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Round
Regular Season - 8
Venue
Tivoli Stadion Tirol, Innsbruck
Referee
Julian Weinberger, Austria
Form

Recent form

WSG Wattens
63Average

Last 5 matches · 3W-0D-2L · +5 goal difference

Ried
79Strong

Last 5 matches · 3W-2D-0L · +5 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Double Chance
WSG Wattens or Draw

BetGenius backs WSG Wattens or Draw (Double Chance) at 68% confidence — a solid call. Total goals: Under 2.5 Goals.

68%
Confidence
Solid
Preview

Match preview

Round 8 of the Austrian Bundesliga brings a tightly packed mid-table clash as WSG Wattens host Ried, with both clubs level on eight points through seven league matches. Ried currently occupy fifth place on goal difference, while Wattens sit seventh, making this a pivotal meeting for positioning heading into the next phase of the regular season.

Wattens have experienced contrasting fortunes depending on venue, picking up their two league wins on the road while recording two draws and one loss at home. Ried face their own travel difficulties, having failed to record an away victory so far in the league campaign with one draw and two losses, alongside eight goals conceded on their travels.

Historical head-to-head records strongly favour Wattens when playing as hosts. In five home fixtures against Ried documented in the data, Wattens remain unbeaten with three victories and two draws, suggesting they are well equipped to take points from this encounter.

Analysis

Key factors

  1. WSG Wattens are unbeaten at home against Ried across five previous meetings, recording three wins and two draws.
  2. Ried have yet to win an away league match this season, registering one draw and two defeats in three road fixtures.
  3. Both teams enter the fixture deadlocked on eight points each from their opening seven league games.
  4. Historical matchups between the two sides average 2.11 goals, with 77.8 percent of their nine encounters finishing with two goals or fewer.
Numbers

Statistical comparison

WSG Wattens at homeRied away
4
Played
4
0-2-2
W-D-L
1-1-2
1
Scored /game
1.5
2
Conceded /game
2.3
—
Clean sheets
—
—
Failed to score
—
20%
BTTS (last 5)
100%
60%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
80%

Combined scoring rate: 2.5 goals per game (WSG Wattens at home plus Ried away).

Players

Key players this season

Ried

  • A. Bajić3A

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

Table

Table context

#TeamPGDPts
2Red Bull SalzburgPromotion - Bundesliga (Championship Group)9+1721
3Lask LinzPromotion - Bundesliga (Championship Group)9+1419
4Sturm GrazPromotion - Bundesliga (Championship Group)9+617
5RiedPromotion - Bundesliga (Championship Group)9+114
6WSG WattensPromotion - Bundesliga (Championship Group)9-211
7TSV HartbergBundesliga (Relegation Group)9-411
8SCR AltachBundesliga (Relegation Group)10-69
9Grazer AKBundesliga (Relegation Group)9-159
History

Head-to-head

3
WSG Wattens
3
Draws
3
Ried

the last 9 meetings are split 3-3 with 3 drawn, averaging 2.2 goals a game, both teams scored in 67% of them.

  • 2026-10-10WSG Wattens1-2Ried
  • 2026-04-25WSG Wattens1-0Ried
  • 2026-03-14Ried2-1WSG Wattens
  • 2026-02-22WSG Wattens1-1Ried
  • 2025-10-04Ried2-0WSG Wattens
BetGenius

Our record in Bundesliga

65%31 won from 48 settled predictions

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Based on at least 20 settled predictions.
Predictions

1 published market

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Double Chance
WSG Wattens or Draw
68%
Confidence

WSG Wattens and Ried enter this fixture on identical records of two wins, two draws, and three defeats from seven matches. However, Ried have struggled on the road this term, failing to win any of their three away league fixtures and conceding an average of 2.7 goals per away game. Furthermore, Wattens hold an unbeaten home record against Ried across five head-to-head meetings, winning three and drawing two. Backing the home side to avoid defeat covers both the home victory and the stalemate in what is projected to be a tight contest.

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Published October 9, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.