Red Bull Salzburg vs Austria Lustenau prediction

Red Bull Salzburg have won eight, drawn three and lost none of their 11 Bundesliga games so far, scoring 29 and letting in 6. That has them 2nd on 27 points.

Their last six in all competitions read three wins, two draws and one defeat, at 1.8 goals scored and 1.5 conceded per game. Last time out they beat Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz 3-2 away; before that came a 3-1 win away at LASK and a 2-2 draw away at Celje.

Red Bull Salzburg are unbeaten in four. They have scored in each of their last four. Two clean sheets in that spell, but they also drew a blank twice. At home they've won one of two recently (3 scored, 4 conceded).

So far in the Bundesliga, Austria Lustenau have won two, drawn two and lost seven of 11, with 13 goals scored and 29 conceded, good for 10th place and 8 points.

Over the last six matches it has been two wins, no draws and four defeats, averaging 1.5 goals for and 2.7 against. Last time out they beat Sturm Graz 3-2 at home; before that came a 5-1 defeat away at SK Rapid and a 4-0 defeat at home to LASK.

The defence is a worry: they have conceded in each of their last five. They failed to score in two of those games. On the road they've won none of two recently (4 scored, 9 conceded).

Home and away form points to Red Bull Salzburg: Red Bull Salzburg have won one of their last two at home, Austria Lustenau none of their last two on the road. 19 points separate the two sides in the table. Red Bull Salzburg also have the better goal difference over recent weeks.

We make Red Bull Salzburg clear favourites at 82%, with Austria Lustenau on 5% and the draw at 13%.

On goals, it expects around 3.6 in the game: 2.7 for Red Bull Salzburg and 0.8 for Austria Lustenau. Over 2.5 goals is 69% and both teams scoring 53%. When they last met, on 24 Feb 2024, Salzburg won 7-0.