Republic of Ireland vs Austria: preview, form, head-to-head and how to watch

Match overview

Republic of Ireland host Austria in UEFA Nations League on Thursday, 1 October 2026, with kick-off scheduled for 18:45 UTC.

The venue for the game is Aviva Stadium, Dublin. All times on this page are shown in UTC; the match page converts the kick-off to your local time zone.

Where the teams stand

In the latest standings Republic of Ireland are 3rd with 3 points from 2 matches, while Austria are 1st with 6 points from 2 matches. That leaves Republic of Ireland 3 points behind Austria.

Republic of Ireland have scored 3 goals and conceded 1 goal in the league, a goal difference of +2. Austria are top of the table. Austria have scored 6 goals and conceded 2 goals in the league, a goal difference of +4.

Recent form

Over their last 5 games Republic of Ireland have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. They scored 10 goals and let in 2 goals (W-W-D-L-W).

Over their last 5 games Austria have 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. They scored 9 goals and let in 10 goals (L-D-L-W-W).

Republic of Ireland arrive in better form, taking 10 of a possible 15 points from their recent matches, compared with 7 for Austria.

Key numbers to watch

In their recent matches Republic of Ireland averaged 2 goals scored and 0.4 conceded per game, while Austria averaged 1.8 scored and 2 conceded.

Republic of Ireland have been harder to score against, conceding 0.4 goals per game over the same spell.

How to watch

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