In the European qualification for the 2025 World Cup, Romania faces Austria. The match is scheduled for October 12. Austria is the clear favorite with a 54.07% chance of winning compared to Romania's 21.03% and a 24.90% chance of a draw. In the 1X2 market, Austria's win is priced at 1.75, a draw at 3.80, and a Romanian victory at 4.50. This difference reflects the current balance of power between the teams, with an advantage for the visitors.
In the last 5 matches, Austria has shown impressive performance: an average of 3.8 goals scored and only 0.4 conceded, along with 4.8 corners and 65.4% ball possession. Romania's stats are more modest - 1.4 goals scored, 1.6 conceded, 3.6 corners, and 60.2% possession. Examples include Romania's 2-1 win over Moldova (09.10.2025), a 2-2 draw with Cyprus (09.09.2025), and a 0-3 loss to Canada (05.09.2025). Austria recently thrashed San Marino 10-0 (09.10.2025) and defeated Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-1 (09.09.2025). In head-to-head matches: Austria beat Romania 2-1 on 07.06.2025, Romania lost 0-1 on 14.10.2020, and Romania achieved a 3-2 victory on 07.09.2020.
The teams' recent performances have been high-scoring: the total over 2.5 goals occurred in 4 of the last 5 matches for both Romania and Austria. The average total goals in Romanian matches is 3, while for Austria it's 4.2. In terms of halves, Romania had over 1.5 goals in the first half 4 out of 5 times, while Austria did so 2 out of 5. Austria is more active in the second half - 3 times over 1.5 compared to 1 for Romania. In terms of scoring intervals, Romania most often scores between the 31st and 45th minute (50%), while Austria does so between the 46th and 60th minute (29%). In terms of goals conceded: Romania most frequently concedes in the intervals of 0-15, 16-30, and 76-90 minutes (29% each), while Austria concedes most often in the first 15 minutes (38%).
Austria leads in corners - 4.8 per match against Romania's 3.6 in the last five matches. The total over 9.5 corners was recorded once in 5 matches for Romania and twice for Austria. In the corner market, over 8.5 is priced at 1.82, under 8.5 at 1.98. Austria is the favorite for the corner outcome with odds of 1.91.
Sportwars.net Prediction for Romania vs Austria, 2025-10-12 - Total over 2.5 goals, odds 1.80.






