We said: Austria 1-2 France
With Deschamps expected to recall a number of his star players to the starting lineup, France will be much stronger on Friday, and the prospect of Mbappe and Benzema linking up together in attack is sure to cause problems for Austria's backline.
The hosts will not make it easy for the 2018 World Cup winners, but when comparing the quality of the two nations, we expect the visitors to come away with maximum points.
Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a France win with a probability of 56.82%. A draw had a probability of 24.6% and a win for Austria had a probability of 18.53%.
The most likely scoreline for a France win was 0-1 with a probability of 14.21%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (11.57%) and 1-2 (9.38%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.51%), while for an Austria win it was 1-0 (7.07%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11.5% likelihood.