Austria vs Germany Prediction: The Austrian team is still the weakest team in the group

Prediction for the Hockey World Cup Austria vs Germany match, which will take place on May 19. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

The Austrian team has a very weak World Cup. Even the Hungarians have already managed a debut win at the tournament, while the Eagles can still not catch a positive outcome. The closest they got to victory was in their opening game at the FIFA World Cup 2023, when they took it to overtime against the French but lost 1:2 in the end. Then there were three straight significant defeats to the Swedes 5:0, the Danes 6:2, and, the day before, to the Americans 1:4. Moreover, in their game with the Stars and Stripes, the Austrians held out for almost a period and a half without conceding a goal, but then suffered another setback, only to fall in last place in the Group A standings.

Team Germany is traditionally not among the teams favored at the World Cup, but they should never be discounted. You only have to remember that the Germans were just seconds away from becoming world champions at the 2018 Olympics, although they ended up with silver medals. In the 2023 World Cup, they had a tough debut and calendar, with three games against Sweden, the Finns, and the Americans. The Germans could not find any points against the top teams and found themselves among Group A's outsiders.

Austria is the weakest team in Group A so far. While it's true that Germany is not far behind, one shouldn't forget that they had a very tough schedule in their World Cup debut in 2023, and even then, when facing top-level opponents, Harold Kreis's charges always put up a decent fight and lost by a mere one-point margin. The German hockey team is much stronger than the Red Whites, as evident in their meeting; moreover, the Austrians have lost four of their last five meetings. As a result, we need to place our bet on Germany's victory with a handicap (-1.5).

The Austrian team at the 2023 World Cup has lost all its matches so far and plays very poorly defensively. In the battle with the French, the Eagles could play good defense and conceded only one goal in regulation time, but in the next three games, the Red and White conceded 15 goals (5.00 goals per game). The Germans have a strong and experienced attacking group, which should repeatedly break into the Austrian defense, so the best option for the prediction seems to be an individual total of Germany over 3.5. We should also bet on the German national team's victory in the first period.