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FC Blau-Weiss Linz v FC Red Bull Salzburg : Bundesliga match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 18th May, 16:00 BST, Linzer Stadion, Linz

Thomas Tuchel pays counterpart Gerald Scheiblehner a visit on Sunday afternoon in the Bundesliga, as their FC Red Bull Salzburg and FC Blau-Weiss Linz teams face each other at the Linzer Stadion. The odds you see on the page are provided straight from top bookmakers, while predictions are algorithmically generated from statistics over a 20-game period. Particular attention is given to Bundesliga match data, including head-to-head performance. Explore it all using the tabs below.


Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither Blau-Weiss Linz or Salzburg are in a rich vein of form that would have us feeling confident enough to tip a match winner, so we're going with over 1.5 goals. The stats tell us that both have form in this market, both individually and when going head-to-head. We're predicting there's a 75% chance of 2 goals or more.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 44% chance of Salzburg coming away with a win.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Blau-Weiss Linz
30%
17/4-
Draw
25%
3/1-
Salzburg
44%
3/5-
Draw 1-1
12%
13/2-
Salzburg 1-0
10%
7/1-
Salzburg 2-1
9%
15/2-
Blau-Weiss Linz 1-0
8%
14/1-
Salzburg 2-0
8%
7/1-
Blau-Weiss Linz 2-1
7%
16/1-
Draw 0-0
7%
12/1-
Draw 2-2
5%
14/1-
Blau-Weiss Linz 2-0
5%
28/1-
Salzburg 3-1
5%
11/1-
Salzburg 3-0
4%
11/1-
Blau-Weiss Linz 3-1
3%
40/1-
Salzburg 3-2
3%
22/1-
Blau-Weiss Linz 3-2
2%
40/1-
Blau-Weiss Linz 3-0
2%
50/1-
Over 2.5 Goals
51%
7/10-
Under 2.5 Goals
49%
11/10-
Home 1st Goal
46%
2/1-
Away 1st Goal
50%
2/5-
No 1st Goal
4%
12/1-
BTTS - Yes
55%
3/4-
BTTS - No
45%
1/1-
BTTS - Home Win
15%
8/1-
BTTS - Draw
19%
4/1-
BTTS - Away Win
21%
9/4-
Home/draw
56%
13/10-
Away/draw
70%
1/6-
Home/away
75%
2/9-
Over 1.5 Goals
75%
2/9-
Under 1.5 Goals
25%
3/1-
Over 3.5 Goals
29%
7/4-
Under 3.5 Goals
71%
2/5-
Over 4.5 Goals
14%
4/1-
Under 4.5 Goals
86%
1/6-
Over 5.5 Goals
6%
10/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
94%
1/20-
Over 0.5 Goals
93%
1/25-
Under 0.5 Goals
7%
12/1-
Home DNB
48%
11/4-
Away DNB
62%
1/4-
Blau-Weiss Linz win to nil
16%
9/1-
Salzburg win to nil
23%
7/4-
Blau-Weiss Linz / Blau-Weiss Linz
10%
15/2-
Blau-Weiss Linz / Salzburg
4%
20/1-
Blau-Weiss Linz / Draw
5%
16/1-
Draw / Blau-Weiss Linz
8%
10/1-
Draw / Salzburg
18%
7/2-
Draw / Draw
13%
11/2-
Salzburg / Blau-Weiss Linz
2%
33/1-
Salzburg / Salzburg
35%
7/5-
Salzburg / Draw
6%
14/1-
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Win / draw / win Bundesliga table

Blau-Weiss Linz have played 22 matches so far this season and are in 6th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

18 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 11 games, drawn 1 and won 6. Blau-Weiss Linz have conceded 25 goals, scored 17, failed to score in 6 matches and kept 5 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Blau-Weiss Linz have played 15 games at home, winning 8, drawing 0 and losing 7 fixtures. They have scored 21 goals, conceded 17 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and failed to score 3 times in home league games.

Salzburg lay in 4th place on 32 points in the Bundesliga league table having played 30 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 18 games against teams below them in the table, winning 8, drawing 7 and losing 3 games. They have scored 30 goals and kept 7 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Salzburg have conceded 17 goals and have failed to score in 4 matches.

