Austria vs Cyprus

UEFA World Cup Qualifiers - Group Stage 6 Sep 2025, 18:45
Austria
Austria
1–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Cyprus
Cyprus
🏟 Raiffeisen Arena (Linz) 👤 Jakob Kehlet Round 5

Match report

Austria edged past Cyprus 1-0 in the UEFA World Cup Qualifiers - Group Stage on 6 September 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Austria dominated possession with 71% of the ball, while Cyprus had 16 shots to Austria's 10.

The match was played at Raiffeisen Arena (Linz), with Jakob Kehlet in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 71% - 29% Shots 10 - 16 On target 3 - 5 Corners 7 - 3 Fouls 14 - 6 Yellow cards 5
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Player of the match
Marcel Sabitzer
Austria · 1 goal
8 Alexander Schlager 4 saves
8 Philipp Lienhart 76 passes (92% accurate)
8 Christoph Baumgartner captained the side
7 Konrad Laimer captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–8 6–8
Shots On Goal 0–2 3–3
Ball Possession 72–28 —
Corners 4–1 3–2
Attacks 70–39 56–32
Match statistics
7 Corners 3
1 Penalty 0
5 Substitution 6
126 Attacks 71
79 Dangerous Attacks 33
3 On Target 5
8 Off Target 10
10 Shots Total 16
3 Shots On Goal 5
6 Shots Off Goal 5
1 Shots Blocked 6
9 Shots Inside Box 11
1 Shots Outside Box 5
14 Fouls 6
7 Corners 3
4 Offsides 2
71% Ball Possession 29%
1 Yellow Cards 3
4 Saves 2
515 Passes Total 212
432 Passes Accurate 133
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Austria · 4-2-3-1
1 A. Schlager
20 K. Laimer 15 P. Lienhart 8 D. Alaba 16 P. Mwene
6 N. Seiwald 4 X. Schlager
21 P. Wimmer 19 C. Baumgartner 9 M. Sabitzer
7 M. Arnautović
Cyprus · 4-2-3-1
12 Fabiano
16 A. Shikkis 15 C. Sielis 19 K. Laifis 2 K. Pileas
18 K. Artymatas 20 G. Kastanos
17 L. Loizou 5 C. Charalampous 21 M. Tzionis
9 I. Pittas
Austria
Coach
Ralf Dietrich Rangnick
Substitutes
  • 18 Romano Schmid
  • 11 Michael Gregoritsch
  • 5 Stefan Posch
  • 3 Kevin Danso
  • 10 Florian Grillitsch
  • 12 Tobias Okiki Lawal
  • 13 Patrick Pentz
  • 14 Leopold Querfeld
  • 2 Alexander Prass
  • 17 Andreas Weimann
  • 23 Alessandro Schöpf
  • 22 Raul Florucz
Cyprus
Coach
Apostolos Mantzios
Substitutes
  • 13 Ioannis Kosti
  • 10 Pieros Sotiriou
  • 11 Andronikos Kakoullis
  • 8 Ioannis Kousoulos
  • 23 Charalampos Kyriakou
  • 1 Joel Mall
  • 22 Neofytos Michael
  • 3 Nikolas Panagiotou
  • 14 Giorgos Malekkidis
  • 4 Hector Kyprianou
  • 6 Giannis Satsias
  • 7 António Fóti
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ M. Gregoritsch ↓ M. Arnautović Austria
  • 46' ↑ R. Schmid ↓ P. Wimmer Austria
  • 67' ↑ I. Kosti ↓ M. Tzionis Cyprus
  • 67' ↑ P. Sotiriou ↓ I. Pittas Cyprus
  • 70' ↑ S. Posch ↓ X. Schlager Austria
  • 70' ↑ K. Danso ↓ D. Alaba Austria
  • 80' ↑ A. Kakoullis ↓ C. Charalampous Cyprus
  • 88' ↑ I. Kousoulos ↓ K. Artymatas Cyprus
  • 88' ↑ C. Kyriakou ↓ G. Kastanos Cyprus
  • 90' ↑ F. Grillitsch ↓ C. Baumgartner Austria
Cards
  • 23' K. Pileas Cyprus
  • 45' L. Loizou Cyprus
  • 53' C. Sielis Cyprus
  • 75' S. Posch Austria
  • 90+11' I. Kosti Cyprus
Head-to-head
Austria 1 0 draws 0 Cyprus
2025-09-06 Austria vs Cyprus 1 - 0
Recent form
Austria D D W W W
Cyprus D L L D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Austria vs Cyprus?
Austria won 1-0 against Cyprus on 6 September 2025.
Who won Austria vs Cyprus?
Austria won the match 1-0.
Where was Austria vs Cyprus played?
The match was played at Raiffeisen Arena (Linz).
Who had more possession in Austria vs Cyprus?
Austria had 71% of possession, compared to 29% for the other side.