Salzburg vs Rapid Vienna Prediction: Salzburg must not slip

This Championship Group match in the Austria Bundesliga League between Salzburg and Rapid Vienna will take place at Red Bull Arena Salzburg.

The previous match for Salzburg in the Bundesliga was a 1-1 tie against Rapid Vienna, and they will definitely hope for a better result. During that game, Salzburg held possession for 55% of the time and had 16 shots on goal, with five of them finding the back of the net. Karim Konaté was the only player for Salzburg to register a goal in the 15th minute. 14 shots were taken at the goal by Rapid Vienna, but only four were on target. The goal for Rapid Vienna came in the 44th minute from Guido Burgstaller. Salzburg, coached by Matthias Jaissle, have scored a combined total of 10 goals over the course of their previous six matches, which results in an average number of goals scored per game that is equal to 1.67. In the buildup to this encounter, Salzburg have not suffered a defeat at the hands of Rapid Vienna in any of their previous 15 league outings.

Rapid Vienna and their supporters will be hoping for a different outcome this time around after the team's previous OFB Cup match, which they played against Sturm Graz, ended in a defeat. The goals for Sturm Graz came from Manprit Sarkaria in the 67th and 87th minutes. Rapid Vienna's most recent six matches have resulted in a total of 21 goals being scored, which works out to an average of 3.5 goals scored in each contest. The opposition teams have scored 11 of those goals. When we take a look at the results they've gotten in the past, we see that Rapid Vienna have not been able to defeat Red Bull Salzburg on the road in any of the last 13 games that they've played against one another in the league.

Salzburg and Rapid Vienna have played each other 73 times over the course of the last seasons, with Salzburg claiming victory in 42 of those games and Rapid Vienna claiming victory in 13 of those contests. There were 18 games where a tie resulted. In the head-to-head matchups between the two teams, Salzburg scored 141 goals, while Rapid Vienna only managed to score 91 goals.

Considering that the host club have drawn three of their last four matchups, we anticipate that they will improve and be more consistent. However, considering that Rapid Vienna, who are coming to watch, have not been performing at their best recently, they should not pose much of a threat to the home team. As a result, it is prudent to take into consideration placing a wager on Salzburg to come out on top while also scoring two goals.