The Austrian national team faces Kosovo in the UEFA Nations League return fixture on Sunday. The match in Prishtina offers a chance to extend their lead in Group B3, following a 3-1 home win in Vienna last week under manager Ralf Rangnick.

Context for the Clash

Austria travel to Kosovo with confidence. Their recent form reads two wins, two draws and one loss from the last five matches. After beating Israel 3-1 and Kosovo 3-1, they drew 2-2 away to the Republic of Ireland on Tuesday. Goals in last week's 3-1 victory came from David Affengruber, Junior Adamu and Carney Chukwuemeka. A look at the team's stats highlights their attacking output in this period.

The side is expected to line up in their familiar 4-2-3-1 formation. "Austria are likely to be 4-2-3-1 with David Affengruber in goal, a defense of Philipp Mwene, David Affengruber, Stefan Posch and Kevin Danso," a pundit noted. Kosovo will likely use a back three and aim to leverage their home support to respond after the defeat in Vienna.

Key Broadcast Details

Kickoff at the Stadiumi Fadil Vokrri is on October 4 at 6 p.m. CEST. Austrian broadcaster ORF 1 will show the match live, with international viewers able to watch on DAZN. For Austria, the objective is to continue their positive momentum and gather key points in the quest for promotion to League A.

Austria's next fixture is scheduled for October 11.

Austria's next match after the Kosovo fixture is the away game in Ireland. Ralf Rangnick's team will face the Irish in Dublin on October 11th. The match will be broadcast live on ORF 1 and ORF ON. The commentary will be provided by Dietmar Wolff and Andreas Ivanschitz. Analysis will come from Christian Diendorfer, Peter Stöger, and Lisa Makas. Austria's last game ended in a 2:2 draw in Ireland on October 1st.

Konrad Laimer has joined up with the national team, the Austrian FA confirmed. The Bayern Munich player missed the two 3:1 wins over Israel and Kosovo. Austria's last match was a 2:2 draw in Ireland on October 1. The team now travels with Laimer in the squad for the return fixture in Prishtina on October 4.

Austria's squad for the match in Ireland has been further depleted. The Austrian FA confirmed that, in addition to Christian Zawieschitzky, Nicolas Veratschnig, Paul Wanner and Sascha Horvath, Lukas Jungwirth and Vasilije Markovic are also absent. They departed due to injury or moved to the U21s. The team arrives after the 1-1 draw in Kosovo, where Christoph Lang scored. The next home game against Ireland is on November 14.