Kick-off: 2000, 06/07/2022
Stadium: Old Trafford
TV: BBC One
England kick off Euro 2022 by entertaining Austria at Old Trafford and the hosts are expected to get off to a flying start in Group A.
The Lionesses outplayed their opponents in November’s World Cup qualifier, when only prevailing 1-0 but enjoying 72 per cent of the possession.
We reckon 1.77 for another home win to nil is a straightforward pick for our first England Women vs Austria Women prediction.
England Women Odds
England head into the tournament as one of the favourites and hunting what would be the first piece of major silverware in their history.
Interest around this tournament has been rising ever since the Lionesses reached the semi-finals at both Euro 2017 and the 2019 World Cup in France.
To oversee this summer’s quest, the Football Association has brought in Sarina Wiegman, who guided Netherlands to their Euro triumph five years ago and then the World Cup final two years later.
Since she took charge last September, England have been unbeaten in 14 fixtures, winning 12 of them, with 84 goals scored and only three conceded.
Those victories included a 3-1 win over Germany at Molineux in February that secured the Lionesses the Arnold Clark Cup and a 5-1 thrashing of Holland at Elland Road in a Euros warm-up earlier this month.
After concluding preparations by beating Switzerland 4-0 in Zurich on Thursday, Georgia Stanway said: “It’s time to get excited.
“It’s nice to know that the warm-up matches are all done and it’s on to the real thing now.
“Obviously, the scoreline says that we had a good performance, but there were times in there where we weren’t satisfied.
“It was about us, to increase the tempo, increase the quality, and obviously that’s what we did in the second half, and that’s why the scoreline was what it was.”
With confidence high, fitness levels up and a sell-out crowd at Old Trafford, the stage is set for a strong showing here.
The Lionesses will go into this game with lots of momentum and England Women vs Austria Women odds.
Austria Women Odds
Admittedly, Austria shouldn’t be underestimated after reaching the semi-finals at their first European Championship five years ago.
On that occasion, they were unbeaten in five outings and only went out to Denmark on penalties.
This time, they qualified as one of the best runners-up after finishing second to France, who they did draw 0-0 with on home turf, but lost 3-0 in Guingamp.
Nicole Billa is the key player up front, having scored 43 times in 79 international appearances, while Laura Feiersinger brings energy in midfield.
Austria kept England at bay for 40 minutes in last winter’s World Cup clash, but conditions in Sunderland were poor that night.
It is 3.4 for the Lionesses to lead 1-0 at the break again and that is added to our England Women vs Austria Women betting tips.
However, with fairer weather and a big crowd cheering them on, the hosts can power clear in the second period.
Additional stats
Last result:
Switzerland 0-4 ENGLAND – Russo, Stanway (pen), England, Scott
Belgium 0-1 AUSTRIA – Plattner
Head-to-head: England 1-0 Austria, Austria 0-3 England, England 3-0 Austria
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