Away league performance

Salzburg have played 15 away games, winning 5, drawing 5 and losing 5 games. They have scored an average of 1.1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.4 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Blau-Weiss Linz
Salzburg
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Sturm Graz2214442346 
l
 
1-2A
l
 
2-1A
w
 
3-1A
l
 
5-0A
2
Austria Wien3017581433 
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1F
w
 
2-0F
w
 
0-1F
3
RZ Pellets2211381436 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
1-2F
w
 
1-0F
d
 
0-00-0
4
Salzburg Away3014971432 
w
 
2-0F
l
 
5-1F
-
-
5
Rapid Wien22976834 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-1F
d
 
2-2F
l
 
3-2F
6
Blau-Weiss Linz H221039133 
-
-
w
 
5-1A
l
 
2-0A
7
LASK Linz22949-131 
w
 
1-0F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
1-2F
w
 
0-1F
8
Hartberg22688-726 
w
 
4-1F
l
 
2-1A
w
 
4-0F
d
 
1-1F
9
Klagenfurt225611-2221 
w
 
2-1A
l
 
3-1A
w
 
3-0F
d
 
0-00-0
10
Wattens224711-1119 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
d
 
0-00-0
11
GAK223712-1816 
l
 
1-2F
d
 
2-2F
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
2-3F
12
SCR Altach223712-1516 
l
 
1-3A
w
 
0-1F
w
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1F
Championship Round
UEFA Europa League Qualifiers
Championship Round
UEFA Conference League Qualifiers
Championship Round
Relegation Round
Win / draw / win form
Blau-Weiss Linz 6TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
D
2
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Blau-Weiss Linz0 - 1Sturm Graz
Blau-Weiss Linz2 - 1Rapid Wien
Blau-Weiss Linz1 - 2RZ Pellets
Blau-Weiss Linz0 - 2Austria Wien
Blau-Weiss Linz4 - 1Hartberg
Blau-Weiss Linz2 - 1Wattens
Blau-Weiss Linz1 - 3SCR Altach
Blau-Weiss Linz2 - 1Klagenfurt
Blau-Weiss Linz1 - 2GAK
Blau-Weiss Linz2 - 0Salzburg
Blau-Weiss Linz0 - 1RZ Pellets
Blau-Weiss Linz1 - 2Sturm Graz
Blau-Weiss Linz1 - 0LASK Linz
Blau-Weiss Linz3 - 0Rapid Wien
Blau-Weiss Linz1 - 0Austria Wien
Blau-Weiss Linz1 - 2Austria Wien
Blau-Weiss Linz3 - 2Wattens
Blau-Weiss Linz2 - 1SCR Altach
Blau-Weiss Linz0 - 0RZ Pellets
Blau-Weiss Linz0 - 0Austria Lustenau
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
D
2
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABlau-Weiss Linz0 - 2RZ Pellets
HBlau-Weiss Linz0 - 1Sturm Graz
ABlau-Weiss Linz0 - 0Rapid Wien
HBlau-Weiss Linz2 - 1Rapid Wien
ABlau-Weiss Linz0 - 2Sturm Graz
HBlau-Weiss Linz1 - 2RZ Pellets
ABlau-Weiss Linz1 - 2Salzburg
HBlau-Weiss Linz0 - 2Austria Wien
HBlau-Weiss Linz4 - 1Hartberg
ABlau-Weiss Linz2 - 1RZ Pellets
HBlau-Weiss Linz2 - 1Wattens
ABlau-Weiss Linz1 - 2Sturm Graz
HBlau-Weiss Linz1 - 3SCR Altach
ABlau-Weiss Linz0 - 0LASK Linz
HBlau-Weiss Linz2 - 1Klagenfurt
ABlau-Weiss Linz1 - 0Rapid Wien
HBlau-Weiss Linz1 - 2GAK
HBlau-Weiss Linz2 - 0Salzburg
ABlau-Weiss Linz1 - 2Austria Wien
ABlau-Weiss Linz1 - 2Hartberg
Salzburg 3RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Sturm Graz4 - 2Salzburg
RZ Pellets2 - 1Salzburg
Austria Wien1 - 3Salzburg
Rapid Wien0 - 2Salzburg
SCR Altach1 - 1Salzburg
Austria Wien0 - 1Salzburg
Klagenfurt0 - 0Salzburg
Hartberg1 - 1Salzburg
Blau-Weiss Linz2 - 0Salzburg
RZ Pellets0 - 0Salzburg
Sturm Graz5 - 0Salzburg
Wattens0 - 0Salzburg
Rapid Wien3 - 2Salzburg
LASK Linz0 - 1Salzburg
GAK2 - 3Salzburg
Hartberg1 - 5Salzburg
Rapid Wien2 - 0Salzburg
Klagenfurt4 - 3Salzburg
LASK Linz3 - 1Salzburg
Sturm Graz0 - 1Salzburg
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
18 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
2 / 20
Won
9
Draw
6
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ASalzburg2 - 4Sturm Graz
HSalzburg2 - 0Austria Wien
ASalzburg1 - 2RZ Pellets
HSalzburg1 - 1RZ Pellets
ASalzburg3 - 1Austria Wien
HSalzburg1 - 2Sturm Graz
HSalzburg2 - 1Blau-Weiss Linz
ASalzburg2 - 0Rapid Wien
HSalzburg1 - 0RZ Pellets
ASalzburg1 - 1SCR Altach
HSalzburg3 - 1Sturm Graz
ASalzburg1 - 0Austria Wien
HSalzburg1 - 1Wattens
ASalzburg0 - 0Klagenfurt
HSalzburg3 - 0Klagenfurt
HSalzburg2 - 2Rapid Wien
HSalzburg4 - 0Hartberg
ASalzburg1 - 1Hartberg
HSalzburg1 - 2LASK Linz
ASalzburg0 - 2Blau-Weiss Linz
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Blau-Weiss Linz since 2024
Blau-Weiss Linz
Salzburg
Goals: Scored
3
1
Games: Scored
2 / 2
1 / 2
Clean sheets
1 / 2
0 / 2
BWL
1
D
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Blau-Weiss Linz
Blau-Weiss Linz2 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
League games at Salzburg since 2023
Salzburg
Blau-Weiss Linz
Goals: Scored
7
3
Games: Scored
2 / 3
3 / 3
Clean sheets
0 / 3
1 / 3
BWL
1
RBS
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Salzburg
Salzburg2 - 1
Salzburg5 - 1
0 - 1Blau-Weiss Linz
Goal Statistics

