Austria vs Tunisia - prediction, team news, lineups

Austria and Tunisia proceed their preparations for the 2026 FIFA World Cup erstwhile they clash astatine the Ernst-Happel-Stadion connected Monday.

The hosts volition vie successful Group J of the summertime tournament, portion the visitors person been drawn successful Group F.

Match preview

Austria person been a regular beingness successful the European Championship successful modern history, qualifying for 4 of the past 5 tournaments since their archetypal quality successful 2008. 

They had failed to replicate that occurrence successful the World Cup, not appearing successful the world's astir prestigious tourney since 1998, but Austria volition yet extremity their lack aboriginal this summer. 

Ralf Rangnick oversaw six wins, 1 gully and conscionable 1 nonaccomplishment successful 8 qualifying games, including a melodramatic 1-1 gully successful the last Group H fixture to guarantee they finished apical of the array up of Bosnia and Herzegovina. 

Austria maintained their affirmative momentum with back-to-back wins successful the March planetary break, and they volition beryllium anxious to proceed that winning signifier up of their World Cup quality - wherever they person been drawn alongside Jordan, Argentina and Algeria successful Group J. 

Tunisia, successful comparison, person been a changeless diagnostic of caller World Cup's, missing retired connected lone 2 of the past 7 tournaments since 1998. 

Tunisia ensured they volition look successful the World Cup erstwhile again this twelvemonth acknowledgment to a ascendant CAF qualifying campaign, winning 9 and drafting 1 of their 10 games to decorativeness apical of Group H with a 13-point lead.

Despite starring them to the World Cup, Sami Trabelsi was sacked successful January aft Tunisia's Africa Cup of Nations circular of 16 exit against Mali, with Sabri Lamouchi subsequently taking charge. 

Lamouchi has won 1 and drawn 1 of his 2 games astatine the helm, and the manager volition present beryllium looking to trial his squad successful friendlies against Austria and Belgium up of the World Cup - wherever they person been drawn against Sweden, Japan and Netherlands successful Group F.

Monday's gathering volition beryllium the archetypal betwixt these 2 teams since November 2007, portion Austria are unbeaten successful their 3 encounters, with 2 draws and 1 win.

Austria International Friendlies form:

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Austria signifier (all competitions):

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Tunisia International Friendlies form:

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Tunisia signifier (all competitions):

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Team News

Austria whitethorn beryllium without Florian Grillitsch owed to a flimsy knock, meaning Xaver Schlager and Nicolas Seiwald could commencement successful midfield. 

Marko Arnautovic was Austria's apical scorer during World Cup qualifying with 8 goals, and the verteran striker should pb the enactment connected Monday.

Meanwhile, Tunisia volition person a afloat acceptable squad disposable for enactment against Austria. 

Lamouchi won 1-0 against Haiti successful his archetypal lucifer successful complaint successful March, and the manager whitethorn opt to sanction a akin broadside to that winning squad pursuing the 0-0 gully with Canada past clip out.

Austria imaginable starting lineup:

A Schlager; Laimer, Lienhart, Danso, Mwene; X Schlager, Seiwald; Wimmer, Baumgartner, Sabitzer; Arnautovic

Tunisia imaginable starting lineup:

Dahmen; Valery, Arous, Ben Hamida, Abdi; Ayari, Khedira, Skhiri, Tounekti; Gharbi; Chaouat

We say: Austria 2-1 Tunisia

Austria boast an unbeaten grounds against Tunisia, and with the visitors inactive getting accustomed to their caller manager, we expect Rangnick's broadside to triumph here.

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