On Sunday night, fresh from Euro 2021 play-off heartbreak, Northern Ireland visit Austria in Group B1 of the Nations League.
Austria head into this game on the back of a four-game winning run, in which the home team has beaten Greece, Northern Ireland (in the reverse fixture), Romania and Luxembourg.
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They have also recorded wins in five of their last six international outings.
The home team have built their recent stellar form on good defensive displays, as they have kept three straight clean sheets.
The recent winning streak includes two victories in Group B1 of the Nations League. The wins leave Austria second in the group, only behind table-topping Norway on goal difference.
The home team have a good recent record in the Nations League, winning five of their last seven games in the competition, only suffering one defeat in the process.
However, on the flip-side, Austria have only won one of their three home matches in the Nations League. The other two home games have finished in a draw and a defeat.
Northern Ireland heads into this game on the back of a 2-1 extra-time defeat against Slovakia in one of the Euro 2021 play-off finals.
The defeat may not have come as much of a surprise, as Northern Ireland have not won any of their last eight games in normal and extra-time. The visitors have now lost three of their last five games in 90 minutes and one in extra-time.
Ian Baraclough’s team also have a woeful record in the Nations League, failing to win any of their eight matches, while suffering seven defeats. They have found goals hard to come by too, scoring just four times in the Nations League.
Forebet predicts that Austria will continue their current good run of form by recording a victory in a low-scoring clash.