FC Red Bull Salzburg have been consistent in front of goal of late, finding the net in 13 consecutive Bundesliga matches. Their PG of 1.5 against FC Blau-Weiss Linz on Sunday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Blau-Weiss Linz 6th Salzburg 3rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
1.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
30%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 66% probability that Blau-Weiss Linz will score no more than 1 goal
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Salzburg will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+4
Blau-Weiss Linz’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-20
Salzburg have scored 20% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.4
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Bundesliga - 2024/2025 season
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Blau-Weiss Linz
PG (predicted goals)
Salzburg
1.2
1.5
Attack rating
BWL
RBS
13%
better
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Games scored23
24
Failed to score7
6
Scored first15
17
Goals scored34
47
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.6
Avg. shots per game9
13
Avg. shots per goal8
8
Conversion rate for13
13
Avg. XG for1.1
1.9
KickOff rating
+13%
Defence rating
BWL
RBS
17%
better
view stats
Games conceded22
18
Clean sheets8
12
Conceded first13
9
Goals conceded41
33
Avg. goals conceded1.4
1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded10
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
7
Conversion rate against14%
14%
Avg. XG against1.6
1
KickOff rating
+17%

Blau-Weiss Linz v Salzburg Bundesliga lLine ups will show here when available.

Blau-Weiss Linz Bundesliga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
301448
M MarandaRonivaldoAndersonS. Diabaté
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Maranda DEF301
2
-
S Seidl MID2933
3
-
Anderson MID2924
3
-
Ronivaldo FWD29141
6
-
S Pirkl DEF2822
4
1
K Dobras  MID2822
2
-
A Pasic DEF253
6
-
T Goiginger FWD2524
3
-
A Schmidt FWD251
2
-
R Vítek GLK24
2
-
A Briedl DEF2411
6
-
S. Diabaté MID241
8
-
M Moormann DEF21
5
-
C Noß MID162
3
-
J Gölles DEF15
-
D Mitrović DEF131
1
-
F Strauss DEF12
1
1
E Bakatukanda DEF111
-
P Mensah FWD11
3
1
O Wähling MID71
-
S Wallner DEF5
1
-
A Lukse GLK4
-
L Ibertsberger DEF41
-
L. Soares Dantas MID4
-
L Tursch MID3
1
-
M Ibrahimi FWD3
-
Salzburg Bundesliga squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
271156
S BaidooD NeneA DaghimM Yeo
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Bidstrup MID2811
5
-
D Nene FWD28114
1
-
S Baidoo DEF27
3
1
A Daghim FWD2725
3
-
O Gloukh MID2495
-
N Capaldo  MID2341
5
-
M Yeo FWD2252
6
-
A Terzić DEF215
1
-
M Diambou MID20
4
-
P Ratkov FWD2023
1
-
A Schlager GLK19
3
-
K. Gadou DEF19
1
1
B Clark MID171
2
-
E. Baidoo FWD162
-
L Morgalla DEF151
-
Y Vertessen FWD1452
2
-
J Blaswich GLK11
-
D Guindo DEF101
1
-
T. Trummer DEF9
1
-
K Konaté FWD921
-
H. Blank DEF6
1
-
M Kjaergaard MID62
-
K Onisiwo  FWD61
-
M Caufriez DEF4
-
J Mellberg DEF4
-
T Kawamura MID2
-