Argentina vs Austria Head-to-Head — FIFA World Cup 2026
Match Report
Match Events ?
9'L. Messi (L. Messi)Argentina
38'L. Messi (F. Medina)Argentina
40'S. Posch Austria
76'F. Medina Argentina
76'K. Laimer Austria
90'L. Paredes Argentina
90'L. Messi Argentina
Match Statistics ?
Argentina
Austria
54%
Possession
46%
5
Shots on Target
1
12
Total Shots
6
1
Corners
3
13
Fouls
13
2.65
xG
0.50
Player Ratings ?
Starting Lineups ?
Argentina
23G
26D
13D
6D
25D
7M
20M
24M
16M
10F
22F
Austria
1G
5D
3D
8D
20D
6M
4M
18M
24M
9M
11F
Predictions
Match Prediction ?
Favoured: Argentina
Expected: Argentina by 1–2 goals
Confidence: Medium
Argentina 65%Draw 22%Austria 13%
xG: 1.79Expected goalsxG: 0.66
Argentina vs Austria looks like a Argentina-favoured matchup based on our pre-tournament model. Argentina holds a slight edge according to our model, though the gap between the sides is not large enough to treat this as a banker. This prediction should be used as general match context rather than a guaranteed outcome.
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Win Probability (Market) ?
No odds data available
Model Rating Edge ?
Clear Edge
Argentina stronger
Argentina: 1718 (#3) · Austria: 1533 (#20)
H2H Record ?
1–1–0
Argentina leads
Avg 4.0 goals/game · 2 meetings
Argentina
Austria
#1
Position ?
#2
9
Points ?
4
3W 0D 0L
Record ?
1W 1D 1L
8
Goals For ?
6
1
Goals Against ?
6
+7
Goal Diff
0
#3
FIFA Rank ?
#24
15.4%
Win Prob ?
0.6%
W W W W W
Form ?
L D L W
Head-to-Head History
Previous World Cup Meetings
No previous meetings found in our data.
Last 2 Meetings (All Competitions)
3 May 1990FriendlyAustria1–1Argentina
21 May 1980FriendlyAustria1–5Argentina
💡 Betting Angles
Key Angles for this Match
High-scoring tournament form — Argentina averaging 3.0 goals/game, Austria averaging 4.0. Combined 3.5 goals/game points to Over 2.5.
Both teams scoring regularly — Argentina and Austria both conceding in tournament matches. BTTS looks likely.
Argentina in excellent form — 15 pts from last 5 tournament matches.
Clear model favourite: Argentina at 65% win probability.