Austria arrive as clear favorites in excellent form: unbeaten in their last five, winners of nine of their last eleven, and group-toppers in qualifying with just one defeat in eight. David Alaba is passed fit to anchor the side, though Baumgartner is out and a couple of others are doubts.

Jordan make their World Cup debut and come in winless in four — but those games were tests against Colombia, Switzerland, Costa Rica and Morocco, and they are organized and difficult to break down with no injury concerns. In a tournament where favorites keep being frustrated, a compact debutant is exactly the kind of opponent that can drag a stronger side into a nervy afternoon.

The AI calls a narrow Austria win, 1-0, with the draw a genuine secondary outcome. Austria should have enough quality and form to find a way through, but a comfortable margin is unlikely against a disciplined Jordan block.