Matchday

Int. Friendly Games 2026 · 27 Mar 2026

Austria 5–1 Ghana

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Feb 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
2.0 – 0.5
Actual xG
2.1 – 0.3
Goals
5 – 1

Footybot made Austria favourites at 74%.

Austria won and made the better chances: 2.1 xG to 0.3.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Marcel Sabitzer, 71.3 in 80′.

Well above their usual level: Jordan Ayew +29.6, Marcel Sabitzer +25.2, Abdul Fatawu Issahaku +23.9.

Well below it: Florian Wiegele −22.4, Romano Schmid −14.9, Alexander Schlager −13.4.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Austria

18 Nov 2025D 1–1v Bosnia & Herzegovina World Cup Qualification UEFA
15 Nov 2025W 2–0at Cyprus World Cup Qualification UEFA
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

Ghana

18 Nov 2025L 0–1at South Korea International Friendlies
14 Nov 2025L 0–2at Japan International Friendlies

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Austria

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Marcel Sabitzer Midfielder80120.7671.3+25.2
Paul Wanner Midfielder4500–68.4+19.2
Carney Chukwuemeka Midfielder29100.1665.1–
Michael Gregoritsch Forward62110.5964.1+21.6
Phillipp Mwene Midfielder4500–55.5+16.3
Stefan Posch Defender80100.3555.2+8.9
Nicolas Seiwald Midfielder90100.0955.0+7.3
Kevin Danso Defender4500–51.1−2.6
Michael Svoboda Defender2800–50.7–
Florian Grillitsch Midfielder4500–47.0−3.3
Philipp Lienhart Defender4500–46.7−7.7
Marco Friedl Defender6200–46.0−8.4
Christoph Baumgartner Midfielder61000.1345.3−1.9
Patrick Wimmer Midfielder4500–40.0−5.1
Alexander Prass Midfielder4500–39.7−12.8
Saša Kalajdžić Forward10000.0539.2–
David Affengruber Defender1000–36.4–
Alexander Schlager Goalkeeper4500–35.6−13.4
Florian Wiegele Goalkeeper4500–35.0−22.4
Romano Schmid Midfielder4500–34.9−14.9
Marko Arnautović Forward2800–31.2–

Ghana

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Marvin Senaya Defender20000.0384.0–
Gideon Mensah Defender2100–71.0–
Ibrahim Sulemana Midfielder2101–70.4–
Jordan Ayew Forward86100.1069.9+29.6
Abdul Fatawu Issahaku Midfielder70000.1060.8+23.9
Patric Pfeiffer Defender2100–57.9–
Thomas Partey Midfielder86000.0757.7+9.5
Alexander Djiku Defender9000–55.7–
Antoine Semenyo Midfielder86000.0454.6+4.9
Caleb Yirenkyi Midfielder7000–53.3–
Jonas Adjei Adjetey Defender6900–51.2+1.9
Kwasi Sibo Midfielder6900–50.2+6.6
Christopher Baah Midfielder800–49.1–
Jerome Opoku Defender2100–44.3–
Ransford Yeboah Königsdörffer Forward2000–40.2–
Derrick Köhn Midfielder6900–39.7−7.6
Elisha Owusu Midfielder800–39.4–
Prince Kwabena Adu Forward6900–38.7−7.7
Kamaldeen Sulemana Forward800–37.7–
Lawrence Ati Zigi Goalkeeper9000–21.3–