Two unequal neighbours clash in the  Euro 2016 today at the Nouveau Stade Bordeaux to kick-start the action in Group F. Austria is widely tipped to do a Leicester City 2016 in this Euro, while Hungary is expected to fare like the older versions of Leicester City. The odds are clearly in favour of Austria (3/4 with bet365).

Austria

They are on a nine-match winning spree in competitive games. The team was one of the head-turners of the Euro 2016 qualifying campaign, winning matches with ease and panache as if they are Germany. The credit must goes to Marcel Koller, who had been controversial at the beginning of his stint but soon became the guardian angel of Austrian football.

He moulded a group of hard-working players, led by skipper Christian Fuchs, Bayern Munich’s David Alaba, Stoke City’s Marko Arnautovic, and Basel’s Marc Janko, into a well-oiled unit. Supremely fit and tactically aware, the Austrian team has not apparent weaknesses. The team will field the oldest player in the history of the tournament: 40-year-old goal keeper Gabor Kiraly, who once played for Crystal Palace.

Koller summed up the situation nicely for Austria: “Everyone's fit. We've had a great preparation period and I think it's time to finally get started. [About the fixture against Hungary] You could say it's a sort of derby.”

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Hungary

They are the Magyars with no magic. In a group that also comprises Iceland and Portugal, they could end up the whipping boys. While Austria waltzed through the qualifying campaign, Hungary huffed and puffed through the qualifying and finally edged past Norway in the play-offs.

Hungary does not have any talismanic player in their ranks. Tamas Kadar, who is a doubtful starter for match owing to injury, and Balazs Dzsudzsak are the most eye-catching players in their ranks. Scoring has really been a problem for the team, with only three players (Tamas Priskin, Krisztian Nemeth and Daniel Bode) having managed more than one goal in the qualifying campaign and none having managed more than two goals.

Bernd Storck, Hungary’s coach was matter of fact in his analysis. : “Gergő Lovrencsics will miss the game. He's got a bad knee injury and maybe we'll have to replace him…. With Tamas Kadar, I am confident he will be able to train today. … From a defensive point of view: we were well-organised and disciplined. [A victory] would be unbelievable.”

It will be truly unbelievable if Hungary pulls off a win.

Austria – Hungary match facts

• This is the first time these two teams are playing against each other in a decade. Don’t deduce too much from Hungary’s superior H2H record against Austria
• Austria did suffer three defeats in five of the post-qualifying friendly matches.
• Hungary has scored just one goal in 2016 in three matches and has not won any of these matches
• Austria has scored at least one goal in all their previous 17 matches except in one – their last friendly match before the Euros against the Netherlands, which they lost 2-0.

Austria – Hungary Betting tips

Austria is almost certain the win this match. But this is their first match of a big tournament in which they are supposed to do well. So there could be nerves, especially during the first half. A draw at full-time ( with odds of 13/5 on bet365) does not appear a wise option, but a draw could be a good option in the Half Time market.

Half Time - Draw 1/1 (2.00) at bet365.com