Both Austria and Norway will be aiming to build on their respective midweek victories when the pair meet at the Raiffeisen Arena on Sunday night.
After failing to win each of their opening two Group B3 assignments, Austria got up and running at the third attempt with a 4-0 crushing of Kazakhstan on Thursday.
That victory moved Ralf Rangnick’s side up to second spot in the table, three points behind league leaders Norway.
In fact, another success for Austria on Sunday night could see them leapfrog the Lions at the summit of the standings.
Stale Solbakken’s side secured back-to-back wins in Group B3 by sweeping aside Slovenia 3-0 on Thursday night, bringing up a couple of bets for our man Gabriel along the way.
Should the Norwegians make it three wins on the bounce in Linz this weekend, then they will be in the box seat to secure promotion to Group A.
How the bookies view it: Austria to assert authority
Austria are odds-on 19/20 favourite with Betano to bank all three points on Sunday night.
Despite sitting at the top of Group B3, Norway are big outsiders at 12/5 (Betano) while an all square affair at the Raiffeisen Arena has been priced up at 5/2 with the same firm.
Head to head: Austria out for revenge
Austria slumped to a 2-1 defeat in last month’s reverse fixture in Oslo. However, it’s worth noting that Austria have the upper hand when it comes to the overall head-to-head record between the pair, having triumphed in seven of the 13 previous meetings.
Players to watch: Haaland back on the goal hunt
Erling Haaland struck twice during Norway's aforementioned 3-0 win over Slovenia on Thursday night. The Scandinavian sharpshooter also breached Austria’s backline last month, and he stands out at 11/8 on Bet 365 to repeat the trick at the Raiffeisen Arena.
Marcel Sabitzer has made the net bulge in each of his last two appearances for his country and he is 11/4 on Bet 365 to extend that sequence to three on Sunday night.
Predicted line-ups
Austria will be without injured trio David Alaba, Kevin Danso and Maximilian Wober for this matchday four encounter with Norway.
Norway are unable to call upon captain Martin Odegaard, who injured his ankle when representing his country against Austria last month.
Austria: Pentz; Posch, Querfeld, Lienhart, Prass; Seiwald, Laimer, Sabitzer; Schmid, Arnautovic, Baumgartner
Norway: Nyland; Ryerson, Ostigard, Hanche-Olsen, Wolfe; Myhre, Berg, Berge; Sorloth, Nusa, Haaland
Anything else catch the eye?
Last month’s fixture between the duo featured over 2.5 goals and a repeat looks worth supporting on Sunday night at 4/5 with Bet 365.
Three of Austria's four matches at Euro 2024 featured over 2.5 goals, as have two of their three outings following this summer’s showpiece in Germany.
It’s also worth pointing out that over 2.5 goals backers would have been rewarded in six of Norway’s last eight matches across all competitions, and that only adds to the appeal of siding with the same selection in Linz.
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