Slovakia U19 vs Austria U19 Prediction: Eagles to snatch a ticket to the world stage

On June 28, 2022, Trnava will host a match to determine which team will qualify for the upcoming world championships. Slovakia and Austria national under-19 teams will face off at 18:00 (UTC+3).

Despite Slovakia's U19 team rarely qualifying for major international competitions, they managed to win bronze medals at their first continental championship in that age category. They qualified for Euro 2022 as hosts but didn't make a promising debut at the tournament. They suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of France 0-5 in the first game, and then they lost to Italy 0-1. Fortunately, in the final round of the group stage, the Slovaks snatched a 1-0 win against Romania, scoring the winning goal in the 95th minute, which now allows them to compete in qualifying for the World Championship.

The Austrian team is much more successful. They have already taken bronze three times at the continental championships, and they qualify for the finals more often. Unfortunately, at Euro 2022, the Eagles failed to snatch a medal again, although they played some very entertaining soccer. In the first game, Martin Scherb's players failed against England (0-2), after which they lost to Israel (2-4) in the shootout, but in the final round, they managed to get the most critical victory (3-2), so now they will fight for the right to go to the UEFA EURO U-19.

The teams have played three head-to-head encounters in their history. The Slovakians won two of them by 2-0, while once the Austrians were the stronger team, 3-1.

Slovakia's U19 national team has been selected for Euro 2022 as the tournament's host team, but there are serious questions about their level of skill and ambition. The Slovaks have lost their quality against stronger contenders despite playing at home. The Austrians have much more aptitude, they look more trained and ready to play at a high level, so they will be the favorites in the upcoming battle. As a result, we have to place our bet on Austria's victory with the odds of about 2.15.

The youth teams of Slovakia and Austria failed to qualify for the playoffs of Euro-2022, but they can still qualify for the upcoming world championship, so this face-off is of great tournament importance. While the Austrians played fun and productive soccer in the group stage of the continental championship, now the stakes are too high, so we have the right to expect a more pragmatic game from them. On this basis, the best option seems to be Total Under 2.5 goals at odds close to 2.05.

There is a high probability that in the upcoming match between Slovakia and Austria youth teams will act cautiously from the opening minutes, waiting for the other to make a mistake. Yes, the players will gradually accumulate fatigue, so productive events still have to be, but not in the starting part of the confrontation. We have already seen how pragmatic the Slovaks are, and the Austrians, in such an important game, will try to adjust to the opponent. In such a situation, it is worth looking at the bet that the first goal in the match will take place after the 26th minute with the odds about 1.90.

Our prediction: Austria will win at odds of 2.15 at 22bet.

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