Austria striker Marc Janko. (Photo : Getty Images)
Middling squad Austria (1-1-1, 4 points) is set to face contending team Republic of Ireland (2-0-1, 7 points) in a Group D match of the UEFA 2018 World Cup qualifiers to be held at the Ernst-Happel-Stadion in Vienna on Saturday, Nov. 12.
Start Time and Streaming Info
The game starts at 6:00 p.m. UTC+1. It can be viewed live online thru FuboTV.
Austria, currently ranked 30th in the world by FIFA, has struggled in its first three matches. It only won once, a 2-1 victory over lowly Georgia during the group stage's opening day, before being winless in their next two matches. The team is in the fourth spot of the Group D table at the moment.
Das Team was nipped by 43rd-ranked Serbia, 2-3, in a high-scoring game at the Red Star Stadium in Belgrade during the previous matchday on Oct. 9, as per BBC Sport.
Newcastle United forward Aleksandar Mitrovic scored the opening goal for the Serbians in the sixth minute but was immediately equalized by Austrian midfielder Marcel Sabitzer nine minutes later.
Mitrovic netted his second goal of the game in the 23rd to reclaim the lead, but it was again leveled by striker Marc Janko two minutes after the hour-mark.
Southampton's Dusan Tadic scored the winning goal for Serbia in the 74th minute to hand head coach Marcel Koller's side their first loss in the tourney.
Meanwhile, the Republic of Ireland romped Moldova, 3-1, on the road at the Zimbru Stadium in Chișinău also on Oct. 9, Daily Mail Online reported.
Southampton striker Shane Long opened the scoring right in the second minute of the match for the Green Army before Moldova's Igor Bugaiov was able to tie the count at 1-1 in the first half injury time.
Head coach Martin O'Neill's squad then scored two goals in the second half, courtesy of a brace from West Brom midfielder James McClean in the 69th and 76th minutes, to complete the team's three-goal haul in the contest.
Prediction and Predicted Lineup
The predicted result is a close 2-1 home win for Austria.
Austria starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Ozcan; Klein, Dragovic, Hinteregger, Wimmer; Baumgartlinger, Alaba; Sabitzer, Harnik, Arnautovic; Janko
Republic of Ireland starting lineup (4-2-3-1 formation): Randolph; Coleman, Duffy, Clark, O'Shea; McShane, Whelan; Walters, Hoolahan, McClean; Doyle
