The managers M. Rose and C. Ilzer are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Tipico Bundesliga league table.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Salzburg form and stats
This stadium, Red Bull Arena, has been a fortress for Salzburg so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 9-2-0. The Salzburg fans aren't used to losing here at Red Bull Arena and will expect new points from this game. Salzburg has played 21 games in a row here without a defeat.The home team returns to Red Bull Arena after sharing the points with St. Pölten on their last time out; the Tipico Bundesliga game ended 1-1. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Sturm Graz in a game that was won 3-1.
Salzburg are traveling soon after this match as the Tipico Bundesliga match at Wolfsberger AC awaits in four days.
Goals decide football matches and Salzburg are scoring many of them at home; 24 on target from 11 matches. Salzburg are not conceding a lot of goals here at Red Bull Arena, averaging less than one per game. The total is 6 from 11 matches.
Wolfsberger AC form and stats
3-4-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Wolfsberger AC in their matches away. Wolfsberger AC has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.Two travels in a row for Wolfsberger AC, whose manager C. Ilzer could celebrate last time after the Tipico Bundesliga win against Sturm Graz. Ahead of that game was the 1-1 draw at home against Austria Wien.
With the home team given a winning probability of about 80% by the bookmakers, any point(s) for the visitors would be a surprise. Checking earlier matches with similar odds with Wolfsberger AC as the away team, we found two results. Statistics from these were 0 away wins, 0 draws and 2 defeats. The outsiders lost 1 of these games by at least two goals.
After this away game Wolfsberger AC return home for a Tipico Bundesliga game against Salzburg. That game is only four sleeps after this.
Wolfsberger AC have scored 14 goals on their travels this season, 11 away games. As opposed to that, Wolfsberger AC have seen the ball go into their own net 15 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Salzburg - Wolfsberger AC 3-0 earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 7 Salzburg victories, 3 draws and 0 Wolfsberger AC wins.Top Goalscorers
  M. Dabour 17 goals / 3 assists |   M. Liendl 11 goals / 8 assists |  S. Prevljak 9 goals |
Salzburg missing players
Wolfsberger AC missing players
| Salzburg | Wolfsberger AC | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | Played | 13 | 26 |
| 62 | 32 | Scored | 19 | 38 |
| 21 | 8 | Conceded | 17 | 37 |
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | 77% | 85% |
| 92% | 85% | Over 1.5 | 69% | 73% |
| 58% | 62% | Over 2.5 | 54% | 54% |
| 42% | 38% | Over 3.5 | 31% | 38% |
| 19% | 15% | Over 4.5 | 23% | 19% |
| 58% | 62% | Both teams to score | 38% | 54% |
| 38% | 38% | Clean Sheet | 38% | 31% |
| 8% | 8% | Failed To Score | 46% | 31% |
| 7.2 | 7.5 | Corners For (avg) | 5.2 | 5.5 |
| 3 | 2.6 | Corners Against (avg) | 5.2 | 4.3 |
| 1.5 | 0.8 | Yellow Cards (avg) | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| 3 | 0 | Red Cards (total) | 2 | 3 |
- Salzburg is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Salzburg | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 51 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 33 | 55 |
| 2 | LASK Linz | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 21 | 46 |
| 3 | Sturm Graz | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 31 |
| 4 | Wolfsberger AC | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 32 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 30 |
| 5 | Austria Wien | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 30 |
| 6 | St. Pölten | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -3 | 30 |
| 7 | Mattersburg | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -8 | 29 |
| 8 | Rapid Wien | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -3 | 27 |
| 9 | Hartberg | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 31 | -10 | 26 |
| 10 | Admira | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 22 | -16 | 21 |
| 11 | Rheindorf Altach | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 13 | -2 | 18 |
| 12 | Wacker Innsbruck | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -17 | 17 |
