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Austria vs Wales: result 2-2 and analysis

World Cup - Qualification Europe1st Round - 2Kick-off on October 6, 2016 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Ernst-Happel-Stadion, Wien

Austria
2-2
Wales

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What was the result of Austria vs Wales?

Austria and Wales drew 2-2 on October 6, 2016.

Goalscorers

  • 22′J. AllenWales
  • 28′M. ArnautovićAustria
  • 45′K. WimmerWales (o.g.)
  • 48′M. ArnautovićAustria

Official lineup for Austria vs Wales

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Austria

4-4-1-1
  1. 7M. Arnautović
  1. 21M. Janko
  1. 9M. Sabitzer
  2. 14J. Baumgartlinger
  3. 10Z. Junuzović
  4. 5K. Wimmer
  1. 4Martin Josef Hinteregger
  2. 8D. Alaba
  3. 3A. Dragović
  4. 17F. Klein
  1. 1R. Almer

Wales

5-3-2
  1. 18S. Vokes
  2. 11G. Bale
  1. 7J. Allen
  2. 16J. Ledley
  3. 8A. King
  1. 4B. Davies
  2. 5J. Chester
  3. 6Ashley Williams
  4. 3N. Taylor
  5. 2C. Gunter
  1. 1W. Hennessey
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 7 matches in all competitions, Austria have 1 win, 2 draws and 4 defeats; Wales have 5, 0 and 2.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Austria
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 5, 2016Georgia(away)2-1World Cup - Qualification Europe
Jun 22, 2016Iceland(away)1-2Euro Championship
Jun 18, 2016Portugal(away)0-0Euro Championship
Jun 14, 2016Hungary(home)0-2Euro Championship
Jun 16, 2008Germany(home)0-1Euro Championship
Wales
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Sep 5, 2016Moldova(home)4-0World Cup - Qualification Europe
Jul 6, 2016Portugal(away)0-2Euro Championship
Jul 1, 2016Belgium(home)3-1Euro Championship
Jun 25, 2016Northern Ireland(home)1-0Euro Championship
Jun 20, 2016Russia(away)3-0Euro Championship

How many goals should we expect?

Austria score 0.6 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 7; Wales score 2.0 and concede 0.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Austria0.61.113/72/7
Wales2.00.933/75/7

Over the last 7 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Austria sit 1st in World Cup - Qualification Europe (19 points from 8 matches) and Wales sit 2nd (16 points from 8 matches).

2025-26 standings
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1AustriaGroup H861122419
2WalesGroup J8512211116

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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