San Marino vs Austria: 2026 World Cup Qualifier Prediction (11.06.2025)

On Tuesday, June 11, at 01:45 WIB, San Marino’s national football team will host Austria at the Olympic Stadium in Serravalle for a Group H match in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers. The hosts are the group’s main underdogs, while the visitors are expected to fight for first place alongside Romania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Cyprus.

In the San Marino vs Austria match, bookmakers understandably list the visiting team as the overwhelming favorite. A bet on the “white-and-blues” (San Marino) to win has extremely high odds of 75.00, while a draw is priced at 23.00, and a win for the “red-and-whites” (Austria) is at just 1.01. Sports analysts expect plenty of goals: over 2.5 total goals is given at 1.21 odds. However, goals are only expected from the visitors, as a bet on both teams to score is priced at a high 5.40.

San Marino

Despite losing to Gibraltar, Roberto Cevoli managed to guide the “Serenissima” directly to League C of the UEFA Nations League. This is a decent achievement for one of Europe’s “minnows.” However, San Marino still struggles to compete against stronger teams. Heavy defeats to Cyprus (0-2) and Romania (1-5) are evidence of that. So far, the “white-and-blues” remain a semi-amateur team for whom participating in continental and world qualifiers is more about prestige than results.

Austria

Last year, Ralf Rangnick led “das team” to the Euro playoffs, though they lost 1-2 in the round of 16 to Turkey. In the UEFA Nations League B division, they missed out on first place to Norway, forcing them into a playoff with Serbia. Austria managed a 1-1 draw at home but lost 0-2 away, leaving them in the second tier. However, those results have little relevance for this upcoming match, as they will face a clear underdog. Key players for the “red-and-whites” include Konrad Laimer from Bayern Munich, Romano Schmid from Werder Bremen, Michael Gregoritsch from Freiburg, and Christoph Baumgartner from RB Leipzig.

Statistics and Head-to-Head

These teams have not faced each other in the current century. To understand the home side’s level, consider their performance in the last Euro qualifiers: in ten matches, San Marino scored three goals and conceded 31.

Prediction

In matches like this, the only question is how quickly the favorites will open the scoring and how many goals they will score overall. We predict an active start to the match and recommend betting on over 1.5 goals in the first half at odds of 1.73.