Preview: Sweden vs Austria

Sweden are playing Austria at the QR, Group F of European Championship on September 12.

Sweden national football team and Austria national football team meet again 3 months after the QR Group F match which Austria won 2-0. Sweden national football team are approaching this clash after a victory over Estonia in QR Group F last Sunday.

Austria national football team are going into the fixture after playing a draw against Moldova last Friday extending their unbeaten streak to 7 matches.

Recent Form:

Sweden have won Estonia in their previous match while Austria have played a draw with Moldova in their previous match. Overall, Sweden have won 9 of their last 20 matches, losing 10 and drawing 1, while Austria have won 9 of their last 20 matches, losing 7 and drawing 4.

Sweden

Sweden have won 4 times (0-5 against Estonia on 10th of September, 4-1 against New Zealand on 17th of June, 5-0 against Azerbaijan on 28th of March and 2-1 against Iceland on 13th of January) and lost twice (2-0 against Austria on 21st of June and 0-3 against Belgium on 25th of March) in their most recent 6 matches.

Austria

Austria have won 4 times (2-0 against Sweden on 21st of June, 2-1 against Estonia on 28th of March, 4-1 against Azerbaijan on 25th of March and 2-0 against Italy on 21st of November) and drew twice (1-1 against Moldova on 8th of September and 1-1 against Belgium on 18th of June) in their most recent 6 matches.

Team News:

Sweden

The Sweden boss Janne Andersson has a full complement, with no fitness concerns whatsoever coming into this game owing to a completely healthy group available to choose from.

Austria

Owing to a completely injury-free group to pick from, the Austria boss Ralf Rangnick doesn’t have any fitness worries to report ahead of this clash.

Head to Head:

Sweden and Austria have met 4 times since September 2014. 1 match ended in a draw while Austria have won 3 times. The most recent match between them took place on June 21, 2023 at the QR, Group F of European Championship where Austria won 2-0. Sweden have scored 2 goals in these 4 head-to-head matches in total while Austria have scored 9.

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