Austria vs Turkey | UEFA Euros 2024 | Pre Match
Austria vs Turkey
INSIGHTS
Pre Match
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This will be the first meeting in a major tournament between Austria and Türkiye, with Austria winning two of the last three encounters in all competitions (L1), including a 6-1 victory in March of this year.
2
In competitive matches, Türkiye are unbeaten in their last five games against Austria (W4 D1), keeping a clean sheet each time; this is the first such meeting since a goalless draw in a EURO 2012 qualifier in September 2011.
3
Austria have qualified for the knockout stages of a major tournament for only a fourth time, also doing so at the 1934 and 1954 World Cups and EURO 2020, losing 2-1 to Italy in the round of 16 in the latter.
4
Türkiye have reached the knockouts stages of the UEFA European Championship finals for just the third time, after 2000 and 2008, reaching the semi-finals in the latter, though they’re yet to win such a game in their history (D1 L2).
5
Only Germany (8.8) had a lower PPDA in the group stages of EURO 2024 than Austria (9.0), while they were second for tackles (61) behind Georgia (63) and top for fouls conceded (49).
