📊 Form Guide

Red Bull Salzburg

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Red Bull Salzburg will be looking for an improved result here following the 4-3 Bundesliga loss in their previous game against Austria Klagenfurt.

In that match, Red Bull Salzburg managed 53% possession and 14 attempts at goal with 10 on target. For Red Bull Salzburg, the goals were scored by Karim Konaté (10', 18') and Strahinja Pavlović (87'). For their opponents, Austria Klagenfurt had 16 attempts at goal with 6 of them on target. Solomon Bonnah (52') and Andy Irving (63', 74', 85') scored for Austria Klagenfurt.

Red Bull Salzburg have been conceding pretty frequently lately, although they’ve also done enough to hit the back of the net themselves. Over their last 6 matches, Red Bull Salzburg have seen their goal breached in 5 of them as well as managing to get on the scoresheet in 6 of those matches.

Looking at the pre-match facts, Red Bull Salzburg:

• have not lost a league tie with Sturm Graz in their previous 6 games.
• are undefeated in their last 9 league matches at home. Visiting teams have certainly not had an easy time of it here.

Sturm Graz

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Sturm Graz come into this clash following a 1-3 Bundesliga win as they beat Rapid Vienna in their most recent fixture.

In that match, Sturm Graz managed 42% possession and 12 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. For Sturm Graz, the goals were scored by Tomi Horvat (8'), Jusuf Gazibegović (29') and Otar Kiteishvili (44'). On the other side, Rapid Wien had 19 shots on goal with 7 of them on target. Fally Mayulu (19') scored for Rapid Vienna.

Christian Ilzer's Sturm Graz have found the back of the net 12 times throughout their latest six matches. The total of goals that they have conceded during the equivalent period equals 6.

Going into this contest, Sturm Graz have not registered a win against Red Bull Salzburg in away games against them for the last 6 league games. They'll be keen to stop this run.

👥 Head to head

Looking at their past head to head clashes dating back to 23/04/2023 tells us that Red Bull Salzburg have won 3 of them and Sturm Graz 1, with the tally of drawn matches being 2.

A combined total of 19 goals were produced between them during those clashes, with 11 for Die Bullen and 8 belonging to die Schwoazn. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.17.

📋 Team News: Red Bull Salzburg

Andreas Ulmer (Calf problems), Nicolás Capaldo (Knee injury), Mads Bidstrup (Shoulder injury), Leandro Morgalla (heart problems), Amar Dedic (Calf problems), Fernando (Hamstring injury) and Maurits Kjaergaard (Hamstring injury) are not available for Red Bull Salzburg manager Onur Çinel. Strahinja Pavlovic is ineligible for this match because of suspension.

📋 Team News: Sturm Graz

Sturm Graz boss Christian Ilzer has to choose a team with limited availability. Alexandar Borkovic (Cruciate ligament tear), Manprit Sarkaria (Broken ankle) and Kjell Scherpen (Cruciate ligament tear) are not ready for selection. David Schnegg is ineligible for this match because of suspension.

⚡ Prediction

In our opinion, Red Bull Salzburg can and should be able to create a high number of chances and successful shots on target.

At the same time, Sturm Graz may well struggle to score - but, we do see them scoring as well.

We reckon that it will be a 3-1 winning score for Red Bull Salzburg at the end of this one.

Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.

Andre Moura, 14:06 28/04/2024