Austria vs North Macedonia, European Championship 2021 GROUP STAGE
Overview
Match Preview
Austria vs North Macedonia — European Championship at Arena Nationala.
- Austria 0 games · 0 pts (2024/24)
- North Macedonia 0 games · 0 pts (2024/24)
Match Details
- Referee Chris Kavanagh
- Referee Bastian Dankert
- Referee Andreas Ekberg
- Referee Mehmet-Mohammed Culum
- Referee Stefan Hallberg
- Referee Sergey Karasev
9 games this season
🟨 5.6/game
⚽ 16.0 goals/game
🟥 4 total
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun | North Macedonia | H | 3–1 | W |
| 05 May | England | A | 1–1 | D |
| 28 Apr | Spain | H | 2–3 | L |
| 21 Apr | Royal Standard de Liège | A | 1–4 | L |
| 17 Apr | Switzerland | A | 0–2 | L |
| 14 Apr | Slovakia | H | 0–1 | L |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun | Austria | A | 1–3 | L |
| 16 Jun | 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig | H | 2–0 | W |
Key Stats
100%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
H2H (1 games)
100%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Austria this season
Austria this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Austria
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/2
61-75
2/1
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Austria
| Christoph Baumgartner | 1 G | 1 A |
| Gernot Trauner | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Austria to score. At the same time, North Macedonia does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Andreas Ulmer, a Austria , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 10' North Macedonia international Milan Ristovski has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
- 15' North Macedonia have won 21 goals from 4 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 18' GOAL! Stefan Lainer fires home to make it 1-0!
- 23' North Macedonia is showing some good football. However, North Macedonia are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 28' A stunning finish from Goran Pandev — that came from absolutely nowhere!
- 33' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 33 minutes.
- 38' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Austria and North Macedonia are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 42' A moment of madness from Aleksandar Trajkovski on 42 minutes earns him a Yellow card. North Macedonia will be frustrated.
- 46' The supporters are chanting for Philipp Lienhart. He replaces Aleksandar Dragovic on 46 minute.
- 51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 52' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Ezgjan Alioski.
- 57' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 58' A tactical swap from Austria — Michael Gregoritsch on, Christoph Baumgartner off on 58 minutes.
- 59' Marko Arnautovic gets the nod from Austria. He replaces Sasa Kalajdzic and will look to change the dynamic.
- 63' Tihomir Kostadinov is ready to make an impact after coming on for Aleksandar Trajkovski at the 63 minute mark.
- 64' North Macedonia ring the changes. Boban Nikolov has done his job and it is now time for Egzon Bejtulai to step up.
- 69' It’s high time Igor Angelovski made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 74' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Austria side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 78' Brilliant from the ! Michael Gregoritsch makes it 2-1 with a superb finish on 78.
- 82' Fresh legs for North Macedonia! Ivan Trickovski comes on to replace Enis Bardhi.
- 85' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Stefan Lainer.
- 86' Milan Ristovski is replacing Visar Musliu for the North Macedonia side.
- 89' The deadlock is broken! Marko Arnautovic gets on the scoresheet on 89 minutes.
- 90' Assisted by Konrad Laimer with the perfectly-timed delivery and Marko Arnautovic makes no mistake. 4-1!
- 90' The Austria manager makes a substitution. Konrad Laimer departs to be replaced by Julian Baumgartlinger.
- Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 3-1 draw is a fair result on the day.
Lineups
Austria Lineups
Starting XI
- 8
- 3
- 4
- 19
- 24
- 9
- 2
- 21
- 23
- 13
- 25
Bench
-
7
Marko Arnautovic ↑ 59'
-
14
Julian Baumgartlinger ↑ 90'
-
11
Michael Gregoritsch ↑ 58'
- 12
- 10
- 22
- 18
-
6
Stefan Ilsanker ↑ 90'
-
15
Philipp Lienhart ↑ 46'
- 17
- 16
- 1
Coach
Franco Foda
North Macedonia Lineups
Starting XI
- 21
- 8
-
17
Enis Bardhi ↓ Ivan Trickovski 82'
- 10
- 13
- 9
- 1
- 5
-
16
Boban Nikolov ↓ Egzon Bejtulai 63'
-
6
Visar Musliu ↓ Milan Ristovski 86'
- 14
Bench
-
2
Egzon Bejtulai ↑ 63'
- 24
- 19
- 12
- 4
- 20
-
26
Milan Ristovski ↑ 86'
- 25
-
15
Tihomir Kostadinov ↑ 63'
- 11
-
7
Ivan Trickovski ↑ 82'
- 22
Coach
Igor Angelovski
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Marko Arnautovic | 2 |
| Michael Gregoritsch | 1 |
| Stefan Lainer | 1 |
| Goran Pandev | 1 |
Head to Head
Austria Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.05
Austria xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.16
North Macedonia xG
I would bet for:
Over 2.5 goals 61% + Both teams to score 60%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Austria win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 3.21
Actual: Yes — both scored
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 94% |
|
6% |
| ± 1.5 | 83% |
|
17% |
| ± 2.5 | 61% |
|
39% |
| ± 3.5 | 40% |
|
60% |
| ± 4.5 | 22% |
|
78% |
Double Chance
Austria or Draw
78%
Draw or North Macedonia
45%
Austria or North Macedonia
76%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.4%
2 – 1
9.5%
2 – 0
8.5%
1 – 0
7.7%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
5.7%
0 – 0
5.6%
2 – 2
5.5%
1 – 2
5.4%
0 – 1
4%
3 – 2
3.8%
4 – 1
3.4%
Asian Handicap — Austria
| Handicap | Austria covers | Push | North Macedonia covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 17% | — | 83% |
| -2 | 17% | 17% | 65% |
| -1.5 | 35% | — | 65% |
| -1 | 35% | 22% | 43% |
| -0.5 | 57% | — | 43% |
| +0.5 | 80% | — | 20% |
| +1 | 80% | 12% | 8% |
| +1.5 | 92% | — | 8% |
| +2 | 92% | 6% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
Austria keeps clean sheet
32%
✓
North Macedonia keeps clean sheet
14%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.