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Spain vs Austria Head-to-Head — FIFA World Cup 2026

⚽ Round of 32
FT3–0
Thursday 2 July 2026  ·  19:00 UTC  ·  SoFi Stadium, Inglewood

Match Report

Match Events ?
36'Mikel Oyarzabal (Marc Cucurella)Spain
66'Pedro Porro (Alex Baena)Spain
83'🟨Stefan Posch Austria
89'Mikel Oyarzabal (Marc Cucurella)Spain
Match Statistics ?
Spain
Austria
65%
Possession
35%
10
Shots on Target
0
23
Total Shots
5
9
Corners
0
8
Fouls
15
2.84
xG
0.32
Player Ratings ?
Spain
9.3Mikel OyarzabalF
8.5Pedro PorroD
8.3Marc CucurellaD
Austria
7.2Alexander SchlagerG
6.9Kevin DansoD
6.9Marcel SabitzerM
Starting Lineups ?
Spain
23GUnai Simón
12DPedro Porro
22DPau Cubarsí
14DAymeric Laporte
24DMarc Cucurella
16MRodri
20MPedri
19MLamine Yamal
10MDani Olmo
15MAlex Baena
21FMikel Oyarzabal
Austria
1GAlexander Schlager
5DStefan Posch
3DKevin Danso
8DDavid Alaba
20DKonrad Laimer
6MNicolas Seiwald
4MXaver Schlager
18MRomano Schmid
24MPaul Wanner
9MMarcel Sabitzer
11FMichael Gregoritsch

Predictions

Match Prediction ?
Favoured: Spain
Expected: Spain by 1–2 goals
Confidence: High
Spain 71%Draw 20%Austria 9%
xG: 1.93Expected goalsxG: 0.52

Spain vs Austria looks like a Spain-favoured matchup based on our pre-tournament model. Spain has the stronger overall edge according to our model, with Spain by 1–2 goals. 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
Spain stronger
Spain: 1743 (#1)  ·  Austria: 1533 (#20)
H2H Record ?
6–3–1
Spain leads
Avg 3.7 goals/game · 10 meetings
Spain
Austria
#1
Position ?
#2
7
Points ?
4
2W 1D 0L
Record ?
1W 1D 1L
5
Goals For ?
6
0
Goals Against ?
6
+5
Goal Diff
0
#2
FIFA Rank ?
#24
21.2%
Win Prob ?
0.6%
W W W W W
Form ?
L D L W

Head-to-Head History

Previous World Cup Meetings
0Spain
0Draw
1Austria
3 Jun 1978FIFA World CupAustria2–1NSpain
Last 10 Meetings (All Competitions)
6Spain
3Draw
1Austria
18 Nov 2009FriendlyAustria1–5Spain
1 Sep 2001WC QualSpain4–0Austria
11 Oct 2000WC QualAustria1–1Spain
4 Sep 1999Euro QualAustria1–3Spain
27 Mar 1999Euro QualSpain9–0Austria
28 Mar 1990FriendlySpain2–3Austria
14 Oct 1987Euro QualSpain2–0Austria
1 Apr 1987Euro QualAustria2–3Spain
20 Nov 1985FriendlySpain0–0Austria
23 Sep 1981FriendlyAustria0–0Spain
💡 Betting Angles
Key Angles for this Match
🔥High-scoring H2H history — these two average 3.7 goals across their last 10 meetings.
📈Spain in excellent form — 15 pts from last 5 tournament matches.
🎯Clear model favourite: Spain at 71% win probability.
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