Austria vs Tunisia Prediction: Arnautovic to hit the mark on Monday

Austria and Tunisia are both gearing up for their respective FIFA World Cup campaigns and the pair meet in Vienna on Monday for a friendly (8:45pm local/7:45pm BST).

Both teams have been given tough groups to compete in this summer, so momentum going into the tournament would be beneficial to them both. My Austria vs Tunisia predictions can be found below, as well as the latest team news and match odds.

Team News

At 37 years of age, Marko Arnautovic is still going strong for Austria. The striker is their all-time record-holder for appearances (132) and goals (47). He scored eight times in qualifying for this World Cup campaign, so he is still up to the task.

Das Team are looking like they will be without midfielder Florian Grillitsch on Monday because of a knock.

Football Odds

Tunisia boss Sabri Lamouchi has all players available for the trip to Vienna, so we can expect a strong XI named against Austria.

Austria vs Tunisia Odds

Austria won six of their eight World Cup qualifiers and they are 8/15 to win this game.

The draw is on offer at 11/4 and Tunisia's latest result was a stalemate against Canada. The visitors are 5/1 to come out on top.

Betfred have three Price Boosts for this contest, one of which has Marcel Sabitzer to score first at 11/2.

Anytime Goalscorer - Marko Arnautovic @ 6/5

Arnautovic is the most-experienced Austria player in history and I am expecting him to play an integral role for Ralf Rangnick's side in North America this summer.

He was effective in qualifying, contributing eight goals, so he should be feeling confident heading to the World Cup. I think he can boost his levels further by finding the net against Tunisia. The striker is the 6/5 favourite to score anytime with Betfred, and I'm aligned with the traders.

Total Goals - Under 2.5 @ 4/5

This next week is all about getting minutes into the legs of the players for both these teams. Positive results will be a bonus, but I don't see either side going to extreme lengths for a victory.

The World Cup finals are right around the corner, so the coaches will want their players to maintain their fitness levels but they also will want to protect them from injury.

As such, I think a sensible play on Monday is to cover a low-scoring match. I'm covering Under 2.5 Goals because it has been a winning selection in four of Austria's past five fixtures.

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