SV Austria Salzburg (home)
- SV Austria Salzburg have won 3 and drawn 1 of their 4 home games in the 2. Liga 2026/2027.
- Salzburg have won their last 2 games in a row, beating Floridsdorfer AC 2-1 at home and following that up with a 1-0 away win at Wacker Innsbruck to propel themselves into 4th in the 2. Liga 2026/2027 table with 16 points from 9 games.
- They like to keep the ball, keep things compact in midfield and rotate possession.
FC Blau-Weiss Linz (away)
- FC Blau-Weiss Linz have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their 4 away games in the same competition.
- BW Linz are 2 places and 3 points better off in 2nd with 19 from 8, but they're the sharper outfit at the moment having won 3, drawn 1 and lost just 1 of their last 5.
- However, Michael Koellner has been at the helm of BW Linz since January 2026 and they have a completely different identity, pressing high, being direct and playing a fast-paced, wing-based game.
Key Players
- Christian Gebauer is Salzburg's top scorer with 4 goals from 7 games, but Christian Huetz has chipped in with 2 of the team's last 6 goals, while Nico Lukasser-Weitlaner has contributed 3 assists in that same spell.
- For BW Linz, Romeo Vucic is their main goal-getter with 4 goals from 7 in the league, so they have a proven finisher at the pointy end.
Betting Insights
- The hosts are the favorites at 1.72, but the 4.68 for the visitors looks pretty big given the quality they're bringing into the game and the fact that they enter this matchup on the back of an excellent 1-1 away draw against SKU Amstetten, having just beat FC Red Bull Salzburg 2-1 away from home in a friendly the previous week.
- However, the market for goals also appeals with Under 2.5 at 1.67 and BTTS No at 1.77.
- SV Austria Salzburg's home games in the 2. Liga 2026/2027 have averaged 3.00 goals scored and 1.75 conceded, but those are slightly skewed by their 2-1 home win over Floridsdorfer AC.
Prediction
- Given the odds and the form book, this is a game the home side should win, but we think the 3.3 on the draw appeals and it's a bit of an upset wager for us.
- We think if the tempo of this match stays high, we could see some open play, but with BW Linz conceding an average of just 0.75 goals away in the same league, the defensive lines are pretty solid at the back.
