goals in total.
Poland vs Austria Odds
Austria is a slight favorite going into this game with -110 odds going in their favor while the odds for Poland’s win are at 300. The odds for a draw are 260.
The total goals margin is set at 2.5 with -110 for over and -110 for under.
Betting tip and prediction: Poland vs Austria (21.06.2024)
It is hard for any team to be satisfied after a loss, but both Poland and Austria can be confident after their losses on the first matchday.
Poland scored first against the Netherlands but could not hold on until the end to win at least a point. Austria also played well against France, but they lost the game because of an own goal.
Going into the second matchday, both teams are at the bottom of the group, and this game will probably decide which team finishes third in the group and has a chance to advance to the next stage of the tournament.
Austria has never defeated Poland, and it seems like they have never been closer. Austria is an offensive-oriented team, and Marko Arnautovic will be pretty fresh for this game after not starting the previous one.
Poland could not count on their best striker, Barcelona’s Robert Lewandowski, but he is expected to start in the next one.
Both teams will have to be aggressive in this one, and this will be an intense game that will most likely go over 2.5 goals.