Steve Clarke’s men go into the match on the back of a 1-0 win over Moldova on Saturday that has left them third in the Group F table, a point ahead of tonight’s opponents, who suffered a heavy 5-2 defeat in Israel at the weekend.
Clarke will be forced into making at least one change to his starting XI after full-back Nathan Patterson, who made his first senior start against Moldova, withdrew from the squad due to injury along with Kenny McLean and Ryan Fraser, with Paul McGinn called up as the only replacement.
What other changes could there be to the Scotland line-up? Here is our predicted starting XI for the match in Vienna …
9. John McGinn - AMC
Having been brought off in the Moldova win to conserve energy, the Aston Villa man should retain his place as the furthest forward of Scotland's midfield trio Photo: Paul Devlin - SNS Group / SFA
10. Che Adams - CF
The Southampton striker was left on the bench against Moldova, perhaps with the trip to Austria in mind. Likely to replace Kevin Nisbet. Photo: Alan Harvey - SNS Group
11. Lyndon Dykes - CF
The QPR frontman ended his 12-game international goal drought against Moldova and is expected to lead the line again tonight. Photo: Alan Harvey - SNS Group