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Austria vs Serbia Live Stream & Predictions – Eagles to Win at the European Championship

vedran-ostojic
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Last updated: Mon 19 Jan 2026 00:04
The analysis suggests Serbia as the favored team to bet on, given their impressive performance against Germany and competitive match against Spain. Serbia's ability to show character and quality on the field strengthens their outlook against an Austria team that currently seems out of form and lacking confidence. This match-up presents a logical opportunity for bettors to back Serbia, considering their recent displays on the international stage.
Vedran Ostojic 19 Jan 2026
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Austria’s defeat to Spain marked their sixth consecutive loss across all competitions. Serbia, on the other hand, come into this clash full of confidence after a huge upset win over Germany, so backing the Eagles to take another victory looks justified. 

Austria Running Out of Answers 


Austria struggled badly with efficiency in the first half of their European Championship 2026 opener against Germany, falling behind early and never fully recovering in a 30–27 defeat. Sebastian Frimmel carried the offense with nine goals. 

Their situation worsened in Round 2, suffering a 30–25 loss to Spain after another disastrous first half, which they lost 19–12. Once again, slow starts proved too costly. 

These issues were already visible in January friendlies, where Austria lost all three matches. A narrow 30–29 defeat to the Czech Republic was followed by clearer losses to France (34–29) and Slovenia (36–31). 

Serbia Peaking at the Right Time 


Serbia opened the tournament with a 29–27 defeat to Spain, never managing to take the lead. Uros Kojadinovic led the scoring with six goals despite missing a few clear chances. 

The Eagles then produced one of the biggest shocks of the group stage, coming from behind to beat Germany 30–27 after a dominant second-half display. Kojadinovic once again starred with six goals as Serbia completely flipped the momentum of the group. 

A win here guarantees Serbia a place in the next phase, while even a defeat could still be enough if Germany fail to beat Spain. 

Verdict

Serbia showed character and quality in their comeback win against Germany and were competitive against Spain as well. Austria look out of form and short on confidence, so backing the Eagles to win is the logical play. 

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