Austria Wien vs Salzburg Prediction, Preview and Stats

Austria flag 2025/2026 Admiral Bundesliga, Austria
Generali Arena Sun, 19 Apr - 12:30 PM
Admiral Bundesliga
Austria Wien FAK
Versus
Salzburg RBS
KICKOFF : Sun, 19 Apr - 12:30 PM
Round 5 Championship Round

CONTEXT

Austria Wien host Salzburg in Admiral Bundesliga (Championship Round) at Generali Arena. Domestically, Austria Wien sit 5th in the table while Salzburg are 4th. Power ranking favours Salzburg by 0.2 points heading into this fixture.

TL;DR

  • Structural: Salzburg possesses a narrow 0.2-point power advantage over Austria Wien, scoring 24.19 versus 24.03.
  • Form: Austria Wien outperforms in recent form with 21.28 points compared to Salzburg's 13.06.
  • Squad: League positions place Salzburg 4th and Austria Wien 5th in the Championship Round.
  • Efficiency: No efficiency data available for either team in this fixture.
  • Transition: Transition phase metrics unavailable due to missing detailed analytics.
  • Set pieces: Set piece data for both squads uses low-confidence proxies without xG availability.
  • xVariable: xG statistics absent as the add-on remains disabled for this matchup.
  • Market: Austria Wien 27.5% (Δ+0%) | Draw 25.8% (Δ+0%) | Salzburg 46.7% (Δ+0%).
No standings statistics available.
No head-to-head records found.
0.5+ goals: 85%
1.5+ goals: 70%
2.5+ goals: 50%
3.5+ goals: 25%
Confidence: High (≥8 matches)

Quality vs Volume

Home: xG 1.8, Shots 12, xG/Shot 0.15
Away: xG 1.5, Shots 14, xG/Shot 0.11

Open Play vs Set Play

Open Play: 65%
Set Play: 35%

Expected Points

TeamxPts
Home1.8
Away1.2
ℹ️ Methodology: Expected Goals (xG) measures shot quality
Jan 25 vs Team A
Feb 1 vs Team B
Feb 8 vs Team C
Austria Wien S. Helm
S. Helm
VS
Salzburg D. Beichler
D. Beichler
1.5
Avg Points / Game (Last 100 Matches)
1.41
1.33 i
Last 6 Opponents
SK Rapid Rank: D
LASK Linz Rank: L
Hartberg Rank: W
Sturm Graz Rank: L
Ried Rank: W
LASK Linz Rank: D
Avg Points / Game (Last 6 Matches)
0.83 i
Last 6 Opponents
LASK Linz Rank: L
Hartberg Rank: W
Sturm Graz Rank: D
SK Rapid Rank: L
SK Rapid Rank: L
Hartberg Rank: D
11
Head to Head (Wins - Draws - Losses)
11 - 21 - 44
44
No sidelined player data available.

Win Probabilities

Live Win Probability (90 Min)
Home Austria Wien
27.49%
Draw
25.78%
Away Salzburg
46.73%

Team Power Ranking

i
What is Power Ranking?
Power score: composite of opponent-weighted form (last 6 & 20 games) and league position over last 3 seasons.
24.03
24.19
0 (Weakest) 100 (Strongest)
Metric
Austria Wien
Salzburg
Power Score
24.03
24.19
League Position
5
4
Global Rank
-
-

Form Analysis Opponent-Weighted

Line chart of recent results (points/trend). Friendlies excluded by default. Hover for opponent, result, xG/xGA and power ranking — based on last 6 matches.

–
vs
Austria Wien — Opponent-weighted form score
Salzburg — Opponent-weighted form score
Win (3 pts) Draw (1 pt) Loss (0 pts) Austria Wien Salzburg

Team Head to Head Last 6 Seasons

Summary of 76 matches between these sides — filtered by competition and venue context.

