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Red Bull Salzburg vs Austria Vienna prediction

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Kickoff
Sun, Aug 30, 05:00 PM
Round
Regular Season - 5
Venue
Red Bull Arena, Salzburg
Referee
Walter Altmann, Austria

Recent form

Red Bull Salzburg
98Excellent

Last 5 matches · 5W-0D-0L · +14 goal difference

Austria Vienna
25Very poor

Last 5 matches · 1W-1D-3L · -4 goal difference

Our verdict

Solid
Market
Combo Bet
Pick
Red Bull Salzburg or Draw + No
Confidence74%

BetGenius backs Red Bull Salzburg or Draw + No (Combo Bet) at 74% confidence — a solid call.

Match preview

Red Bull Salzburg welcome Austria Vienna to the Red Bull Arena in round 5 of the Austrian Bundesliga, looking to maintain their unbeaten start to the domestic campaign. Salzburg sit in fourth position with seven points from their opening three league fixtures (2 wins, 1 draw), having scored five goals while conceding just one. Their defensive solidity is underscored by two clean sheets in three league outings, supported by a balanced 4-2-3-1 tactical setup.

Austria Vienna enter this fixture in ninth place with three points from three matches (1 win, 2 defeats) and a goal difference of -3 (2 scored, 5 conceded). The visitors have struggled for attacking consistency early in the season, failing to score in two of their three Bundesliga fixtures and losing three of their last five matches across all competitions.

Historical head-to-head records heavily favour Salzburg, who have won eight of the last ten meetings between the two clubs across all venues, including four victories in five home encounters. With Salzburg allowing only 0.3 goals against per game in league play and Austria Vienna averaging 0.7 goals scored per game, the hosts hold a substantial tactical and statistical edge.

Statistical comparison

Red Bull Salzburg at home vs Austria Vienna away
Played
1
W-D-L
1-0-0
Scored /game
Conceded /game
Clean sheets
Failed to score
40%
BTTS (last 5)
20%
80%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
20%

Key players this season

Red Bull Salzburg

  • H. Tabaković3G
  • K. Konaté3G
  • Y. Vertessen2G
  • B. Mazurek2A

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table context

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#TeamPGDPts
1Lask LinzPromotion - Bundesliga (Championship Group)5+1315
2Red Bull SalzburgPromotion - Bundesliga (Championship Group)5+1113
3Rapid ViennaPromotion - Bundesliga (Championship Group)5+812
4Sturm GrazPromotion - Bundesliga (Championship Group)5+18
5WSG WattensPromotion - Bundesliga (Championship Group)507
9RiedBundesliga (Relegation Group)5-44
10Grazer AKBundesliga (Relegation Group)5-114
11SCR AltachBundesliga (Relegation Group)5-43
12Austria ViennaBundesliga (Relegation Group)5-73

Head-to-head

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Red Bull Salzburg
8
Draws
1
Austria Vienna
1

Red Bull Salzburg have won 8 of the last 10 meetings, averaging 2.7 goals a game.

  • 2026-08-30Red Bull Salzburg 4-1 Austria Vienna
  • 2026-04-22Red Bull Salzburg 3-1 Austria Vienna
  • 2026-04-19Austria Vienna 1-3 Red Bull Salzburg
  • 2026-02-06Red Bull Salzburg 0-2 Austria Vienna
  • 2025-10-26Austria Vienna 0-3 Red Bull Salzburg

3 published markets

FeaturedLOST
Market
Combo Bet
Pick
Red Bull Salzburg or Draw + No
Confidence74%

Red Bull Salzburg or Draw — 85% confidence

Red Bull Salzburg are undefeated in the Bundesliga this season with two wins and a draw from three games, while Austria Vienna have already suffered two defeats in three league rounds. Salzburg have also dominated the historical matchup, recording eight wins and one draw across the past ten head-to-head encounters with Austria Vienna, making the double chance on the home side a well-backed position.

No — 74% confidence

Austria Vienna have failed to find the net in two of their three Austrian Bundesliga games this season and average only 0.7 goals per game. Conversely, Red Bull Salzburg have conceded just one goal in three league matches, recording two clean sheets. Additionally, both teams have scored in only 30% of the last ten head-to-head meetings between these sides.

These two calls are about different parts of the match (double chance and both teams to score), so neither one determines the other. The figure shown is the lower of the two — a combo can never be more likely than its weaker leg.

Combo BetLOST
Market
Both Teams to Score
Pick
No
Confidence74%

Austria Vienna have failed to find the net in two of their three Austrian Bundesliga games this season and average only 0.7 goals per game. Conversely, Red Bull Salzburg have conceded just one goal in three league matches, recording two clean sheets. Additionally, both teams have scored in only 30% of the last ten head-to-head meetings between these sides.

Combo BetWON
Market
Double Chance
Pick
Red Bull Salzburg or Draw
Confidence85%

Red Bull Salzburg are undefeated in the Bundesliga this season with two wins and a draw from three games, while Austria Vienna have already suffered two defeats in three league rounds. Salzburg have also dominated the historical matchup, recording eight wins and one draw across the past ten head-to-head encounters with Austria Vienna, making the double chance on the home side a well-backed position.

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Published August 29, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.