Austria Vienna – Beitar Jerusalem Preview – Can Beitar find a way back?
If you’re weighing up Austria Wien vs Beitar Jerusalem betting tips for Thursday’s second leg, start with the strangest detail of this tie: Beitar’s “home” game wasn’t played anywhere near Israel. UEFA rules keep the Jerusalem club’s European fixtures at a neutral ground in Romania, so last week’s first leg unfolded in Ploiești rather than Jerusalem. Austria Wien won it anyway, two goals to one, with Noam Muche’s early opener for Beitar cancelled out by Vasilije Markovic before the break and Sanel Saljic grabbing the winner. That means Beitar arrive in Vienna already chasing the tie, and this time there’s no neutral venue to soften the blow. It’s a proper away day, against a side who finally get to play in front of their own crowd in this run.
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Almog Cohen’s Beitar side shouldn’t be written off lightly. They finished as runners-up in the Israeli league last season and needed penalties to see off AEK Larnaca just to reach this round, so there’s a squad here that knows how to grind through a tight European tie. Their form in the weeks before the first leg was patchy rather than poor: one win, three draws and a loss in five games, a team that competes without quite finding a scoring touch.
Austria Wien, by contrast, went into the first leg on the back of four wins in five and they’ll fancy their chances of finishing the job at home. Aleksandar Dragović was back from a concussion lay-off for that first leg, though the hosts were missing Johannes Eggestein, Philipp Wiesinger, Noah Botić and Manprit Sarkaria; whether that group is fit again by Thursday remains to be confirmed nearer kick-off. Even short-handed, Austria Wien were good enough to win away from home, and doing it in front of their own fans on 13 August at 18:30 GMT should suit them more, not less. Call them the mild favourites to see out the tie rather than a side cruising to a foregone conclusion.
Austria Vienna – Beitar Jerusalem Betting Tips
Beitar have to attack to stay in this, and that opens up the sort of game where the tips lean towards goals rather than a backs-to-the-wall away performance.
Betting Tip: Austria Wien to win
A one-goal aggregate cushion and home advantage both point the same way. Austria Wien already showed the character to come from behind and win away from home in the first leg, and now they get to do their work in front of their own supporters, against opponents who must throw players forward just to stay alive. That’s exactly the sort of tie where the side with the lead and the crowd behind them gets over the line.
Betting Tip: Over 2.5 goals
Three goals went in during the first leg, and nothing about Thursday’s set-up points to a cagier repeat. Beitar can’t sit in and play for a draw: trailing on aggregate, anything short of a win eliminates them, so they have to commit players forward from kick-off. That should drag Austria Wien higher up the pitch too, and open, committed sides at both ends tend to produce goals. Fancy this one to open up? Check the latest match odds and get your bet on before kick-off.
Betting Tip: Both teams to score
Both sides found the net in the first leg, and little has changed since. Austria Wien have shown they can be got at: Muche’s early goal in Romania proved that, while Beitar’s need to chase the game should give the hosts room in behind on the counter. Backing goals at both ends covers the most likely way this tie actually plays out.
Beitar’s issue is simple: they need to score first and keep scoring, in a stadium that won’t be doing them any favours. Austria Wien just have to manage a lead they’ve already banked once. That balance of pressure is where the value in this tie sits.
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