Soccer match preview: Home crowds with big hopes before Salzburg - Wolfsberger AC

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Competition: Austria Admiral Bundesliga
Competition: Sun 08.May
Match begins: 12:30 (UTC)
Venue: Red Bull Arena (4330 seats)

Lots to play for in this fixture, with Salzburg in 1st and Wolfsberger AC at 3rd. Here's our full preview!

Insights:
  • Salzburg have the most scored goals (50) in Admiral Bundesliga
  • Salzburg have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Wolfsberger AC have scored away.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Salzburg form and stats

Home games in the Admiral Bundesliga have been a walk in the park for Salzburg so far, with 31 points won from 11 matches; 10 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses. After failing to beat Admira here at Red Bull Arena, Salzburg has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with seven wins in a row.

Salzburg's previous match was a Austrian Cup game also played at their home, finishing 3-0 vs Ried. The home team hope to to repeat that performance.

Prior to that, an away loss at Sturm Graz in the Admiral Bundesliga.

Salzburg have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 5 goals.

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Wolfsberger AC form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Admiral Bundesliga travels is 4 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats.

Wolfsberger AC's last game was the home draw against Austria Wien (1-1). Kofler had red hot gloves after the game against Austria Wien, shaping the outcome of the game with six saves made.

Before that one, a nice away victory 3-2 at Austria Klagenfurt.

Wolfsberger AC have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 11 league away games 14 goals have been scored. Wolfsberger have conceded 18 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

These competitors have fought previously this season: Wolfsberger AC - Salzburg 1-4. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - four - one (Salzburg wins - draws - Wolfsberger AC wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

SalzburgK. Adeyemi
K. Adeyemi
17 goals
SalzburgN. Okafor
N. Okafor
9 goals
Wolfsberger ACT. Baribo
T. Baribo
9 goals

Salzburg missing players

Wolfsberger AC missing players

Salzburg Wolfsberger AC
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
29 14 4 Played P 3 14 29
23 13 4 Won W 1 5 12
4 1 0 Drew D 0 3 5
2 0 0 Lost L 2 6 12
71 41 11 Scored S 4 19 42
18 6 1 Conceded C 3 24 47
93% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
76% 79% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 79% 83%
62% 64% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 64% 66%
41% 50% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 29% 31%
21% 29% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 21% 21%
52% 43% 25% BTTS BTTS 33% 57% 59%
48% 57% 75% Clean Sheets C S 33% 21% 24%
7% 7% 0% Failed to Score F T 33% 21% 17%
 
7.3 8.3 7 Corners for (avg) C F 3.3 5.1 5
2.6 2.1 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.9 5.9
1.7 1.4 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.6 1.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
17.5 19.7 18 Shots (avg) S ( 12 13.9 12.9
6.8 7.5 7.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 4.9 4.5
36% 39% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 28% 32%
 
7.8 7.3 9.2 Shots against (avg) S A 14 14.9 13.9
2.2 1.9 1.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.7 6 5.3
Key stats in Admiral Bundesliga this season:
  • Salzburg have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Salzburg have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Salzburg have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Salzburg have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Wolfsberger AC have scored away.
  • Salzburg have the fewest conceded goals (13) in Admiral Bundesliga
  • Salzburg have the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in Admiral Bundesliga
  • Salzburg have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (8) in Admiral Bundesliga
  • Salzburg have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (10) in Admiral Bundesliga
  • Salzburg have the most clean sheets (14) in Admiral Bundesliga
  • Salzburg have the most clean sheets (8) at home in Admiral Bundesliga
  • Salzburg have the most points (31) at home in Admiral Bundesliga
  • Salzburg have the most scored goals (33) at home in Admiral Bundesliga
  • Salzburg have the most scored goals (50) in Admiral Bundesliga
  • Salzburg have the most scored goals in the second half (47) in Admiral Bundesliga
  • Salzburg have the the best goal difference (+28) at home in Admiral Bundesliga
  • Salzburg have the the best goal difference (+37) in Admiral Bundesliga
  • Salzburg have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Wolfsberger AC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 22 17 4 1 50 13 11 10 1 0 33 5 11 7 3 1 17 8 37 55
2 Sturm Graz 22 10 7 5 46 32 11 5 4 2 23 16 11 5 3 3 23 16 14 37
3 Wolfsberger AC 22 11 4 7 34 32 11 7 1 3 20 14 11 4 3 4 14 18 2 37
4 Austria Wien 22 8 9 5 31 23 11 4 5 2 16 11 11 4 4 3 15 12 8 33
5 Rapid Vienna 22 8 7 7 35 31 11 6 1 4 21 14 11 2 6 3 14 17 4 31
6 Austria Klagenfurt 22 7 9 6 31 33 11 4 6 1 17 15 11 3 3 5 14 18 -2 30
7 Ried 22 7 8 7 31 41 11 6 5 0 21 15 11 1 3 7 10 26 -10 29
8 LASK Linz 22 6 7 9 28 29 11 3 4 4 12 12 11 3 3 5 16 17 -1 25
9 Wattens 22 5 8 9 30 42 11 2 6 3 17 16 11 3 2 6 13 26 -12 23
10 Hartberg 22 5 7 10 29 35 11 2 4 5 14 18 11 3 3 5 15 17 -6 22
11 Admira 22 4 8 10 25 31 11 2 2 7 11 14 11 2 6 3 14 17 -6 20
12 Rheindorf Altach 22 3 4 15 10 38 11 1 2 8 5 20 11 2 2 7 5 18 -28 13

Read more about Admiral Bundesliga

The Austrian Football Bundesliga is the top level football league in Austria. It was founded in 1974, but there has been an Austrian league championship since 1911. Since the 1950s Austrian football has been dominated by Rapid Wien, Austria Wien and recently Red Bull Salzburg.