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Red Bull Salzburg

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Red Bull Salzburg will be looking for a repeat result of a 1-2 Bundesliga victory over FC Blau-Weiss Linz.

In that match, Red Bull Salzburg managed 68% possession and 11 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. For Red Bull Salzburg, the goalscorers were Petar Ratkov (79') and Edmund Baidoo (94'). At the other end, Blau-Weiss Linz had 12 shots on goal with 5 on target. Simon Seidl (9') scored for FC Blau-Weiss Linz.

Matches with Red Bull Salzburg have tended to be lively affairs recently with high scoring anticipated. Over their past half dozen games alone, the sum of 20 goals have been recorded for both teams combined (at an average of 3.33 goals per game) with 11 of them belonging to Red Bull Salzburg. While that may be of interest, we will just have to wait and see whether that pattern might persist here in this game.

Their previous form shows that Red Bull Salzburg:

• have not lost a league tie with Rapid Vienna in their last 2 matches.
• are unbeaten in their previous 2 home league matches.

Rapid Vienna

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Rapid Vienna will go into this meeting following a 3-1 Bundesliga win with the eclipse of Sturm Graz in their last outing.

In that game, Rapid Vienna managed 57% possession and 19 shots on goal with 6 on target. For Rapid Vienna, goals were scored by Bendegúz Bolla (21', 78') and Guido Burgstaller (41'). Sturm Graz got 13 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. Leon Grgic (66') scored for Sturm Graz.

The stats don’t lie, and Rapid Vienna have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 matches, seeing their opponents hit 10 goals in total. In defence, Rapid Vienna certainly have room for improvement.

Taking a look at their past results, Rapid Vienna:

• have not beaten Red Bull Salzburg when they've played them away from home in the last 17 matches in the league. Imagine their relief when they finally get an away win.
• remain undefeated by Red Bull Salzburg in games played away from home for the previous 2 league matches.

🤜🤛 Head to head

Looking at the statistics for their head to head meetings stretching back to 09/12/2023, there has been little to separate the clubs with Red Bull Salzburg winning 2 of those games, Rapid Vienna 2 and 2 being drawn in regulation time.

An aggregate of 16 goals were scored between them in this period, with 8 for Die Bullen and 8 netted by Die Grün-Weißen. The average number of goals per game works out to 2.67.

The previous league match between these sides was Bundesliga match day 1 on 30/03/2025 and the score finished Rapid Vienna 0-2 Red Bull Salzburg.

That day, Rapid Vienna managed 50% possession and 10 attempts on goal with 2 of them on target.

Red Bull Salzburg got 9 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Yorbe Vertessen (37', 48') was the scorer.

The match was refereed by Alexander Harkam.

📰 Team News: Red Bull Salzburg

Maximiliano Caufriez (Back problems), Aleksa Terzic (Muscle injury), Maurits Kjaergaard (Ankle injury), Nicolás Capaldo (Broken toe), Samson Tijani (unknown injury), Daouda Guindo (Knee injury), Hendry Blank (Adductor pain), Karim Konaté (Cruciate ligament tear) and Moussa Yeo (Knee injury) aren’t available for Red Bull Salzburg gaffer Thomas Letsch.

In all likelihood, Die Bullen could opt for a 4-4-2 formation in the match, utilising Alexander Schlager, Leandro Morgalla, Joane Gadou, Samson Baidoo, Tim Trummer, Mads Bidstrup, Takumu Kawamura, Dorgeles Nene, Oscar Gloukh, Karim Onisiwo and Yorbe Vertessen.

📋 Team News: Rapid Vienna

Rapid Vienna manager Stefan Kulovits has not got a full squad to pick from. Mamadou Sangaré (muscular problems), Tobias Børkeeiet (Cartilage damage), Laurenz Orgler (Knee injury), Jakob Schöller (Muscle injury) and Amin-Elias Gröller (unknown injury) miss out here.

It’s our belief that Die Grün-Weißen will likely play in a 4-2-3-1 lineup, choosing Niklas Hedl, Bendegúz Bolla, Dominic Vincze, Ange Ahoussou, Moritz Oswald, S. Raux Yao, Romeo Amane, Nikolaus Wurmbrand, Matthias Seidl, Isak Jansson and Guido Burgstaller.

💡 Prediction

We’re thinking that Rapid Vienna are certainly able to get a goal against this Red Bull Salzburg side, however that realistically won’t be enough to avoid a loss.

Our selection here is for a very close game with a 2-1 winning margin for Red Bull Salzburg at the end of the match. Hopefully this is a good one.

Andre Moura, 14:04 24/05/2025