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Red Bull Salzburg vs Sturm Graz prediction

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Round
Regular Season - 7
Venue
Red Bull Arena, Salzburg
Referee
Isa Simsek, Austria

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Form

Recent form

Red Bull Salzburg
47Average

Last 5 matches · 1W-2D-2L · -2 goal difference

Sturm Graz
76Strong

Last 5 matches · 4W-0D-1L · +7 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Both Teams to Score
Yes

BetGenius backs Yes (Both Teams to Score) at 75% confidence — a strong call. Total goals: Over 2.5 Goals.

75%
Confidence
Strong
Preview

Match preview

Red Bull Salzburg welcome Sturm Graz to the Red Bull Arena for a key top-four clash in the Austrian Bundesliga. Salzburg enter matchday seven sitting third in the standings on 14 points, having gone unbeaten through their opening six fixtures with four victories and two draws. Their home form has been particularly sharp, claiming three wins from three while scoring 10 goals and conceding just two.

Sturm Graz travel to Salzburg in fourth position with 11 points from their six league matches. While they have suffered one league defeat so far, they have remained competitive and difficult to beat, maintaining an active scoring record across all league outings this season. S. Seidl has been central to their creative output, having already registered five assists.

Recent head-to-head encounters between these two rivals have been tightly contested affairs with consistent scoring at both ends. Both teams have found the net in 80 percent of their last 10 meetings, including three consecutive 1-1 draws across league play in 2025 and 2026.

Analysis

Key factors

  1. Red Bull Salzburg have scored in all six league matches this season, averaging 2.5 goals overall and 3.3 goals per home game.
  2. Sturm Graz have also avoided failing to score in all six Bundesliga matches, recording eight goals overall.
  3. Both teams have scored in 80 percent of the last 10 head-to-head meetings between these two clubs.
  4. Salzburg remain unbeaten in the league with 14 points from six games, winning all three home fixtures.
  5. The last three consecutive league meetings between Salzburg and Sturm Graz all ended in 1-1 draws.
Availability

Team news

Red Bull Salzburg

  • E. AguilarMuscle Injury
  • A. ChaseOff the roster
  • F. MatijasevicOff the roster
  • J. MoserOff the roster
  • J. OmoregieAchilles Tendon Injury
  • N. VeratschnigKnee Injury

Sturm Graz

  • N. GeyrhoferOff the roster
  • L. GrgicKnee Injury
  • S. JattaShoulder Injury
  • O. KiteishviliCalf Injury
  • G. MamageishviliInjury
  • F. RozgaMuscle Injury
  • E. SogloMuscle Injury
  • N. WeiperInjury
  • S. WlodarczykOff the roster
  • D. KhudyakovInactive
Numbers

Statistical comparison

Red Bull Salzburg at homeSturm Graz away
5
Played
5
5-0-0
W-D-L
2-1-2
3.2
Scored /game
1.2
0.4
Conceded /game
1.4
60%
Clean sheets
40%
0%
Failed to score
20%
40%
BTTS (last 5)
40%
80%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
60%

Combined scoring rate: 4.4 goals per game (Red Bull Salzburg at home plus Sturm Graz away).

Players

Key players this season

Red Bull Salzburg

  • H. Tabaković4G
  • K. Konaté4G
  • B. Mazurek3A
  • S. Kitano3A

Sturm Graz

  • O. Diakité6G
  • S. Seidl8A

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table

Table context

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#TeamPGDPts
1Rapid ViennaPromotion - Bundesliga (Championship Group)9+1824
2Red Bull SalzburgPromotion - Bundesliga (Championship Group)9+1721
3Lask LinzPromotion - Bundesliga (Championship Group)9+1419
4Sturm GrazPromotion - Bundesliga (Championship Group)9+617
5RiedPromotion - Bundesliga (Championship Group)9+114
6WSG WattensPromotion - Bundesliga (Championship Group)9-211
7TSV HartbergBundesliga (Relegation Group)9-411
History

Head-to-head

Full record →
1
Red Bull Salzburg
4
Draws
5
Sturm Graz

Sturm Graz have won 5 of the last 10 meetings, averaging 3.7 goals a game, both teams scored in 80% of them.

  • 2026-05-03Red Bull Salzburg1-1Sturm Graz
  • 2026-03-20Sturm Graz1-1Red Bull Salzburg
  • 2025-11-09Sturm Graz1-1Red Bull Salzburg
  • 2025-09-20Red Bull Salzburg0-2Sturm Graz
  • 2025-05-09Sturm Graz4-2Red Bull Salzburg
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Both Teams to Score
Yes
75%
Confidence

Both sides possess reliable attacking records entering this contest. Red Bull Salzburg have scored 15 goals in six league games, averaging 3.3 goals per home fixture, with K. Konate and H. Tabakovic contributing seven league goals between them. Sturm Graz have also found the back of the net in every league match this season, aided by S. Seidl's five assists. Furthermore, eight of the previous 10 head-to-head meetings between these teams have seen both sides score, highlighting the regular exchange of goals in this fixture.

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Published September 19, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.