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WSG Wattens vs Ried prediction

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Round: Regular Season - 8
Venue: Tivoli Stadion Tirol, Innsbruck
Referee: Julian Weinberger, Austria

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Form

Recent form

WSG Wattens

63Average

Last 5 matches · 3W-0D-2L · +5 goal difference

Ried

79Strong

Last 5 matches · 3W-2D-0L · +5 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Double Chance

WSG Wattens or Draw

BetGenius backs WSG Wattens or Draw (Double Chance) at 68% confidence — a solid call. Total goals: Under 2.5 Goals.

68%

Confidence

Solid

Preview

Match preview

Round 8 of the Austrian Bundesliga brings a tightly packed mid-table clash as WSG Wattens host Ried, with both clubs level on eight points through seven league matches. Ried currently occupy fifth place on goal difference, while Wattens sit seventh, making this a pivotal meeting for positioning heading into the next phase of the regular season.

Wattens have experienced contrasting fortunes depending on venue, picking up their two league wins on the road while recording two draws and one loss at home. Ried face their own travel difficulties, having failed to record an away victory so far in the league campaign with one draw and two losses, alongside eight goals conceded on their travels.

Historical head-to-head records strongly favour Wattens when playing as hosts. In five home fixtures against Ried documented in the data, Wattens remain unbeaten with three victories and two draws, suggesting they are well equipped to take points from this encounter.

Analysis

Key factors

WSG Wattens are unbeaten at home against Ried across five previous meetings, recording three wins and two draws.
Ried have yet to win an away league match this season, registering one draw and two defeats in three road fixtures.
Both teams enter the fixture deadlocked on eight points each from their opening seven league games.
Historical matchups between the two sides average 2.11 goals, with 77.8 percent of their nine encounters finishing with two goals or fewer.

Numbers

Statistical comparison

WSG Wattens at homeRied away

Played

0-2-2

W-D-L

1-1-2

Scored /game

1.5

Conceded /game

2.3

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Clean sheets

—

Failed to score

—

20%

BTTS (last 5)

100%

60%

Over 2.5 (last 5)

80%

Combined scoring rate: 2.5 goals per game (WSG Wattens at home plus Ried away).

Players

Key players this season

Ried

A. Bajić3A

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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#	Team	P	GD	Pts
2	Red Bull SalzburgPromotion - Bundesliga (Championship Group)	9	+17	21
3	Lask LinzPromotion - Bundesliga (Championship Group)	9	+14	19
4	Sturm GrazPromotion - Bundesliga (Championship Group)	9	+6	17
5	RiedPromotion - Bundesliga (Championship Group)	9	+1	14
6	WSG WattensPromotion - Bundesliga (Championship Group)	9	-2	11
7	TSV HartbergBundesliga (Relegation Group)	9	-4	11
8	SCR AltachBundesliga (Relegation Group)	10	-6	9
9	Grazer AKBundesliga (Relegation Group)	9	-15	9

History

Head-to-head

Full record →

3
WSG Wattens: 3
Draws: 3
Ried

the last 9 meetings are split 3-3 with 3 drawn, averaging 2.2 goals a game, both teams scored in 67% of them.

2026-10-10WSG Wattens1-2Ried
2026-04-25WSG Wattens1-0Ried
2026-03-14Ried2-1WSG Wattens
2026-02-22WSG Wattens1-1Ried
2025-10-04Ried2-0WSG Wattens

BetGenius

Our record in Bundesliga

65%31 won from 48 settled predictions

Settled results only — every published pick is recorded win or lose. Full track record →

Predictions

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Double Chance

WSG Wattens or Draw

68%

Confidence

WSG Wattens and Ried enter this fixture on identical records of two wins, two draws, and three defeats from seven matches. However, Ried have struggled on the road this term, failing to win any of their three away league fixtures and conceding an average of 2.7 goals per away game. Furthermore, Wattens hold an unbeaten home record against Ried across five head-to-head meetings, winning three and drawing two. Backing the home side to avoid defeat covers both the home victory and the stalemate in what is projected to be a tight contest.

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