Wolfsberger AC vs Red Bull Salzburg Prediction: Another defensive play expected here

This match between Wolfsberger AC and Red Bull Salzburg will take place in the Lavanttal-Arena, which will host round 5 of the Austria Bundesliga competition. The home club's meeting against Austria Vienna last weekend resulted in their third consecutive tie, while the away team, Red Bull Salzburg, enjoyed a resounding victory against Hartberg in their most recent league match.

Wolfsberger AC comes into this matchup having most recently played Austria Vienna in the Bundesliga and drawn 0-0. During that match, Wolfsberger AC had 37% possession of the ball and 9 shots on goal, with only one of them finding the back of the net. 15 shots were taken on goal by Austria Wien, but only three of them were on target. The Wolfsberger AC team managed by Manfred Schmid has been successful in ten of their last six attempts at scoring a goal thanks to their efforts. The total number of goals that they have allowed their opponents to score in those same games is currently 6. According to their historical performance, Wolfsberger AC has not been successful against Red Bull Salzburg in any of their most recent eight league meetings. On the other hand, coming into this match, the club that will be playing at home has not lost any of their previous seven league matches played at home.

The previous matchup for Red Bull Salzburg saw them defeat TSV Hartberg 1-5 in the Bundesliga, so they will enter this one riding high on the momentum of that victory. During that game, Red Bull Salzburg had 51% possession of the ball and 16 shots on goal, with 5 of those shots finding the back of the net. Oscar Gloukh scored a goal for Red Bull Salzburg in the sixteenth minute, Karim Konaté scored a goal in the forty-seventh minutes, Amar Dedi scored goals in the fifty and sixty-fourth minutes, and Sékou Kota scored a goal in the seventieth minute. TSV Hartberg, the team they were playing against, had seven shots on goal, with three of them finding the target. TSV Hartberg got on the board with a goal in the 45th minute thanks to Maximilian Entrup. The Red Bull Salzburg defensive unit has been consistently strong, as seen by the fact that they have only conceded two goals in their most recent six matches, bringing their overall goal differential down to two. During the same time frame, their own forwards have been responsible for 19 goals scored. When looking at the facts before the match, we can see that Red Bull Salzburg had not been defeated by Wolfsberger AC in any of their previous seven away league encounters against them. Additionally, in their previous 17 league matches played away from home, they have not been defeated.

Over the course of the last 44 seasons, Wolfsberger AC and Salzburg have squared off 44 times, with Salzburg coming out on top 26 times and Wolfsberger AC taking home five victories. There were a total of 13 games that finished in ties. In the head-to-head matchups between the two teams, Wolfsberger AC scored 40 goals, while Red Bull Salzburg was able to score 99 goals.

It is possible that the host club has a formidable squad, given that they have not suffered a single defeat in any of their most recent five matches. However, the home team has not been displaying the necessary amount of aggressive strength in order to win matches. This is essential for the home team. Despite the fact that Red Bull Sazburg is strong in both its attack and defense, this team is unquestionably anticipated to emerge victorious. In the meantime, even though I anticipate another solid defensive performance from Wolfsberger AC, a bet on a few goals is also a profitable one.