Match Report
6 points for Austria (2nd), 0 for North Macedonia (4th): a 6-point gap. Recent form told a different story for North Macedonia: only 23rd in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. Per game in the league, Austria were scoring 1.33 and conceding 1, North Macedonia 0.67 and 2.67, against a competition average of 1.31 goals per team per game.
The match was played at Arena Naţională in Bucharest (capacity 31,254). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-1.