Our prediction for this Euro 2024 match:
Austria
Match Time & Date:
13/10/2023
01:45 PM
Prediction: 1-1
Belgium
Sparkles will be flying when Austria and Belgium square off against each other at Ernst Happel Stadion in the Group F derby. First place in the standings is at stake, but we are positive that both sides will adopt a cautious approach in Friday’s encounter. A man to keep an eye on in the home team will be Marko Arnautovic, who scored a brace in a 3-1 win over Sweden, while Real Madrid defender David Alaba misses out with injury.
The Red Devils, on the other hand, are still without Man City ace Kevin De Bruyne, who remains on the sidelines with a long-term injury. In his absence, all eyes will be on Roma attacker Romelu Lukaku, who has found his goal-scoring touch of late. Anyhow, a close encounter is on the cards in Wien as the two teams seem to be evenly matched at the moment.
Highlighted Player (Romelu Lukaku):
Romelu Lukaku Bolingoli, born on 13th of ay 1993 is a Belgian player with roots form Congo. Lukaku played for several youth teams before he got picked up by RSC Anderlecht. After playing for only 2 seasons for Anderlecht Chelsea picked him up for around12 million euro.
Lukaku was never able to get a spot in the starting eleven of Chelsea and after playing for WBA he moved to Everton for approximately 35 million euro.Lukaku made his debut in February 2010 by the age of 16 and is one of the youngest players that player for the highest Belgian national team.
The biggest achievement of Lukakui is winning the Eerste klasse in Belgium and the English FA Cup. With his strength and goal scoring abilities Lukaku can be considered as one of the deadliest strikers of the world. Nicknames for Lukaku are Big Rom and the Tank.
Highlighted Team (Austria):
Austria is one of Europe’s oldest national football teams and they enjoyed plenty of success during the 1930’s, earning the nickname Wunderteam in the process. Das Team achieved a fourth-place finish at the second World Cup in 1934, before finishing in third place at the 1954 finals. However, Austria have since participated at another five World Cup finals, never getting past the first knockout stage.
Das Team were even more disappointing in the European Championship qualifying campaigns, failing to qualify for 12 straight tournaments before appearing at the 2008 finals as co-hosts. However, Austria made it to the Euro 2016 in style, winning nine of ten qualifiers to suggest the team may be on the path to return to old glory days.
Former Bayern Munich midfielder Andreas Herzog is the team’s most capped footballer with 103 appearances, whereas Toni Polster is the most prolific striker with 44 goals in 95 outings. Matthias Sinderlar, Ernst Ocwirk, Herbert Prohaska and Hans Krankl are some of the most notable players to have represented Austria over the years.
Man City 
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