Spain vs Austria, Worldcup 2026 LAST 32
Overview
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Match Details
- Referee Glenn Nyberg
- Assistant 1 Mahbod Beigi
- Assistant 2 Andreas Soderqvist (Sweden)
12 games this season
🟨 2.8/game
⚽ 5.4 goals/game
🟥 3 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Czechia | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Switzerland | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Canada | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Qatar | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Brazil | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | Morocco | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | Scotland | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Haiti | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | United States | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | Australia | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | Paraguay | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | Turkey | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Germany | 3 | 6 |
| 18 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 6 |
| 19 | Ecuador | 3 | 4 |
| 20 | Curacao | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Netherlands | 3 | 7 |
| 22 | Japan | 3 | 5 |
| 23 | Sweden | 3 | 4 |
| 24 | Tunisia | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Belgium | 3 | 5 |
| 26 | Egypt | 3 | 5 |
| 27 | Iran | 3 | 3 |
| 28 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | Spain | 3 | 7 |
| 30 | Cape Verde Islands | 3 | 3 |
| 31 | Uruguay | 3 | 2 |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 |
| 33 | France | 3 | 9 |
| 34 | Norway | 3 | 6 |
| 35 | Senegal | 3 | 3 |
| 36 | Iraq | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | Argentina | 3 | 9 |
| 38 | Austria | 3 | 4 |
| 39 | Algeria | 3 | 4 |
| 40 | Jordan | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | Colombia | 3 | 7 |
| 42 | Portugal | 3 | 5 |
| 43 | Congo DR | 3 | 4 |
| 44 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | England | 3 | 7 |
| 46 | Croatia | 3 | 6 |
| 47 | Ghana | 3 | 4 |
| 48 | Panama | 3 | 0 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Season Stats
| Spain | Austria | |
|---|---|---|
| #29 | Position | #38 |
| 7 | Points | 4 |
| 3 | Played | 3 |
| 2 / 1 / 0 | W / D / L | 1 / 1 / 1 |
| 5 | Scored | 6 |
| 0 | Conceded | 6 |
| +5 | GD | +0 |
| 2.33 | PPG | 1.33 |
| 67% | Win % | 33% |
Key Stats
20%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (5 games)
H2H (5 games)
40%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
88%
Clean Sheets
Spain this season
Spain this season
0%
Clean Sheets
Austria this season
Austria this season
Spain are 29th (7 pts). Austria are 38th (4 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Spain
0-15
1/–
16-30
4/–
31-45
2/1
46-60
1/–
61-75
1/–
76+
4/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Austria
0-15
–/–
16-30
2/–
31-45
–/3
46-60
1/2
61-75
–/1
76+
2/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Spain
| Mikel Oyarzabal | 5 G | 1 A |
Austria
| Marko Arnautovic | 2 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The ball is rolling at SoFi Stadium. Spain are looking to make home advantage count against Austria.
- 5' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Luis de la Fuente will be considering his options from the bench.
- 10' named a 4-1-2-3 earlier, and opted for a 4-2-3-1 in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 15' Spain international Pedri has been a key figure this campaign — 1 goals and 4 assists in the Array this season.
- 20' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Spain and Austria are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 25' The travelling Austria supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 30' The home supporters are growing impatient. Spain must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- 36' What a moment for Mikel Oyarzabal! That strike on 36 puts his side firmly in control.
- 41' Alex Baena has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 6 goals to his name this season.
- 46' A change in the Austria ranks — Xaver Schlager exits the field as Florian Grillitsch enters on 46.
- 51' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 56' It is a cagey affair so far. Spain in their 4-1-2-3 trying to find a way past Austria's compact 4-2-3-1.
- 60' Fresh legs for Austria! Marko Arnautovic comes on to replace Michael Gregoritsch.
- 65' A quiet spell here at SoFi Stadium. Austria seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
- 66' Assisted by Alex Baena with the perfectly-timed delivery and Pedro Porro makes no mistake. 2-0!
- 71' The supporters are chanting for Ferran Torres. He replaces Alex Baena on 71 minute.
- 76' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 81' Florian Grillitsch has been relatively quiet despite scoring 9 goals in his last 421 appearances.
- 83' Stefan Posch picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 85' Time for substitution for Spain. Lamine Yamal is replaced by Pablo Gavira.
- 89' What composure from Mikel Oyarzabal! The Spain international strokes it home. 3-0.
- 90' Fresh legs for Spain! Marc Pubill comes on to replace Aymeric Laporte.
- Game over. The scoreline of 3-0 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.
Lineups
Spain Lineups
4-1-2-3Starting XI
-
14
Aymeric Laporte ↓ Marc Pubill 90'
- 12
- 16
- 23
- 24
-
10
Dani Olmo ↓ Mikel Merino 71'
-
20
Pedri ↓ Fabian Ruiz 90'
- 21
-
19
Lamine Yamal ↓ Pablo Gavira 85'
-
15
Alex Baena ↓ Ferran Torres 71'
- 22
Bench
- 1
-
7
Ferran Torres ↑ 71'
-
6
Mikel Merino ↑ 71'
- 26
- 5
-
8
Fabian Ruiz ↑ 90'
- 3
- 4
- 18
- 11
- 13
- 17
-
9
Pablo Gavira ↑ 85'
-
2
Marc Pubill ↑ 90'
- 25
Coach
Luis de la Fuente
Austria Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 8
- 3
- 11
-
5
Stefan Posch ↓ Alexander Prass 85'
- 20
- 9
- 4
-
18
Romano Schmid ↓ Sasa Kalajdzic 60'
- 1
- 6
- 24
Bench
- 23
-
7
Marko Arnautovic ↑ 60'
- 16
-
10
Florian Grillitsch ↑ 46'
- 26
- 15
- 19
-
14
Sasa Kalajdzic ↑ 60'
- 13
- 21
-
17
Carney Chukwuemeka ↑ 46'
- 2
-
22
Alexander Prass ↑ 85'
- 25
- 12
Coach
Ralf Rangnick
H2H
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.36
Spain xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.34
Austria xG
I would bet for:
Spain to win 76% + Under — clean sheet likely 74%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Spain win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.7
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 1.5 | 74% |
|
26% |
| ± 2.5 | 50% |
|
50% |
| ± 3.5 | 28% |
|
72% |
| ± 4.5 | 14% |
|
86% |
Double Chance
Spain or Draw
93%
Draw or Austria
24%
Spain or Austria
84%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Spain win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
2 – 0
18.5%
1 – 0
16%
3 – 0
Actual
4 – 0
8.3%
0 – 0
8.2%
2 – 1
6.1%
1 – 1
5.6%
3 – 1
4.9%
5 – 0
4%
4 – 1
3.1%
0 – 1
1.8%
6 – 0
1.7%
Asian Handicap — Spain
| Handicap | Spain covers | Push | Austria covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 35% | — | 65% |
| -2 | 35% | 24% | 41% |
| -1.5 | 59% | — | 41% |
| -1 | 59% | 23% | 18% |
| -0.5 | 82% | — | 18% |
| +0.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
| +1 | 97% | 3% | 0% |
| +1.5 | 100% | — | 0% |
| +2 | 100% | — | 0% |
| +2.5 | 100% | — | 0% |
Clean Sheet
Spain keeps clean sheet
72%
✓
Austria keeps clean sheet
10%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.