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Austria vs North Macedonia Odds & Prediction – Euro 2020 Group C June 13

John Dillon

by John Dillon in Soccer News

Updated Jun 13, 2021 · 6:39 AM PDT

Marko Arnautovic battles with North Macedonia defenders
Austria's Marko Arnautovic, center, fights with North Macedonia's Darko Velkovski, right, during the Euro 2020 group G qualifying soccer match between North Macedonia and Austria, at National Arena Todor Proeski in Skopje, North Macedonia, Monday, June 10, 2019. (AP Photo/Boris Grdanoski)
  • North Macedonians kick off at Euro for the first time at 12pm ET on Sunday
  • Austria beat these opponents home and away in qualifying ties
  • See all odds and best bets for Austria vs North Macedonia Euro 2020 Group C

Austria meets North Macedonia at Euro 2020 on Sunday with both teams looking for a first-ever win at the tournament stage of the competition.

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The Austrians have never secured a victory in two previous appearances at the finals. Meanwhile, North Macedonia is competing at the championships for the first time.

Austria vs North Macedonia Odds

Matchup Spread Moneyline Total at FanDuel
Austria vs North Macedonia AUS -1 (+230) | MAC +1 (+105) AUS -140 | MAC +460 | DRAW +230 Ov 2.5 (+140) | Un 2.5 (-172)

Odds taken as of June 12

Significantly, ahead of the Group C meeting in Bucharest, Austria defeated these opponents twice during the qualifying competition. So the oddsmakers at FanDuel have made the Austrians favorite for a win at -140. North Macedonia is a wide outsider at +460.

The draw, furthermore, is priced at +230 with kick-off at 12pm ET at the National Arena in the Romanian capital. Certainly, the draw is the best offer here with Austria unimpressive recently and North Macedonia capable of punching above its weight.

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Battle for Second Place Finish

These two nations are likely to battle with Ukraine to claim second place in the group . The Netherlands is the clear favorite to finish first.

And the memory of North Macedonia’s astonishing 2-1 win away against mighty Germany in a World Cup qualifying game in March will resonate as it kicks off the competition.

It was a convincing 4-1 win for Austria in North Macedonia in June 2019.

In addition, Austria were 2-1 winners at home in November 2019.

However, the Macedonians are currently in better form.

It has won three of its last four games. And it and has lost only twice in the last 10 fixtures.

The Austrians have been comparatively poor – having failed to win or even score in their most recent three matches.

Previously, Austria lost twice and drew once on both occasions when it reached the finals.

It qualified as hosts in 2008. And it progressed through the qualification tournament in 2016.

But Austria has not won a game at a major tournament since a 2-1 defeat of the USA in the group stage at the 1990 World Cup in Italy.

Meanwhile, the North Macedonians will be attending a major tournament for the first time in its 27-year history.

Austria vs North Macedonia Euro 2020 Qualifying Stats

Austria
VS
North Macedonia
6 Wins 4
1 Draws 2
3 Losses 4
19 Goals 13
9 Goals Against 61
19 Yellow Cards 26
0 Red Cards 1
4 Clean Sheets 2

Austria’s preparations have been especially affected by a 4-0 thrashing by Denmark in a World Cup qualifier last March.

Since then the team has followed up with two unimpressive tune-up results this month.

They were beaten 1-0 in England before a 0-0 draw at home against Slovakia last Sunday.

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Notwithstanding those results, Austrian coach Franco Foda will surely regard this match as his side’s best opportunity of claiming three points in the group.

Arnautovic Could Be Key Man

The key man could be the former Werder Bremen and West Ham United striker Marko Arnautovic – currently with Shanghai SIPG .

He has hit 26 international goals while winning 88 caps. However, he may be suffering the after-effects of a thigh injury.

FIFA’S world rankings currently place Austria in 23rd position. North Macedonia is the lowest-rated team at the tournament in 62nd place.

World soccer was stunned when North Macedonia won in Germany three months ago.

Veteran forward Goran Pandev opening the scoring in Duisburg. Ilkay Gundogan then equalized from the penalty spot.

However, Elif Elmas of Napoli claimed a stunning 85th-minute winner for the visiting minnows.

Goran Pandev is North Macedonia’s all-time top scorer with 37 goals in 119 appearances.

Pandev, 37, is the Macedonian’s major star after an impressive career which has included spells with Inter Milan, Lazio, Napoli and Genoa.

He is the nation’s all-time top scorer with 37 goals in 119 appearances.

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It was a satisfactory warm-up spell for Macedonia this month following the defeat of Germany. First, there was  a 1-1 draw at home against Slovenia.

That was followed by a 4-0 defeat of Kazakhstan at home, which made it four games unbeaten. North Macedonia has scored 12 times in its unbeaten run while conceding only twice.

Its last defeat was a 3-2 setback away in Romania in a World Cup qualifier in March.

Austria finished second in its Euro 2020 qualifying group behind leaders Poland.

Meanwhile, North Macedonia reached the playoffs via the UEFA Nations League route.

It was a 2-1 winner against Kosovo in the playoff semifinal before a 1-0 win in the final against Georgia.

In conclusion, North Macedonia is certainly worth a point in this fixture.

Pick Draw (+230)

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