Match details. UEFA Nations League, League B - 3. Kick-off is Thu 1 Oct, 19:45 Lagos time. It is played at Aviva Stadium, Dublin. The referee is Allard Lindhout.
Form. Ireland have won six, drawn one and lost three of their last ten, 1.9 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W L W W W. In this competition Ireland have gone W L W W. Austria have won five, drawn two and lost three of their last ten, 1.7 points a game. Their last five, newest first: W W L D L. In this competition Austria have gone W W.
The numbers. Ireland score 1.6 and concede one a game over their last ten, with three clean sheets and two games without a goal. Ireland average 12.2 shots (5.0 on target), 2.8 corners and 2.8 cards a game, with 51% of the ball. Austria score one and concede 1.8 a game in their last five away, with one clean sheet and three games without a goal. Austria average 10.4 shots (3.7 on target), 3.0 corners and 1.3 cards a game, with 52% of the ball.
Head to head. In the last two meetings Ireland have won one, drawn one and lost none. None of the two went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in one. The last time they met, on 11 Jun 2017, it finished Ireland 1-1 Austria: Ireland had 15 shots to 10, 53% of the ball, two yellow cards.
Where it pulls both ways. The prices and the records disagree: the odds board makes it 28% against the records' 60%.
The read. No firm call: Ireland are the better side, but not at this price. A tight game. Their goals for and against make Ireland the likelier winners; both teams' records favour Ireland. Their goals for and against point to a tight game. Their records put over 2.5 goals at 45%.
The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Predicted score: Ireland 1-0 Austria (12% chance).
The agreed story. Ireland or the draw, a tight game.
Their internationals. National teams: read from their own internationals. Ireland in their last internationals: won 3-0 at Israel, lost 0-1 at Kosovo. Austria in their last internationals: won 3-1 v Kosovo, won 3-1 v Israel. Too few internationals to judge the side from.
So. A close match: the safest pick that fits.
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (a tight game).