Red Bull Salzburg vs Sturm Graz Prediction: A hot title-deciding encounter ahead

Red Bull Salzburg and Sturm Graz will meet in the Austria Bundesliga League championship group at Red Bull Arena Salzburg. In the league standings, three points separate these sides in the standings. A win will take Salzburg top of the standings, but can Sturm Graz hold on in this game?

Red Bull Salzburg suffered a shocking defeat at the hands of Austria Klagenfurt during the weekend. In that game, Red Bull Salzburg took a two-goal lead in the first half, but poor performances in the second half saw them conceding four times. However, the reverse fixture of that game did see Red Bull Salzburg win 4-2 at home. Looking at Red Bull Salzburg's recent matches, Red Bull Salzburg won just one game, losing three and drawing one. In that span, Red Bull Salzburg scored 12 goals while conceding 14 in the same run.

Sturm Graz were brilliant against SK Rapid during the week, a 1-3 encounter. In that game, three goals at halftime were all Sturm Graz needed to take all three points, with Tomi Horvat, Jusuf Gazibegovic, and Otar Kiteishvili all scoring for this side. In the meantime, Sturm Graz have won all their last five games, four others coming against Red Bull Salzburg, LASK Linz, Hartberg, and SK Rapid. The visiting team scored 12 goals in those matches while conceding five in the same run.

In the last meetings between these sides, Red Bull Salzburg won two games, while Sturm Graz won one. In the meantime, two other encounters ended in draws. Red Bull Salzburg scored 9 goals, while Sturm Graz scored 8.

The league title is on the line in this game, and both teams must be at their best. In recent weeks, the two teams have been brilliant in their attack, and we can expect a lot of offensive performance here. In the meantime, both teams are expected to work hard to avoid defeat here, and a full-time draw should satisfy them.