1 October 2026, 18:45 UTC

Rep. Of Ireland vs Austria UEFA Nations League prediction & result

Aviva Stadium, Dublin
Referee: Allard Lindhout
Full time2 – 2

Final score: Rep. Of Ireland 2-2 Austria.

Before kick-off the model made it 41% Rep. Of Ireland, 30% draw, 29% Austria — fair odds of 2.44, 3.33 and 3.45.

Most likely scoreline: 1-0.

The model got this one wrong.

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Has the model earned this number?

Rep. Of Ireland at 41%: of 2,595 settled 40–50% forecasts, 45.7% came in (average 43.9%). It can be read literally. The full record.

How the model saw it, minute by minute

Rep. Of Ireland4%Draw93%Austria3%

Rebuilt after the match from the model's pre-match expected goals, frozen in the log before kick-off, plus the score and cards as they stood at each minute — never anything later. A ball marks each of the 4 goals. The same replay scores the in-play model on the track record.

Match analysis

Match timeline

⚽Troy Parrottassist: Adam Idah
12'
⚽Troy Parrott (pen)
45'
45'
🔁David Affengruberout: Maximilian Wöber
45'
🔁Nicolas Seiwaldout: Konrad Laimer
45'
🔁Carney Chukwuemekaout: Michael Gregoritsch
James Abankwah
60'
🔁Liam Scalesout: Liam Kitching
63'
🔁Adam Idahout: Jayson Molumby
63'
67'
🔁Romano Schmidout: Alexander Prass
71'
⚽Alexander Prassassist: Patrick Wimmer
72'
•Alexander Prass
🔁James Abankwahout: Jake O'Brien
75'
🔁Troy Parrottout: Chiedozie Ogbene
75'
77'
⚽Michael Gregoritsch
Ryan Manning
82'
85'
Maximilian Wöber
🔁Jack Moylanout: Thomas Cannon
86'

Match stats — Rep. Of Ireland vs Austria

42%Possession58%
9Shots16
3On target7
3Corners5

Line-ups

Rep. Of Ireland 3-4-2-1
  • 1C. KelleherG
  • 4D. O'SheaD
  • 15J. EganD
  • 3L. ScalesD
  • 2J. AbankwahM
  • 11F. AzazM
  • 14C. CoventryM
  • 18R. ManningM
  • 17J. MoylanM
  • 10A. IdahM
  • 7T. ParrottF
Substitutes
  • 12L. KitchingD
  • 19O. EldingF
  • 23M. O’LearyG
  • 5J. O'BrienD
  • 6J. MolumbyM
  • 16G. BazunuG
  • 20C. OgbeneF
  • 8J. KnightM
  • 22K. PhillipsM
Coach: H. Hallgrímsson
Austria 4-2-3-1
  • 12F. WiegeleG
  • 5S. PoschD
  • 2D. AffengruberD
  • 15P. LienhartD
  • 16P. MweneD
  • 6N. SeiwaldM
  • 4X. SchlagerM
  • 21P. WimmerM
  • 17C. ChukwuemekaM
  • 18R. SchmidM
  • 9S. KalajdzicF
Substitutes
  • 14M. WöberD
  • 1A. SchlagerG
  • 22A. PrassD
  • 7C. LangM
  • 19M. GrüllF
  • 11M. GregoritschF
  • 23M. FriedlD
  • 13M. BignettiG
  • 3F. BacherD
Coach: R. Rangnick

Form going into Rep. Of Ireland vs Austria

Rep. Of Ireland

UEFA Nations League

  • W3-0away to Israel27 September 2026
  • L0-1away to Kosovo24 September 2026

Austria

UEFA Nations League

  • W3-1Kosovo27 September 2026
  • W3-1Israel24 September 2026

Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first; context, not the model's input. How to read this.

UEFA Nations League table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPts
3Rep. Of Ireland412164+25
1Austria422095+48

Where the two sides stand today, not on the day of this match. Full table

Head-to-head: Rep. Of Ireland vs Austria

  • 11 June 2017Rep. Of Ireland 1–1 AustriaWorld Cup - Qualification Europe
  • 12 November 2016Austria 0–1 Rep. Of IrelandWorld Cup - Qualification Europe

Leading scorers: Rep. Of Ireland and Austria

Rep. Of Ireland

GoalsAssists

  • T. Parrott40

Austria

No player in UEFA Nations League's leading scorers — 9 league goals as a side.

Top 3 by league goals this season; player availability is not in the model. How to read this.

The result against the call

Rep. Of Ireland and Austria drew 2–2. The model had leaned towards a win for Rep. Of Ireland at 41% and given a draw 30%. At that figure it expects the outcome about once in every 3 matches like this one. The goals: Troy Parrott 12' for Rep. Of Ireland, Troy Parrott (penalty) 45' for Rep. Of Ireland, Alexander Prass 71' for Austria, Michael Gregoritsch 77' for Austria.

Statistical estimate, not betting advice This prediction is generated from a statistical model for entertainment and informational purposes only. It does not guarantee any outcome and should not be used as the basis for placing a bet.