Austria vs Republic of Ireland prediction and team news

Austria are favourites to beat the Republic of Ireland in Linz on Saturday: BAR One had them at 4/7 (1.57), with the draw at 29/10 (3.90) and Ireland at 23/5 (5.60), in its preview of Monday 9 November. Those prices say about 64% Austria before the margin. Austria lead the group by three points and a home win puts them back in League A; Ireland need at least a point to keep a promotion play-off within reach.

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Kick-off, venue and the table

Saturday 14 November 2026, 19:45 Irish and UK time (20:45 in Austria), Raiffeisen Arena, Linz. It is round 5 of League B Group 3. Ireland then host Kosovo at the Aviva on Tuesday 17 November; Austria play Israel in Debrecen, Israel's stand-in home.

Pos	Team	P	Pts	GD
1	Austria	4	8	+4
2	Republic of Ireland	4	5	+2
3	Kosovo	4	5	−1
4	Israel	4	2	−5

Austria are unbeaten: 3–1 against Israel and Kosovo, 2–2 in Dublin and 1–1 in Kosovo. Ireland's five points came after an opening defeat in Kosovo, and they let leads slip against both Austria and Israel. Second place is the promotion play-off, and that is the realistic prize for Ireland now.

Austria: team news

Ralf Rangnick is without David Alaba (calf), and the injury list behind him is long: Patrick Wimmer, Maximilian Wöber, Paul Wanner and Nikolas Veratschnig could not be considered, per the GEPA report. Christoph Baumgartner is back from injury and Konrad Laimer is in. After the squad was named, Carney Chukwuemeka and Marco Grüll withdrew, and Yusuf Demir and Raul Florucz came in from the standby list. Sturm Graz's Luca Weinhandl has his first call-up.

The man Ireland will remember is Sasa Kalajdzic. In Dublin he troubled the Irish defence after half-time, and Austria's first goal came from an individual error just after Liam Scales went off.

Republic of Ireland: team news

Heimir Hallgrímsson named 24 on 5 November. Captain Nathan Collins is back from injury and Harvey Vale returns after his own rehabilitation. Gavin Bazunu is injured, so Mark Travers joins Caoimhín Kelleher and Max O'Leary in goal. Séamus Coleman travels in a hybrid coaching and leadership role, not as one of the 24.

Two forwards carry the attack. Troy Parrott, now at Real Betis, scored the solo goal in Dublin but arrives short of club form. Jack Moylan of Cardiff City is the in-form one, with a first-half hat-trick against West Ham last week, per BAR One.

The head to head

Date	Venue	Result
October 2026	Dublin	Ireland 2–2 Austria (Nations League)
2017	Dublin	Ireland 1–1 Austria (World Cup qualifier)
November 2016	Vienna	Austria 0–1 Ireland (World Cup qualifier, James McClean)

Ireland have not lost to Austria in their last three meetings. Austria, on the other hand, have not lost a home game since Belgium won in Vienna in 2023, per BAR One. One of those two runs ends on Saturday, or both survive a draw.

What the odds say

A draw at 3.90 is about a 26% chance before the margin, and that is the result both sets of fans can live with least comfortably: Austria would still need a result in Debrecen, Ireland would still need Kosovo to slip. BAR One's own tip was the draw. Ireland have lost only twice in their last 12 matches over 90 minutes, the Kosovo defeat included, per BAR One, and that record is why a 5.60 outsider is not a hopeless one.

How a table this tight bends prices in the last two rounds is in what a Nations League table does to the price, and what the draw is really worth is in what the draw is worth in football odds.

For BAI8's researched call on this match, open the Austria vs Republic of Ireland match page. The Free plan covers 5 assessments a month, no card needed.

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What this does not tell you

It does not know either line-up or any withdrawal after 11 November. The odds are one bookmaker's from 9 November and will have moved. The table comes from NBC Sports and the GEPA report rather than from UEFA directly, and the injury list is the Austrian press's, not a medical statement. It carries no BAI8 number: that is on the match page.