Pre-tournament projection
Picks are seeded from Club form (2025 season), not live tournament data. Replaced by live World Cup stats after each team plays its first match.
Austria vs Jordan
M. Arnautovic leads Austria's fantasy options on club-form baseline, posting a Goldframe's projection index of 5.2 with 7 goals and 8 assists across 19 appearances in the 2025 club season.
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Difficulty 1 = Very easy, 5 = Very hard. GFPI = Goldframe projection index.
Top Picks by GFPI
| Player | GFPI | G | A | Apps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M. ArnautovicCAPTAIN Austria · Attacker 7 goals, 8 assists in 19 appearances; GFPI 5.2 and gi_per90 of 4.5 make him the top club-form baseline pick. | 5.2 | 7 | 8 | 19 |
C. Baumgartner Austria · Midfielder 17 goals and 8 assists across 37 appearances; GFPI 3.9 and largest sample size in the pool support steady fantasy floor. | 3.9 | 17 | 8 | 37 |
M. GregoritschDIFFERENTIAL Austria · Attacker 8 goals, 3 assists in 1302 minutes; GFPI 3.3 offers differential value given a moderate appearances count of 28. | 3.3 | 8 | 3 | 28 |
S. Kalajdzic Austria · Attacker 6 goals, 5 assists across 1353 minutes; GFPI 3.0 provides balanced involvement as a mid-range club-form option. | 3 | 6 | 5 | 25 |
A. Schöpf Austria · Midfielder 5 goals, 5 assists in 1825 minutes; GFPI 2.3 is the lowest in the pool, reflecting a diluted per-90 return. | 2.3 | 5 | 5 | 25 |
Club-Form Captain
This is a pre-tournament projection built entirely on 2025 club-season statistics. No World Cup match data exists yet.
M. Arnautovic tops the ranking with a GFPI of 5.2, the highest in this pool. Across 19 appearances and 1040 minutes he recorded 7 goals and 8 assists, producing a goal involvement per 90 of 4.5. That combined output makes him the clear club-form captain selection for Austria's opening group fixture.
C. Baumgartner is the next-best Austrian option at GFPI 3.9. Over 37 appearances and 3022 minutes he contributed 17 goals and 8 assists, giving him the deepest statistical sample in the group and the highest raw goal total among the five picks listed.
Differentials and Value
M. Gregoritsch carries a GFPI of 3.3 across 28 appearances and 1302 minutes, returning 8 goals and 3 assists. His role as the differential pick reflects a smaller minutes base that could limit ownership while still showing meaningful output.
S. Kalajdzic logged 6 goals and 5 assists over 25 appearances and 1353 minutes for a GFPI of 3.0. His involvement numbers are comparable to Gregoritsch but spread across slightly more minutes.
A. Schopf rounds out the list at GFPI 2.3 with 5 goals and 5 assists in 1825 minutes across 25 appearances. The heavier minute load dilutes his per-90 output, making him the lowest-ceiling option of the five on club form alone.