Austria v Italy Betting Tips [20 November 2022]

Austria host Italy at the Ernst Happel Stadion in Vienna, in what will be the two teams’ second friendly of the window. Ragnick’s side claimed an important win over Andorra, which was much-needed after four defeats in five games, and was just the second of the Austrian coach’s tenure. The hosts’ problem in front of goal is evident. They have failed to score in two of their last four games, while they have only managed to score more than once in one of their last seven encounters. The Austrian outfit gave faced Italy twice before on home turf, with one draw and one defeat to show for it. 

Italy are once again on a high and Wednesday’s friendly demonstrated just that. Courtesy of an all-star performance by Freiburg ace Vicenzo Grifo, the European champions cruised to a 3-1 away victory against Albania, in what was their third consecutive victory. Italy have gone back to the staples of their successive Euro campaign, with defence being once again the priority. It is indicative that the Azzurri have conceded just one goal in their last three games, keeping three clean sheets in five. They have also been stellar on the road, where they have lost just one of their last twenty away games, a run blemished only be a 5-2 drubbing by Germany. In fact, to make this statistic more impressive, Italy have won fifteen of the said games, keeping clean sheets in fourteen.