Matchday

World Cup Qualification, UEFA 2026 · 12 Oct 2025

Romania 1–0 Austria

Expected and what happened

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

Expected xG
1.6 – 1.5
Actual xG
–
Goals
1 – 0

Footybot saw it as open: Romania 40%, the draw 24%, Austria 36%.

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

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Dennis Man, 94.2 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Dennis Man +35.2, Philipp Lienhart +19.6, Andrei Rațiu +18.9.

Well below it: Romano Schmid −16.0, David Alaba −10.0, Konrad Laimer −9.6.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Romania

9 Sep 2025D 2–2at Cyprus World Cup Qualification UEFA

Austria

9 Oct 2025W 10–0v San Marino World Cup Qualification UEFA
9 Sep 2025W 2–1at Bosnia & Herzegovina World Cup Qualification UEFA
6 Sep 2025W 1–0v Cyprus World Cup Qualification UEFA

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Romania

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Dennis Man Midfielder9000–94.2+35.2
Ianis Hagi Forward9001–90.8–
Andrei Rațiu Defender9000–71.7+18.9
Daniel Bîrligea Forward8800–57.9–
Virgil Ghiță Defender1810–57.7–
Ionuț Radu Goalkeeper9000–53.9+5.2
Marius Marin Midfielder9000–51.7+10.0
Alexandru Chipciu Defender9000–51.5–
Mihai Popescu Defender7200–50.3–
Valentin Mihăilă Midfielder9000–48.6–
Louis Munteanu Forward800–40.7–
Vlad Dragomir Midfielder9000–38.9−5.9

Austria

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Stefan Posch Defender9000–79.8–
Philipp Lienhart Defender9000–70.2+19.6
Alessandro Schöpf Midfielder1000–54.3–
Alexander Prass Midfielder2500–53.4–
Christoph Baumgartner Midfielder6500–52.8+0.4
Nicolas Seiwald Midfielder9000–51.5+2.4
Michael Gregoritsch Forward8600–50.8+9.0
Phillipp Mwene Midfielder6500–49.6+2.2
Raul Florucz Forward1000–48.1–
David Alaba Defender9000–47.9−10.0
Alexander Schlager Goalkeeper9000–46.2−5.7
Florian Grillitsch Midfielder2500–45.4–
Marcel Sabitzer Midfielder9000–44.3−2.2
Romano Schmid Midfielder8600–42.4−16.0
Konrad Laimer Defender9000–38.7−9.6