LASK Linz
- LASK Linz will have some European aspirations if they can finish in the top three of the Championship Group of the Bundesliga in 2026 and currently sit fifth after a mixed start to the season.
- LASK have won two, drawn two and lost one of their last five league matches, beating Wolfsberger 3-1 in their most recent game, but losing 1-5 to RB Salzburg the match before.
- Dietmar Kühbauer’s side play their best soccer when they have been able to press teams off the ball, play at high tempos and get numbers forward on the transition.
- LASK set up in a 3-4-3 formation, but play through the center as much as possible with wide wing-backs.
- Moses Usor is LASK’s most dangerous player, consistently finding the net and making late runs to exploit gaps in the defense with his pace and directness.
- Kasper Jørgensen provides width and Samuel Adeniran provides a physical presence up front, but both players will take their lead from Usor’s movement.
Austria Wien
- Austria Wien are currently third in the Meistergruppe of the Bundesliga after winning 12, drawing three and losing nine of their 24 matches this season.
- Their head-to-head record with LASK is good, with two wins from the last five, and they have been very free-scoring this term - hitting the net 37 times.
- They have also conceded 35 goals, which is a concern for their coach Stephan Helm.
- Austria Wien have more of a structure and organisation about them than LASK in their 4-2-3-1 formation, preferring to play through the thirds of the field rather than try to force through the centre of the defence.
- They will look to control the spaces and block off the wings, hoping to suffocate LASK’s transitions.
- Johannes Eggestein is the focal point of Austria Wien’s attack and the team’s top scorer and main creator.
- He can play as the false nine or a 10 and was on the spot for his team’s second goal and subsequent equaliser in the 2-2 draw with LASK back in March.
Head-to-Head
LASK and Austria Wien have split the last five Bundesliga head-to-head contests with Austria Wien winning two of them, the other three were two draws and a LASK win.
LASK
- Moses Usor is LASK’s most dangerous player, consistently finding the net and making late runs to exploit gaps in the defense with his pace and directness.
- Kasper Jørgensen provides width and Samuel Adeniran provides a physical presence up front, but both players will take their lead from Usor’s movement.
Austria Wien
- Johannes Eggestein is the focal point of Austria Wien’s attack and the team’s top scorer and main creator.
- He can play as the false nine or a 10 and was on the spot for his team’s second goal and subsequent equaliser in the 2-2 draw with LASK back in March.
Betting Insights
- There is a good chance that at least one of these teams will not be able to break through on Sunday and odds of 2.0 on both teams not to score (BTTS No) look like a solid bet.
- Austria Wien are 3.35 for an away win because they are the outsiders, but LASK have enough quality to ensure that it will not be a cakewalk for the visitors.
- Over 2.5 goals is 1.93, which seems a bit high when comparing both teams' average goals scored and the recent high-scoring record of Austria Wien.
Prediction
Both sides will be desperate for the win in this matchup as the Euro spots in the Meistergruppe are at stake and there should be goals on show .
