Spain vs Austria Odds, Tips & Predictions: La Roja to See Off Austrians in California

Spain and Austria go head-to-head in an all-European 2026 FIFA World Cup last-32 clash at SoFi Stadium today.

The Spaniards are among the outright tournament favourites, and Luis de la Fuente’s side will back themselves to ease into the Round of 16. However, Ralf Rangnick’s Austrians would love to upset the European champions in California.

Spain vs Austria Picks & Preview

In the pre-tournament World Cup odds market, Spain were right up there with the likes of France, England, and Argentina to get their hands on the trophy. Apart from their opening game, La Roja have looked good in North America so far.

Spain failed to break down Cape Verde’s stubborn defence on matchday one in Group H, drawing 0-0 in Atlanta. However, they were back at their devastating best against Saudi Arabia in game two.

Lamine Yamal celebrated his first World Cup start by opening the scoring against the Saudis in the tenth minute. An own goal and a Mikel Oyarzabal brace gave the UEFA Euro 2024 winners a 4-0 victory at Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Spain made sure of first place in their group with a narrow victory over Uruguay in Zapopan. Alex Baena’s 42nd-minute effort was the only goal of the game. Not only did the result take the Spaniards through as the group winners, but it also eliminated Marcelo Bielsa’s men.

Austria finished second behind world champions Argentina in Group J. The Argentinians were always the favourites to finish top in the World Cup Group J odds market, but the battle for second was fascinating.

Austria beat Jordan 3-1 in their first game, with an own goal and efforts from Romano Schmid and Marko Arnautovic doing the damage. They lost 2-0 to Argentina in the next one, setting up a crunch match with Algeria.

In arguably the game of the tournament so far, Austria and Algeria played out a 3-3 draw in Kansas City. Sasa Kalajdzic’s goal in the 96th-minute was enough to squeeze Rangnick’s troops into the knockout phase.

La Roja are in red-hot form right now, unbeaten since a penalty shootout loss to Portugal in the UEFA Nations League a year ago. Their last competitive defeat came against Scotland in March 2023.

Unfortunately for Austria, we can only see one winner in this Round-of-32 fixture. Unai Simon has kept three clean sheets in North America, and PricedUp are offering the tempting odds of 20/21 for Spain to win to nil.

Our Prediction: Spain to Win to Nil – 20/21

Spain vs Austria Picks & Odds

After kicking off their tournament with a frustrating goalless draw with Cape Verde, Spain have looked much like their usual selves in the last two, cruising to two easy wins.

The European champions will be looking for another comfortable margin of victory here. We like the look of 20/21 for Spain to win -1 at SoFi Stadium.

Our Prediction: Spain to Win -1 – 20/21

Spain vs Austria Predictions

Lamine Yamal is among the favourites in the World Cup Golden Ball odds, as the Barcelona winger has been superb in Spain’s last two games.

Yamal looked lively when he came off the bench in the first game, and the little magician scored his first World Cup goal after just ten minutes. Yamal has been very easy on the eye and could be a huge player for his national team in the latter stages of this World Cup.

The star players are shining in North America, and we are backing Lamal to get his name on the scoresheet in this last-32 matchup. The 18-year-old is available at 3/1 to score first in California.

Our Prediction: Lamine Yamal to Score First – 3/1

Odds taken from PricedUp at 09:00 UK time, on July 1