Predictions European Under-17 Championship - Austria U17 vs Wales U17

European Under-17 Championship - Austria U17 vs Wales U17
Match Time: 24-05-2024 01:30 Friday (GMT+8)
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Austria U17: D
Wales U17: L

Austria experienced an underwhelming start to the tournament as they played out a goalless draw in Monday's clash with Croatia.

Although they would have wanted all three points, Austria will be pleased with the fact they are now unbeaten in 10 consecutive internationals.

They will now turn their focus to Thursday's fixture, where they will look to take a leap towards securing their place in the knockout rounds for just the third time in seven tournament appearances.

After finishing in third place in 2003, Austria experienced three group-stage exits, before they returned to the knockout rounds in 2016.

Having picked up a point, they have already bettered their performance from their previous appearance in 2019 when they lost all three group matches to finish bottom of their group.

Wales are featuring at their second European Under-17 Championship after appearing for the first time in last year's tournament in Hungary.

On that occasion, Wales finished bottom of the standings after winning one and losing two of their group matches.

Their hopes of bettering that performance received a setback on matchday one when they fell to a 2-0 defeat against Denmark.

The Young Dragons conceded the opening goal in first-half stoppage time, before they gifted Denmark a second after they failed in their attempts to play out from the back.

As a result of that defeat, Wales could be eliminated with a game to spare if they lose and Denmark take at least a point from their clash with Croatia.

Prediction: Austria 1-0 Wales