Austria Wien FAK Home
76 matches
Salzburg RBS Away
Match Record
11
Wins
44
21
Draws
21
44
Losses
11
Goals
72
Goals Scored
159
159
Goals Conceded
72
-87
Goal Difference
+87
Expected Goals
0
xG
0
0
xGA
0

Data last updated: 2026-04-17T01:03:37+00:00

STARTING XI - EXPECTED

Pitch
S. Sahin-Radlinger
1 S. Sahin-Radlinger
P. Wiesinger
28 P. Wiesinger
A. Dragović
15 A. Dragović
T. Plavotic
24 T. Plavotic
R. Ranftl
26 R. Ranftl
P. Maybach
6 P. Maybach
V. Markovic
36 V. Markovic
T. Lee
17 T. Lee
M. Fischer
30 M. Fischer
A. Bari
5 A. Bari
J. Eggestein
19 J. Eggestein
A. Schlager
1 A. Schlager
A. Terzić
3 A. Terzić
A. Chase
91 A. Chase
J. Schuster
44 J. Schuster
S. Lainer
22 S. Lainer
F. Krätzig
13 F. Krätzig
M. Bidstrup
18 M. Bidstrup
K. Alajbegović
27 K. Alajbegović
S. Kitano
8 S. Kitano
Y. Vertessen
11 Y. Vertessen
K. Konaté
19 K. Konaté

General Information

Date & Time
Apr 19, 2026, 12:30 PM
Competition
2025/2026 Admiral Bundesliga, Austria · Round 5 · Championship Round
Stadium
Generali Arena
Capacity
10398
Pitch Surface
Grass
Weather
☀️ 12°C, Fair
Referees
Markus Hameter
Maximilian Weiss
Safak Barmaksiz
Alexander Borucki

Expected Lineup

Referee : Markus Hameter

Starting XI ▼

1
Samuel Sahin-Radlinger
Samuel Sahin-Radlinger Goalkeeper
6.69
30
Manfred Fischer
Manfred Fischer Midfielder
6.89
5
Abubakr Barry
Abubakr Barry Midfielder
6.9
26
Reinhold Ranftl
Reinhold Ranftl Midfielder
6.86
17
Tae-seok Lee
Tae-seok Lee Midfielder
6.93
19
Johannes Eggestein
Johannes Eggestein Centre Forward
7.06
36
Vasilije Markovic
Vasilije Markovic Central Midfield
6.64
28
Philipp Wiesinger
Philipp Wiesinger Right Back
6.82
24
Tin Plavotic
Tin Plavotic Left Back
6.64
6
Philipp Maybach
Philipp Maybach Central Midfield
6.47
15
Aleksandar Dragovic
Aleksandar Dragovic Centre Back
6.83
Referee : Markus Hameter

Starting XI ▼

1
Alexander Schlager
Alexander Schlager Goalkeeper
6.8
19
Karim Konaté
Karim Konaté Centre Forward
6.92
18
Mads Bidstrup
Mads Bidstrup Defensive Midfield
6.96
27
Kerim Alajbegovic
Kerim Alajbegovic Left Wing
7.39
44
Jannik Schuster
Jannik Schuster Right Back
6.98
22
Stefan Lainer
Stefan Lainer Right Back
6.99
8
Sota Kitano
Sota Kitano Attacking Midfield
6.89
91
Anrie Chase
Anrie Chase Left Back
6.91
3
Aleksa Terzic
Aleksa Terzic Left Back
6.8
11
Yorbe Vertessen
Yorbe Vertessen Right Wing
6.89
13
Frans Krätzig
Frans Krätzig Defensive Midfield
7.05

CONCLUSION

Overall, the structural indicators point toward Salzburg holding the stronger pre-match profile. Power rankings give Salzburg a 0.2-point edge. External projection is Austria Wien 27.5%, draw 25.8%, and Salzburg 46.7%. That projection profile aligns with the structural signals. The balance of play should hinge on execution in transitions and set-piece phases.

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