Group F has been a haven for draws over the course of these first two match days.
Three of the four matches have ended with the teams splitting the spoils, and that leaves everything left to play for between Iceland and Austria with both teams still able to finish anywhere from first to last in the foursome.
Soccer Odds at BookMaker.eu
Iceland +280
Austria +105
Draw +260
Over/Under 2 (over -130)
ODDS ANALYSIS
Even though Austria is sitting at the bottom of the table through two matches in this group, the perception is still there that it should win this match and advance. The Austrians are set at +105 on the moneyline and are basically 50/50 propositions to get all three points. They know they need to do so, or they'll be eliminated as the fourth place finisher regardless of what happens in the Hungary/Portugal match.
The total is low in this one as has been the case in all of the Iceland matches at 2 with -130 vig on the over.
TOURNAMENT UPDATE
Give Iceland credit. The team has done everything it's needed to do in this tournament defensively. Men have stayed behind the ball quite well, and it isn't often that it has had to face ridiculously tough circumstances.
Iceland really should've had all three points against Hungary on Saturday, but an own goal conceded by Birkir Saevarsson ended up leaving that match on level terms at 1-1.
For as bad as a 2-0 loss against Hungary had to feel for the Austrians, they did their part to rebound in a scoreless draw against Portugal on Saturday. The result wasn't exactly ideal, but it was enough to keep it alive in the tournament and keep its fate in its own hands, and that's about all it could've reasonably asked for at the start of the night.
LIVE BETTING
The Austrians aren't known for their offensive potency, but not having a goal here in 180 minutes in France is a big problem, especially considering the fact that they have to have all three points here to advance. Iceland will know before this match kicks off in all likelihood whether a draw will be enough to get through or not, but regardless as to whether it will or will not, it isn't going to change the way that it plays by keeping most of its squad behind the ball at all times.
The question isn't whether Austria will have its chances. The question is whether it will be able to finish said chances or not.
Austrian boss Marcel Koller has tried plenty of tactics up front. Marko Arnautovic hasn't been good enough as the team's No. 7, and both David Alaba and Marcel Sabitzer have failed up front for our money.
QUICK PICK
The one factor in this game we can't handicap is what happens around the rest of the competition. If qualifying for the knockout rounds with three points is enough for Iceland, we suspect this match will be played very close to the vest.
If that's the case, the under is going to be the better of the two plays. Iceland doesn't have the offense to be able to come back from the dead if it's behind, and Austria doesn't have enough of an offense to put the ball in the back of the net twice in all likelihood.
We do think there's going to be a moment of breakthrough in this match, and given our options, we'll take our chances with an Icelandic team which has looked as pesky as could be throughout Euro 2016.
Euro 2016 Odds: Iceland 1, Austria 0
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