LASK (home)
- LASK Linz have won four of their last five games across all competitions to take themselves into the upper echelon of the Bundesliga 2025/2026 table, and the Black and Whites are odds-on favorites to dispatch WSG Wattens Swarovski Tirol at the Linzer Stadion this Saturday.
- LASK should again be competitive in this clash against the 10th-placed Swarovski, who have collected 21 points from their 17 games, but they will need to break down the visitors’ disciplined, compact block with their most effective vertical play.
- Kuehbauer’s side are a possession team who will press high up the field with a back three and wing-backs, creating overloads and trying to recover the ball quickly to play forward.
- LASK are scoring an average of 1.62 goals per home game in the Bundesliga this season, while they’ve won 5 of their 8 home matches.
WSG (away)
- WSG have won only 1 of their last 5 (W1, D2, L2) and have won just 2 of their 9 Bundesliga away games this term, conceding an average of 1.44 goals per game on their travels.
- Philipp Semlic has made them difficult to play against since taking over as coach in July 2024, prioritising a disciplined and pragmatic approach which is perhaps epitomised by their preferred 4-4-2 system that sits deep and allows the wide players to spring quick attacks.
Head-to-Head
LASK have won 4 of the last 5 head-to-head encounters between these sides, however WSG won the most recent clash five months ago.
Key Players
- Moses Usor leads the line for the Black and Whites with 6 goals in 16 Bundesliga appearances this term.
- Valentino Mueller has been a focal point for the goals for WSG with 8 in 17 appearances.
Betting Insights
- Both clubs have enough attacking quality to justify a BTTS - Yes wager at 1.7.
- The hosts are described as odds-on favorites to take the win.
Prediction
The Swarovski have won just 1 and lost 2 of their last 3 away games and they’ve failed to win on either of their previous 2 trips to LASK Linz, so we’ll take the hosts to win all 3 points on Saturday.
