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
5 games this season
🟨 3.2/game
⚽ 12.6 goals/game
🟥 1 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 stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Austria and North Macedonia has kicked off!
- 5' Boban Nikolov, a North Macedonia , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
- 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
- 15' Austria currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
- 18' The Austria Stefan Lainer breaks the deadlock on 18 minutes. 1-0!
- 23' Over 23 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
- 28' Goran Pandev is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
- 33' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 38' Sasa Kalajdzic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 1 goals to his name this season.
- 42' A moment of madness from Aleksandar Trajkovski on 42 minutes earns him a Yellow card. North Macedonia will be frustrated.
- 46' Time for substitution for Austria. Aleksandar Dragovic is replaced by Philipp Lienhart.
- 51' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 52' Poor challenge from Ezgjan Alioski. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 57' Both keepers have barely been tested. Austria and North Macedonia are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 58' Michael Gregoritsch is ready to make an impact after coming on for Christoph Baumgartner at the 58 minute mark.
- 59' Fresh legs for Austria! Marko Arnautovic comes on to replace Sasa Kalajdzic.
- 63' Time for substitution for North Macedonia. Aleksandar Trajkovski is replaced by Tihomir Kostadinov.
- 64' North Macedonia ring the changes. Boban Nikolov has done his job and it is now time for Egzon Bejtulai to step up.
- 69' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Austria side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
- 74' Aleksandar Trajkovski needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 78' Michael Gregoritsch has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 78 minutes.
- 82' Enis Bardhi makes way for Ivan Trickovski at the 82 minute mark. A tactical switch from North Macedonia.
- 85' A moment of madness from Stefan Lainer on 85 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Austria will be frustrated.
- 86' The supporters are chanting for Milan Ristovski. He replaces Visar Musliu on 86 minute.
- 89' Marko Arnautovic does the damage! The net is bulging and Austria surge ahead!
- 90' GOAL! Marko Arnautovic scores on 90. Assisted by Konrad Laimer
- 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 |
| Stefan Lainer | 1 |
| Goran Pandev | 1 |
| Michael Gregoritsch | 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.