Austria vs Switzerland Prediction: The guests are the clear favourites to win

Prediction for the World Championship 2024 match between Austria and Switzerland which will take place on May 12. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

The Austrian national team is a modest team, which finished last in the group at the 2019 World Cup and therefore dropped out of the world hockey elite, but never played in the second strongest division, as the 2020 and 2021 World Cups were canceled due to a coronavirus, and at the 2022 World Cup, the Eagles were called upon to replace the suspended teams of Russia and Belarus together with the French. Since then, the Red and Whites have been playing in the elite, where they finished 11th and 14th in the last two tournaments. At the 2024 World Cup, the main and only task for the Austrians is to maintain their place in the strongest group. Their main rival in the fight for survival is Great Britain, whose face-to-face battle is scheduled for 21 May.

The Swiss national team is a much higher-class, but they show all their skills at the group stage of world championships. At both the 2022 and 2023 World Cups, they finished first in the group and were eliminated in the quarter-finals. The last time they went further down the grid was at the 2018 World Cup, when they won silver medals, after which they were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs at four consecutive World Cups. There's no doubt that the Red and Whites are serious about going further and competing for awards at the 2024 World Cup, and they took the first step towards that goal the day before when they secured a confident 5:2 win against Norway.

The Austrian national team is one of the main outsiders at the 2024 World Cup, whose main task is maintaining their place in the elite world division. The key match for the Eagles will take place in the final round against Great Britain, but for now, they are enjoying hockey and preparing for the most important battle. The Swiss national team has a completely different level of skill and goals for the tournament. Especially their powerful play at the group stage of the planetary championship, where they won 14 of the last 15 games. And now they are unqualified favorites.