Ralf Rangnick prepares his Austria squad for their upcoming Nations League encounter with Romania, despite coming off a disappointing 2-0 defeat to Serbia. The Austrian manager will be looking to leverage his team's strong scoring record as they face the Romanians on June 7.
"Austria" dominated possession in their previous outing against Serbia with 65% of the ball and 12 attempts at goal, though they ultimately fell to goals from Nemanja Maksimović and Dušan Vlahović. Not the result Rangnick would have wanted.
Despite this setback, the Austrians have shown impressive attacking prowess, netting 13 times in their previous six fixtures – averaging 2.17 goals per match. Can they maintain this scoring form against Romania?
Meanwhile, Romania enters this contest with momentum, having demolished San Marino 5-1 in their recent World Cup qualifier. The Romanians controlled that match with 75% possession and 18 attempts on goal.
By the way, Romania's defense has been quite solid lately, conceding just 4 goals in their last 6 matches while scoring an impressive 17. These numbers can't be ignored.
History favors the Austrians in this matchup. The last time these two nations met was in October 2020, when "Austria" secured a narrow 1-0 victory with Alexander Schöpf scoring the decisive goal.
Bookmakers clearly see "Austria" as the favorites, offering odds of 1.34 for an Austrian victory compared to 5.00 for a draw and 9.50 for a Romania win.
Will Rangnick's men bounce back from their Serbian disappointment? The prediction points to a comfortable 2-0 victory for Austria, but football has a funny way of surprising us, doesn't it?
