Austria vs Norway Betting Predictions and Odds – Handball World Cup
Can Austria still manage the miracle?
Competition: Handball World Cup
Date: 18.01.2021
Betting Prediction: Handicap: Home win +8.5
Odds: 2.2
Stake: 6/10
If you travel to the World Cup, you will set your goals. Not all of them can achieve this and before the last game in the preliminary round, it looks like the Austrians will not achieve what they have set themselves, namely the jump into the main round. Team Austria is one of the sporting victims of the cancellation of the United States.
With the successors from Switzerland, France and Norway, the Austrians finally ended up in the group of deaths, to which Ales Pajovic’s team apparently fell victim. However, there is still little hope of promotion to the main round. It is clear that there is no alternative to a win against Norway on Monday.
Should Switzerland score against France, then Austria will be enough, regardless of the amount, because then only the direct comparison between the Austrians and the Norwegians would be decisive. However, in the match between Austria and Norway, the prediction is clearly that the Scandinavians will win. The starting position for Austria is even worse if France loses to Switzerland.
In this case, too, Ales Pajovic’s seven needed a win. But then the direct comparison between Norway, Austria and Switzerland counts and that would mean that Austria would have to win by six goals difference. Before the start of the game Austria against Norway, a tip on the advancement of the ÖHB men seems to be hopeless.
Austria – Statistics & current form
After the bankruptcy in the opening game against Switzerland, the Austrians arrived in the valley of tears. The quotations from the best bookmakers that Ales Pajovic’s team would go one more round have soared. After just one game, it was clear that the Austrians would probably continue to play in the Presidents Cup after the preliminary round.
Austria before the World Cup
There, the opponents in the upcoming games will likely be Morocco, Chile and South Korea. After all, the Austrians fought for their chance in the second group game against the record world champions from France. However, the ÖHB men were only able to keep up with the French. In between, there were always phases in which the Austrians had to let go.
- “If we play our best game, then something is possible against such a team.” – Lukas Huteczek
In the end, the result at 28:35 was okay, but you can’t buy anything for compliments for having kept up at times. Nevertheless, the Austrians will try everything to let the miracle happen. The statements of the players and coach Ales Pajovic alone doesn’t really sound like you believe in them yourself.
The ÖHB men have now suffered four defeats in a row. Confidence has plummeted. Without the injured top performers, this team is actually only worth half. Now Boris Zivkovic has also injured his knee. Whether he can play remains to be seen, one way or another, in the match between Austria and Norway the odds on the moose should be the better choice,
The team of Austria:
Goal: Bauer, Kaiper, Eichberger
Back area: Zeiner, Jochmann, Schmid, Dicker, Huteczek, Neuhold, Hermann, Zivkovic, Stevanovic
Outside left: Frimmel, Pratschner
Right outside: Weber, Ranftl
District: Juric, Herburger, Wagner, Huber
Coach: Pajovic
Last matches from Austria:
World Championships Preliminary Round Grp. E.
01/16 2021 Austria 28-35 France
01/14 2021 Austria 25-28 Switzerland
European Championships Qualification Grp. 2
01/10 2021 Germany 34-20 Austria
01/06 2021 Austria 27-36 Germany
11/04 2020 Austria 31 – 28 Estonia
Norway – Statistics & current form
In the run-up to the World Cup, all the experts were of the opinion that the gold medal in Egypt could only be achieved through the Norwegians. The Elche are still one of the top favourites at the Handball World Cup, but the status has got a few small cracks because in the opening game the French were a size too big for Christian Berge’s team.
The big teams are also vulnerable and that is the small glimmer of hope that the Austrians will cling to. However, a top team is characterized by the fact that you can quickly free yourself from depression, as the Norwegians did on the second day of the match against Switzerland.
With the successors from Switzerland, France and Norway, the Austrians finally ended up in the group of deaths, to which Ales Pajovic’s team apparently fell victim. However, there is still little hope of promotion to the main round. It is clear that there is no alternative to a win against Norway on Monday.
Sander Sagosen as the match-winner
At the beginning of the game, the Scandinavians still had slight problems but pulled their boots through for the entire season. Slowly but surely, the Norwegians expanded the cushion and in the end won with 31:25. Above all, Kiel’s superstar Sander Sagosen could never be brought under control and was solely responsible for eleven goals.
But it also became clear that the knot has not yet burst for some players. If you are honest, then Sander Sagosen in good form should guarantee a victory for Elche against Austria. Therefore, the prediction between Austria and Norway is clearly in the direction of the Scandinavians, even if a victory for Christian Berge’s team may not be necessary to make it into the main round.
The team of Norway:
Goal: Christensen, Saeveras, Bergerud
Back area: Sagosen, Överjordet, O’Sullivan, Aar, Johannessen, Pettersen, Tönnesen, Tangen, Reinkind
Left winger: Jöndal, Blonz
Right winger: Björnsen, Gulliksen
District: Myrhol, Jakobsen, Överby, Solstad
Trainer: Mountains
Last matches from Norway:
World Championships Preliminary Round Grp. E.
01/16 2021 Switzerland 25 – 31 Norway
01/14 2021 Norway 24 – 28 France
Friendlies
01/09 2021 Denmark 34-36 Norway
European Championships Qualification Grp. 6
01/08 2021 Norway 27-19 Belarus
Friendlies
01/07 2021 Denmark 31 – 28 Norway
Austria vs Norway – Direct comparison / H2H balance
Since the European Championships in 2010, the selection teams from Austria and Norway have met a total of nine times on the record. During this period, the direct comparison speaks clearly, but not as clearly as expected for the Scandinavians. Norway is 6-2 ahead after victories. Since then, the teams have separated once with a draw.
The Austrians succeeded in qualifying for the 2015 World Cup in Qatar when they secured the World Cup ticket in the playoffs with a 28:26 win at home and a 28:28 in Norway and the elk eliminated. Subsequently, however, the Austrians no longer had a sense of achievement. Norway won against Austria four times in a row.
Austria vs Norway betting odds in comparison
Betting Prediction: Austria
Odds: 1.03
Betting Prediction: Draw
Odds: 25
Betting Prediction: Norway
Odds: 18
Austria vs Norway Betting Predictions and Odds by PicksSoccer Experts
The match between France and Switzerland will already be over when the Austrians have to hit the plate. Ales Pajovic’s team will then already know whether a simple win is enough or whether you have to win against the Norwegians by six goals. The latter seems impossible for the Austrians at the moment.
Even a normal win for Austria is out of the question. It is conceivable that the ÖHB men will have a good game, but overall they will not stand a chance against the Norwegian top stars. We therefore clearly tend to place a tip between Austria and Norway that the elks will win.
Key facts – Austria vs Norway tips
The Austrians conceded four bankruptcies in a row.
A victory is not even enough for the ÖHB for the next round.
Norway won the last four duels with the Austrians.
The question will again be how big the Norwegian win will be. The tested betting shops set a difference of nine goals as the balanced value. We assume that it will be a little tighter. That’s why we decided to allude the odds between Austria and Norway on an Austrian handicap win (+8.5).
