Spain vs Austria prediction
Spain strongly fancied
Projected Round of 32 tie — if the bracket holds and these two meet, our model makes Spain 79% to advance, projecting a 2–0 scoreline (expected goals 2.5–0.6).
The edge comes from spain +240 elo and expected goals 2.5 – 0.6.
Form check: Spain have been under-performing expectations (just 1 pts from 1, roughly 1.8 below the 2.8 expected.); Austria have been matching expectations (3 pts from 1, right in line with the 2.1 expected.).