Matchday

World Cup Qualification, UEFA 2026 · 6 Sep 2025

Austria 1–0 Cyprus

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Aug 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
2.8 – 0.8
Actual xG
–
Goals
1 – 0

Footybot made Austria favourites at 79%.

No xG was recorded for this match, so only the result can be read.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Loizos Loizou, 79.5 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Alexander Schlager +9.8.

Well below it: Phillipp Mwene −19.7.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Austria

No earlier result in Footybot's data.

Cyprus

No earlier result in Footybot's data.

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Austria

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Kevin Danso Defender2000–89.1–
Romano Schmid Midfielder4500–65.6–
David Alaba Defender7000–65.0–
Philipp Lienhart Defender9000–63.0–
Alexander Schlager Goalkeeper9000–61.9+9.8
Xaver Schlager Midfielder7000–56.8–
Patrick Wimmer Midfielder4500–56.5–
Michael Gregoritsch Forward4500–47.7–
Nicolas Seiwald Midfielder9000–47.0–
Marko Arnautović Forward4500–40.3–
Konrad Laimer Defender9000–39.6–
Phillipp Mwene Midfielder9000–38.6−19.7
Christoph Baumgartner Midfielder8900–38.4–
Stefan Posch Defender2000–31.6–
Marcel Sabitzer Midfielder9010–30.3–
Florian Grillitsch Midfielder100–28.2–

Cyprus

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Giannis Kosti Midfielder2300–100.0–
Loizos Loizou Midfielder9000–79.5–
Andronikos Kakoullis Forward1000–58.5–
Christos Sielis Defender9000–56.3–
Kostas Pileas Defender9000–54.4–
Ioannis Pittas Forward6700–53.4–
Grigoris Kastanos Midfielder8800–51.4–
Fabiano Goalkeeper9000–49.0–
Andreas Siikkis Defender9000–47.6–
Chambos Kyriakou Midfielder1300–45.7–