Matchday

World Cup Qualification, UEFA 2026 · 15 Nov 2025

Cyprus 0–2 Austria

Expected and what happened

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

Expected xG
1.2 – 1.6
Actual xG
–
Goals
0 – 2

Footybot made Austria favourites at 48%.

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

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Kevin Danso, 72.2 in 90′.

Well above their usual level: Konrad Laimer +20.4, Kevin Danso +19.5, Nicolas Seiwald +17.4.

Well below it: Xaver Schlager −17.9, Christoph Baumgartner −15.7, Loizos Loizou −11.8.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Cyprus

12 Oct 2025W 4–0at San Marino World Cup Qualification UEFA
9 Oct 2025D 2–2v Bosnia & Herzegovina World Cup Qualification UEFA
9 Sep 2025D 2–2v Romania World Cup Qualification UEFA
6 Sep 2025L 0–1at Austria World Cup Qualification UEFA

Austria

12 Oct 2025L 0–1at Romania World Cup Qualification UEFA
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

6 Sep 2025Austria 1–0 Cyprus World Cup Qualification UEFA

Cyprus

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Andronikos Kakoullis Forward2500–100.0–
Giannis Kosti Midfielder2500–72.8–
Nikolas Koutsakos Forward800–68.5–
Grigoris Kastanos Midfielder6500–57.0−2.6
Fabiano Goalkeeper9000–48.6−0.1
Loizos Loizou Midfielder6500–42.4−11.8
Andreas Siikkis Defender9000–41.3−5.9
Nikolas Panagiotou Defender9000–39.2−9.0
Christos Sielis Defender9000–37.5–
Stelios Andreou Defender2500–36.2–
António Fóti Midfielder200–33.9–

Austria

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Patrick Wimmer Midfielder2900–89.9–
Kevin Danso Defender9001–72.2+19.5
Konrad Laimer Defender9000–67.3+20.4
Nicolas Seiwald Midfielder9000–65.6+17.4
Michael Gregoritsch Forward2900–63.5–
Romano Schmid Midfielder8900–62.1+10.3
Marcel Sabitzer Midfielder8900–56.9+9.7
Philipp Lienhart Defender9000–51.9+2.3
Alexander Schlager Goalkeeper9000–48.6−1.8
Marko Arnautović Forward6120–46.5−3.1
Stefan Posch Defender9000–46.1−3.3
Xaver Schlager Midfielder6100–44.1−17.9
Marco Friedl Defender900–38.2–
Christoph Baumgartner Midfielder8500–37.4−15.7
Marco Grüll Forward100–17.3–
Nikolaus Wurmbrand Forward100–0.8–