Our prediction for this match:
Austria
Match Time & Date:
26/03/2024
20:45
Prediction: 2-1
Turkey
Ernst Happen Stadion will be packed when Austria and Turkey take on each other in a friendly on Tuesday evening. Ralf Rangnick can’t count on star players Marko Arnautovic and David Alaba for the March friendlies, but the duo wasn’t missed at all in a 2-0 win over Slovakia. Experienced midfielder Andreas Weimann is pushing for a start after sealing the victory at Tehelne pole, while there are no fresh injury worries in the home team.
The Turks, on the other hand, aim to recover from a 1-0 loss to Hungary, but seeing that Austria are a real force to be reckoned with at home, we do not believe Hakan Calhanoglu and Co. are going to grab something from the match. To make things even worse for the away team, Rangers defender Ridvan Yilmaz limped off with injury in the Puskas Arena defeat. Fenerbahce man Mert Muldur is widely expected to replace Yilmaz in the starting line-up.
Highlighted Player (Hakan Calhanoglu):
Hakan Calhanoglu is another one in the long line of Turkish footballers who were born in Germany, so it is hardly surprising he came to prominence thanks to his performances in Bundesliga. The attacking midfielder with great vision and very good goalscoring record started his professional career at Karlsruher, scoring impressive 17 goals in 50 league outings to earn a move to Bundesliga side Hamburg.
The spell at Imtech Arena was merely a stepping stone for bigger things as 11 goals in his debut top flight campaign persuaded Bayer Leverkusen to splash nearly €15 million on his services. That proved a very good investment as Calhanoglu continued the rich vein of form, and it is now a matter of time before he joins one of European powerhouses.
The midfield maestro had a bright start to his career in the Turkey national team, scoring 5 goals in first 16 caps, and chances are he will become a leader for Milli Takim in the foreseeable future.
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.
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