Austria will host Slovenia in the last round of the Nations League B on Sunday, 17 November.
With both teams still in play for promotion, who will emerge victorious from this duel? Find that out by reading our Austria vs Slovenia prediction and preview below.
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Austria vs Slovenia prediction: Comfortable win for the hosts
Key Stats
- Austria have won three games in a row ahead of this match.
- The last three H2H duels between Austria and Slovenia have gone under 2.5 total goals.
- Slovenia have gone under 2.5 total goals in seven of their last 10 games across the board.
Correct score prediction: Austria 2-0 Slovenia
While Slovenia can finish second and secure promotion playoffs with a win here, we can't see them surprising in-form Austria at their home ground, especially since Austria can secure direct promotion to League A with a win. So, a 2-0 win for the hosts sounds like a realistic outcome to us.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Austria the bookmakers' choice
- HOME: 2/5 (1.40) – 71.40%
- DRAW: 18/5 (4.60) – 21.70%
- AWAY: 6/1 (7.00) – 14.30%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
We can see from these Austria vs Slovenia odds that the hosts are the expected winners and by a big margin, which isn't too surprising given their great run of form and three wins in a row.
On top of that, Austria will have the advantage of playing at home, so it's understandable that they're heavy favourites to win this game.
You can find all our predictions for today's games on our football betting tips page.
Most recent H2Hs: Austria in front
Austria have picked up three wins in their five meetings with Slovenia, while we saw one win for Slovenia and one draw in the other two, although Slovenia's win happened all the way back in 1997.
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Euro 2019 Qualifying 13/10/19
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Euro 2019 Qualifying 07/06/19
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International Match 23/03/18
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Austria preview: One win away from promotion
Ahead of the final round of Nations League B, Austria sit atop of their group with the same number of points as Norway, but with a better H2H record and goal difference than them. Slovenia are three points behind and after a draw with Austria in the first round, they would have the better H2H record if they win this game. So, Austria's only way to ensure they are promoted to League A is to beat Slovenia.
When it comes to team news, David Alaba remains out with an injury.
Predicted lineup: Pentz (GK), Danso, Posch, Lienhart, Mwene, Laimer, Seiwald, Schmid, Baumgartner, Sabitzer & Arnautovic
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Serbia
2
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UEFA Nations League 20/03/25
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Serbia
1
Austria
1
UEFA Nations League B 17/11/24
D
Slovenia
1
Austria
1
UEFA Nations League B 14/11/24
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Kazakhstan
0
Austria
2
UEFA Nations League B 13/10/24
W
Norway
1
Austria
5
Slovenia preview: Still in pursuit of promotion playoffs
While Slovenia enter the last round of this Nations League edition three points behind Norway and Austria, they can still finish second in the group and secure promotion playoffs. To achieve this, they “just” have to beat Austria on Sunday. Of course, this is easier said than done since Austria are in great form, but Slovenia at least have the opportunity.
However, if they end up third, as expected, Slovenia will have to fight for their spot in League B through relegation playoffs.
Meanwhile, Tomi Horvat remains sidelined for this game as he's dealing with an injury, while Andraz Sporar is questionable.
Predicted lineup: Oblak (GK), Karnicik, Drkusic, Bijol, Janza, Stojanovic, Gnezda Cerin, Elsnik, Lovric, Vipotnik & Sesko
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Slovakia
0
Slovenia
0
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Austria
1
Slovenia
1
UEFA Nations League B 14/11/24
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Norway
4
Slovenia
1
UEFA Nations League B 13/10/24
W
Kazakhstan
0
Slovenia
1
Player to watch: Marko Arnautovic
Despite being 35-years-old, Austria's captain and most-capped player is still playing at a high level and he's proven this by scoring two goals in this edition of the Nations League. With 39 goals in the national team, Arnautovic is now just five goals behind Austria's top scorer ever Toni Polster and he'll hope to get even closer to him after game with Slovenia.
