Cyprus vs Austria Prediction: Baumgartner back on the scoresheet for Das Team

Depending on results elsewhere, Austria could clinch qualification to next year's Fifa World Cup finals with a win on Saturday (17:00 GMT). Das Team's hosts at the Alphamega Stadium in Limassol, Cyprus, are out of top-two contention, but a respectable third-place finish is still achievable in Group H.

Below are my Cyprus vs Austria predictions, supported by all the latest team news and match odds.

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Team News

Kostas Pileas, Ioannis Pittas and Konstantinos Laifis are all suspended for Cyprus.

Football Odds

Austria are also without a couple of players, David Alaba and Philipp Mwene, due to an accumulation of yellow cards.

Cyprus vs Austria Odds

Cyprus are 11/1, or an 8.3% chance, to secure a second home win of the campaign, while Austria, who won their first two away matches before losing 1-0 in Romania last time out, are 1/4 (80%) to do the double over their opponents, having scraped a 1-0 victory in Linz in September.

The draw is priced at 9/2, both teams to score at 11/10, and over 2.5 total goals at 8/13.

Anytime Goalscorer - Christoph Baumgartner (AUT) @ 7/5

RB Leipzig midfielder Christoph Baumgartner scored in Austria's second qualifier, a 4-0 victory over San Marino on June 10, but has been unable to add to his tally in three further appearances.

However, the 26-year-old was in terrific goalscoring form for his club side last month, netting in all four games (six goals).

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Baumgartner has been a reliable performer for Austria over the years, scoring 19 goals in 54 caps, and Saturday looks like a good opportunity for him to get back in the goalscoring groove for Das Team.

Home Team Total Corners Over/Under +2/5 - Over 2.5 @ 10/11

Cyprus have taken at least three corners in all seven qualifiers so far, including away to Austria in September.

Austria conceded 3+ corners in their first four games, including away to minnows San Marino, who recorded a whopping five in their 4-0 defeat to Ralf Rangnick's side, before allowing San Marino and Romania two home and away, respectively.