Both Austria and Kazakhstan are looking for their first win in the UEFA Nations League this season and will meet in Linz on Thursday evening.
Three points behind the top two in League B Group 3, both teams will be keen to win to ease relegation fears.
Latest Austria vs Kazakhstan team information
Alongside captain David Alaba, who is still recovering from a serious knee injury, Austria coach Ralf Rangnick will be without a number of defenders for both Nations League games.
Although Kevin Danso has returned to training - confirmed fit to play just weeks after a move to Roma fell through after a medical revealed a heart problem - he will remain at Lens.
Leeds United's Maximilian Wober also needs knee surgery, having been sidelined since Austria's draw with Slovenia last month. As a result, Venezia centre-back Michael Svoboda is called up for the first time and Marco Friedl is also back after more than two years out.
Joining an attack led by veteran striker Marko Arnautovic, Blackburn Rovers striker Andi Weimann - who has scored three goals for the club this season, including a 'Goal of the Month' winner in the derby against Burnley - has also been recalled.
Meanwhile, Kazakhstan's squad is largely made up of homegrown players, but winger Bakhtiyor Zaynutdinov plays for Besiktas, Ramazan Orazov plays for Silkeborg in Denmark, and star striker Abat Aymbetov is with Adana Demirspor.
The player scored three goals in both Euro 2024 qualifying and the previous Nations League, so the visitors will hope he can help them find the net for the first time this season.
Stanislav Cherchesov's side - who trained in the Austrian city of Krems last week - are still captained by Askhat Tagybergen in central midfield.
Latest predicted lineup Austria vs Kazakhstan
Shirt:
Pentz; Posch, Querfeld, Lienhart, Prass; Seiwald, Laimer, Sabitzer; Schmid, Arnautovic, Baumgartner
Kazakhstan:
Shatsky; Bystrov, Marochkin, Alip, Kasym, Vorogovskiy; Orazov, Tagybergen, Zaynutdinov, Samorodov; Aymbetov
Latest football prediction Austria vs Kazakhstan
Facing two away games to start their campaign, Austria first picked up a point in neighbouring Slovenia before travelling to Norway on matchday two of the Nations League.
Ralf Rangnick's side had lost just three times in 14 competitive games heading into Oslo; however, despite Marcel Sabitzer equalising for them after conceding an early goal, they ultimately went home empty-handed following a late goal from Erling Haaland.
Despite impressing at Euro 2024, Austria were previously relegated from League A, and their aim is to return to Europe's top tier immediately with a talented squad.
After ending their previous Nations League campaign with just one point from five games, they last tasted success in the competition in June 2022, beating Croatia 3–0 in that match.
Das Team have made a slow start to the year, so taking advantage of home advantage this month could help them turn things around.
After hosting Kazakhstan - a team they last met in World Cup qualifying 12 years ago - Austria must try to overturn September's result against an ambitious Norway side with plenty of attacking firepower.
Current Kazakhstan coach Stanislav Cherchesov was photographed in September 2023.
In four previous meetings - all within two years, more than a decade ago - Kazakhstan have never overcome Thursday's hosts, where they have yet to score a goal.
After being promoted from the third tier in 2022, their side played their first match in League B of the Nations League last month, when they hosted Norway and earned a point in a goalless draw.
This continues a marked upward trend, after winning six of their 10 European Championship qualifying matches before missing out in the playoffs, where they were heavily beaten by Greece.
Their potential route to Euro 2024 was secured by securing promotion from League C - with two wins over Slovakia leaving Kazakhstan top of the group on 13 points - but they head into this October's internationals on the back of a comprehensive defeat in their last game.
Stanislav Cherchesov's side were beaten 3-0 by Slovenia in Ljubljana, with RB Leipzig star Benjamin Sesko scoring a hat-trick as Kazakhstan took just one point from their two games so far. They are currently fourth in the table and in danger of automatic relegation. Despite signs of improvement, Kazakhstan remain 109th in the FIFA rankings and have yet to score a goal at League B level.
After a poor start to September, Austria should have enough momentum to pick up the pace and take all three points on Thursday.
Austria vs Kazakhstan score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the following results for the Austria vs Kazakhstan match:
- Sportsmole: Austria 2-0 Kazakhstan
- WhoScore: Austria 3-1 Kazakhstan
- Our prediction: Austria 2-0 Kazakhstan
When and where to watch Austria vs Kazakhstan live?
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