A win for the hosts is predicted from this game if the league table is anything to judge by. The Salzburg fans are positive that the gap between 1st and Blau-Weiß Linz's 11th place in the table will show on the pitch.
- Salzburg have the most scored goals (18) in Admiral Bundesliga
- Blau-Weiß Linz have the most conceded goals (19) in Admiral Bundesliga
The hosts Salzburg saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Champions League. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Benfica.
Salzburg form and stats
Perfect Admiral Bundesliga season at home so far for Salzburg 3 wins from 3 appearances.
Salzburg are returning here after guesting Benfica in a Champions League fixture and winning with a 2-0 scoreline. The gifted forward Šimić outshone all the other footballers in that fixture and received a match rating of 8.64 out of 10. Šimić scored one goal, hit the woodwork once, served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Before that, Salzburg played out a Admiral Bundesliga draw 2-2 when visiting Sturm Graz.The manager Struber will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Austria Salzburg in only three days.
With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (7 in 3 games), Salzburg's attacking play is working.
Blau-Weiß Linz form and stats
As the visiting team matches, Blau-Weiß Linz, who have the most conceded goals (19) in Admiral Bundesliga, have produced an overall stat of 1-0-3 so far.
Blau-Weiß delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Rheindorf Altach (placed 7th) in their previous match. Pirkl got a match rating of 7.25 in that game, top player of the team. Pirkl scored one goal.
A 1-4 defeat away at Sturm Graz before that.There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Blau-Weiß Linz manager Scheiblehner as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Drassburg.
The travelling fans enjoy Blau-Weiß Linz's attacking play in away games, having scored 6 goals in 4 league matches away. Blau-Weiß have conceded 10 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last two meetings: one - zero - one (Salzburg wins - draws - Blau-Weiß Linz wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), zero had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Konaté 4 goals |  S. Koita 3 goals |  S. Baidoo 2 goals |
Salzburg missing players
Blau-Weiß Linz missing players
| Salzburg | Blau-Weiß Linz | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 18 | 7 | 5 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 10 |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | Conceded | C | 6 | 10 | 19 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 57% | 33% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 75% | 71% |
| 29% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 57% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 50% | 57% |
| 43% | 0% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 75% | 71% |
| 57% | 100% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 25% | 29% |
| 6.9 | 6.7 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4 | 3.5 | 3.1 |
| 3.1 | 2.3 | 1.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 5.5 | 5 |
| 1.6 | 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.8 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17.4 | 18.3 | 19 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 10.2 | 8.6 |
| 6.3 | 6 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3 | 3.4 |
| 41% | 39% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 50% | 42% |
| 7.3 | 6 | 3.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 12.2 | 12.9 |
| 2.4 | 1.7 | 0.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5 | 6 |
- All of Blau-Weiß Linz's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Salzburg's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Blau-Weiß Linz have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Blau-Weiß Linz have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Blau-Weiß Linz have the most conceded goals (10) away in Admiral Bundesliga
- Blau-Weiß Linz have the most conceded goals (19) in Admiral Bundesliga
- Blau-Weiß Linz have the most conceded goals in the first half (10) in Admiral Bundesliga
- Blau-Weiß Linz have the the worst goal difference (-4) away in Admiral Bundesliga
- Blau-Weiß Linz haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Salzburg have created more than twice as many corners as Blau-Weiß Linz.
- Salzburg have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Salzburg have scored in all their matches so far.
- Salzburg have the fewest conceded goals (0) at home in Admiral Bundesliga
- Salzburg have the most scored goals (18) in Admiral Bundesliga
- Salzburg have the most scored goals in the second half (13) in Admiral Bundesliga
- Salzburg have the the best goal difference (+14) in Admiral Bundesliga
- Salzburg have the the best goal difference (+7) at home in Admiral Bundesliga
- Salzburg have won all their matches at home so far.
- Salzburg have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Salzburg haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Salzburg is in the best form (5-1-0) in Admiral Bundesliga
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Salzburg | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 19 |
| 2 | Sturm Graz | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | LASK Linz | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | Hartberg | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | -2 | 11 |
| 5 | Austria Klagenfurt | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | Rapid Wien | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 7 | Rheindorf Altach | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 8 |
| 8 | Wolfsberger AC | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 7 |
| 9 | Austria Wien | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -6 | 5 |
| 10 | Wattens | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -7 | 5 |
| 11 | Blau-Weiß Linz | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -9 | 5 |
| 12 | Austria Lustenau | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -9 | 2 |
