Kosovo vs Austria - prediction, team news, lineups

After some settled for a constituent from their 3rd UEFA Nations League fixture, Kosovo and Austria volition clash successful Pristina connected Sunday. 

With the sides occupying archetypal and 2nd spot successful League B Group 3, this is simply a conflict for apical spot, arsenic they conscionable for the 2nd clip successful 8 days.

Match preview

Kosovo beryllium 2nd successful Group 3 astatine the halfway stage, with a tally of 4 points from 3 games, making them contenders for an unprecedented promotion to League A.

One of UEFA's newest nations are connected the rise, having travel wrong 90 minutes of qualifying for their archetypal World Cup, soon aft clinching a spot successful the Nations League's 2nd tier.

Kosovo were promoted from League C via the playoffs past clip around, and they person adapted good to playing higher-ranked opposition.

Top scorer Vedat Muriqi struck a precocious victor against the Republic of Ireland connected matchday one, earlier they were beaten 3-1 by Austria.

Franco Foda's squad past played retired a goalless gully with Israel connected Thursday night, leaving them level connected points with Ireland and 3 shy of Sunday's opponents. 

With a grounds of 14 wins from their past 22 games, Kosovo person proven pugnacious to bushed - peculiarly successful Pristina - but Austria were convincing winners erstwhile the brace met successful Vienna.

The visitors volition question a akin result astatine Stadiumi Fadil Vokrri, having roared into a three-goal pb by the hr people past Sunday.

Clear radical favourites, Ralf Rangnick's men reached the knockout signifier astatine this year's World Cup, past won some of their archetypal 2 Nations League matches 3-1. 

First, they dispatched 10-man Israel successful Linz, earlier cruising to triumph implicit Kosovo, acknowledgment to goals from David Affengruber, Junior Adamu and Carney Chukwuemeka.

However, connected Thursday nighttime they recovered themselves 2 down to Ireland successful Dublin, and lone a precocious rally salvaged different point, with substitute Michael Gregoritsch grabbing their leveller.

As Austria were beaten by Serbia successful the League B playoffs past time, narrowly missing retired connected promotion, they mean to assertion archetypal spot this season.

To that end, signing disconnected with a 3rd triumph from 4 would warrant apical spot going into November's Group 3 finale.

Kosovo Nations League form:

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Team News

Kosovo volition anticipation prima antheral Muriqi tin retrieve from a muscular occupation successful clip to commencement Sunday's game, aft helium sat retired the gully with Israel.

With 19 Nations League extremity involvements, the Fenerbahce striker is hugely important for the hosts; Albion Rrahmani would basal successful if required. 

First-choice goalkeeper Arijanet Muric was withdrawn from the nonaccomplishment to Austria, with Amir Saipi deputising successful midweek, truthful it remains to beryllium seen who volition play this weekend.

While Muriqi has been named captain, arsenic Amir Rrahmani precocious retired from planetary shot owed to a quality with the federation, Austria are besides missing their long-standing skipper. 

David Alaba was not selected, having been without a nine earlier joining Udinese past week; furthermore, Marcel Sabitzer is taking a interruption from nationalist squad duty. Paul Wanner and Nikolas Veratschnig picked up knocks against Kosovo and person returned to their respective clubs.

More positively, Konrad Laimer appeared successful Dublin aft recovering from an adductor injury, portion Gregoritsch overcame an ankle occupation to people the equaliser; Sunderland centre-back Kevin Danso volition besides beryllium disposable aft serving a suspension.

In the station Marko Arnautovic-era, Sasa Kalajdzic, Christoph Lang, Adamu and Gregoritsch indispensable each vie to commencement up front. 

Kosovo imaginable starting lineup:

Saipi; Dellova, I. Krasniqi, Raci; Vojvoda, Hoxha, Avdullahu, Gallapeni; Zhegrova, E. Krasniqi; Rrahmani

Austria imaginable starting lineup:

A. Schlager; Posch, Lienhart, Danso, Wober; Seiwald, X. Schlager; Wimmer, Laimer, Schmid; Gregoritsch

We say: Kosovo 1-2 Austria 

Austria tin inflict a uncommon location decision connected Kosovo, owed to their awesome firepower astatine this level.

Only 2 teams scored much goals successful League B past clip around, and Rangnick's men person already racked up 8 successful 3 games this term.

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