Austria vs San Marino prediction 09.10.2025 | World Cup Qualifiers
Austria
Kick off:
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San Marino
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1.01
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12.24
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52.80
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- Competition: World Cup Qualifiers
- Date: Thursday, 9th October, 2025
- Kickoff: 19:45 UK / 20:45 CEST
- Venue: Ernst Happel Stadion (Vienna)
The World Cup Qualifiers are set to restart. On Thursday evening, Austria will welcome one of the worst teams in the World, San Marino, at Ernst Happel Stadion in Vienna. Austra are trying to secure their fifth win in five rounds, while San Marine can only hope for a competitive match and offer good resistance to a much better team.
Let's break down the match and find the best possible bet for this World Cup Qualifiers tie.
Austria vs San Marino Head to Head (H2H) stats
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San Marino
0 : 4
Austria
WC Qualification Europe
These teams already met in these World Cup Qualifiers back in June when Austria won 4:0 in San Marino. Before the mentioned match, these teams met twice, with Austria winning both games - 7:0 and 4:1.
Austria team overview
Austria are still searching for their first World Cup appearance since 1998 when they finished the competition in the Group phase. However, their progress is evident through the EURO Qualifiers as they participated in the last three tournaments and even secured the knockout phase in the previous two. Before these WC Qualifiers, the Austrians did well in the UEFA Nations League, almost securing a return to League A. Unfortunately, Serbia beat them in the Playoffs on a 3:1 aggregate.
In the WC Qualifiers, Austria did great, winning all games, but we have to acknowledge that they have a pretty weak group with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Romania, Cyprus, and San Marino.
For the upcoming game against San Marino, the team will be without Patrick Wimmer, who received a red card in the previous game against Bosnia and Herzegovina. Also, one of their best midfielders, Xaver Schlager, isn't called for the NT due to a calf injury he sustained about a month ago.
Last matches of Austria
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 : 2
Austria
WC Qualification Europe
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Austria
1 : 0
Cyprus
WC Qualification Europe
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San Marino
0 : 4
Austria
WC Qualification Europe
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Austria
2 : 1
Romania
WC Qualification Europe
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Serbia
2 : 0
Austria
UEFA Nations League
Austria lineup
Goalkeeper
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13
Patrick Pentz
Defenders
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20
Konrad Laimer
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15
Philipp Lienhart
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8
David Alaba
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16
Phillipp Mwene
Midfielders
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13
Nicolas Seiwald
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20
Romano Schmid
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9
Marcel Sabitzer
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14
Christoph Baumgartner
Forwards
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7
Marko Arnautovic
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11
Michael Gregoritsch
San Marino team overview
San Marino are the last (210th) team in the FIFA World Ranking List. Expectedly, they are a team that has never secured an appearance in any major tournament, and that will hardly change anytime soon. They even struggle to score a goal in the entire Qualifying cycle. For example, in the last WC Qualifiers, they only scored one goal and had a -45 goal difference in ten games. That alone says a lot about the team.
However, in the previous UEFA Nations League, San Marino managed to secure League C for the first time since the start of the competition after finishing first in Group with Liechtenstein and Gibraltar.
Last matches of San Marino
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Malta
3 : 1
San Marino
Friendly International
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San Marino
0 : 6
Bosnia and Herzegovina
WC Qualification Europe
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Modena
0 : 0
San Marino
Hybrid Friendlies
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San Marino
0 : 4
Austria
WC Qualification Europe
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Bosnia and Herzegovina
1 : 0
San Marino
WC Qualification Europe
San Marino lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Edoardo Colombo
Defenders
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2
Simone Giocondi
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4
Filippo Fabbri
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5
Michele Cevoli
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12
Alessandro Tosi
Midfielders
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18
Samuele Zannoni
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8
Lorenzo Capicchioni
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22
Marcello Mularoni
Forwards
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11
Andrea Contadini
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9
Nicola Nanni
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10
Filippo Berardi
Prediction
Austria won all four games in these World Cup Qualifiers. To be fair, their performances could have been a bit better, but in the game against San Marino, they completely dominated and deservedly won 4:0. Looking further back, in the past ten games, Austria lost only to Serbia (2:0) in Belgrade. And at home, Austria haven't lost in the past ten against much better competition than San Marino.
San Marino, on the other hand, lost all five WC Qualifier matches. They also lost by at least two goals in four out of those five matches - 80%.
Considering the difference in form, the previous h2h game in June, and all the above, we firmly believe the hosts will dominate and secure a comfortable win at Ernst Happel Stadion in Vienna.
3 Reasons why Austria should win and cover the -2 AH spread
- Austria won all four WC Qualifier matches
- San Marino lost all five WC Qualifier games
- Austria won 4:0 in the previous h2h game
Main prediction Austria - San Marino
AH1 (-2)
Austria vs San Marino standings in WC Qualification Europe
| Group H | P | W | D | L |
G - A
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GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 - 2 | +7 | 12 |
| 2 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 11 - 3 | +8 | 12 |
| 3 | Romania | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 - 6 | +4 | 7 |
| 4 | Cyprus | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 - 7 | -2 | 4 |
| 5 | San Marino | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 - 18 | -17 | 0 |