Austria v Spain Betting Preview – Women’s Euro 2017 30th July
Spain were rocked a little in their defeat against Scotland in their final group stage match. Once again they played nice football but they couldn’t find the end product. So that result will have given Austria some belief for this quarter final showdown. The Austrians, on their debut Finals campaign, came through their group undefeated and after seeing Spain lose in the group against both England and Scotland, they may well have their tails up in this one. There’s nothing to lose for them as they go as heavy underdogs.
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Austria v Spain Betting Tips
What a fantastic campaign it has been from Austria on their debut at the Women’s European Championships. They went out and won Group C at the expense of France, albeit down to the French not playing at their best. But credit to Austria, they held out for a 1-1 draw with the French along the way for a precious point. So the Austrians are unbeaten with a W2 D1 record in the group stage of this summer’s Euros and break further new ground in the quarter finals. Even though they are underdogs, they will have nothing to fear and nothing to lose in this one because of that status. Both teams to score at bet365 is a price of 11/10 and that’s not a bad punt considering that they scored in each of their three group stage wins. This will be the first meeting between the two nations ever in the Women’s Euros.
Spain and Austria did meet in the 2011 World Cup qualifying and Spain took back to back wins over Austria in the space of six days, back in 2009 for those games. The Spaniards won 2-0 at home and 1-0 away. In the bet365 correct score market, there is a price of 5/1 on a Spain 1-0 win and that will have a lot of appeal for punters. Spain to win to nil at bet365 is a 9/5 punt. The two most recent games between the two nations have both been friendly matches, with Spain winning 4-1 in 2012 and then playing out a 2-2 with the Austrians in 2015. With two of Austria’s three games in the group stage going under 2.5 goals, this one going the same way at bet365 is a price of 4/7.
Spain have struggled going forward as a whole in the group. Well, not going forward, just when they have been in and around the box. Jennifer Hermoso and Mari Paz Vilas are quality players, but neither have scored yet in the tournament. After opening with a 2-0 win over Portugal, Spain suffered a 2-0 defeat against England, despite controlling possession for most of the match and then they lost 1-0 against Scotland which not many people would have seen coming. So they have lost their last two games without scoring and that’s not great form to carry forward. They only got through in second place ahead of Scotland and Portugal on three-way head-to-head goal difference. The Spaniards will get plenty of the ball, but the big question is, will they do anything with it?
Austria v Spain Betting Odds
Spain 5/6, Draw 11/5, Austria 10/3
Austria v Spain Predictions
Austria to win: The Spaniards have to dig deeper after that loss against the Scots and their heads dropped a little. They do play well, but there’s no reason not to throw something at the Austrians in this one who will be full of confidence and they may be able to hold their own against a misfiring Spanish front line. Worth a flutter on the underdogs.
