UEFA Nations League

Nations League | League A

Sep 22, 2022 at 7.45pm UK

France
2 - 0
Austria

Mbappe (56'), Giroud (65')

FT(HT: 0-0)

Weimann (38')

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Sep 23, 09:54

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Thursday's Nations League clash between France and Austria, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how France could line up for Thursday's UEFA Nations League clash with Austria.

Form, Standings, Stats

France

Last Six:

Comp:

Last Game: France 0-1 Croatia
Monday, June 13 at 7.45pm in Nations League

Current League A1 Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Denmark	4	3	9
2	Croatia	4	-1	7
3	Austria	4	0	4
4	France	4	-2	2

Austria

Last Six:

Comp:

Last Game: Denmark 2-0 Austria
Monday, June 13 at 7.45pm in Nations League

Current League A1 Standings		P	GD	PTS
1	Denmark	4	3	9
2	Croatia	4	-1	7
3	Austria	4	0	4
4	France	4	-2	2

Even with an array of top players sidelined by injury, Deschamps can still call upon an abundance of talented names who need no added motivation to impress with World Cup spots on the line. Austria are without plenty of experienced internationals themselves and possess less of a physical threat up top with Kalajdzic absent, so we have faith in Les Bleus to right the wrongs of the summer and boost their survival hopes with a straightforward win. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a France win with a probability of 48.59%. A win for Austria had a probability of 28.59% and a draw had a probability of 22.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a France win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.38%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.55%) and 2-0 (6.91%). The likeliest Austria win was 1-2 (6.96%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.25%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 6.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-0 win for France in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for France.

Result
France	Draw	Austria
48.59% ( -0.25)	22.81% ( 0.07)	28.59% ( 0.19)

Both teams to score 62.35% (

-0.08)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

61.74% (

-0.17)

38.26% (

0.17)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

39.46% (

-0.18)

60.54% (

0.19)

France Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

83.95% (

-0.15)

16.05% (

0.16)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

54.58% (

-0.28)

45.42% (

0.29)

Austria Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

74.28% (

0.04)

25.72% (

-0.04)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

39.35% (

0.05)

60.65% (

-0.05)

Score Analysis

France 48.59%

Austria 28.59%

Draw 22.81%

France	Draw	Austria
2-1 @ 9.38% ( -0.01) 1-0 @ 7.55% ( 0.02) 2-0 @ 6.91% ( -0.02) 3-1 @ 5.72% ( -0.04) 3-0 @ 4.21% ( -0.03) 3-2 @ 3.88% ( -0.02) 4-1 @ 2.62% ( -0.03) 4-0 @ 1.93% ( -0.03) 4-2 @ 1.78% ( -0.02) 5-1 @ 0.96% ( -0.02) Other @ 3.66% Total : 48.59%	1-1 @ 10.25% ( 0.04) 2-2 @ 6.37% ( -0) 0-0 @ 4.13% ( 0.03) 3-3 @ 1.76% ( -0.01) Other @ 0.3% Total : 22.81%	1-2 @ 6.96% ( 0.04) 0-1 @ 5.61% ( 0.05) 0-2 @ 3.81% ( 0.04) 1-3 @ 3.15% ( 0.02) 2-3 @ 2.88% ( 0) 0-3 @ 1.72% ( 0.02) 1-4 @ 1.07% ( 0.01) 2-4 @ 0.98% ( 0) Other @ 2.41% Total : 28.59%