Red Bull Salzburg vs Austria Lustenau Prediction

Form check: contrasting trajectories

Salzburg's recent sample reads well: 15 wins, three draws and just two losses, with 54 goals scored and only 14 conceded. That's across Bundesliga, Europa League, cup and friendly fixtures rather than purely league games, but it still points to a team firing on all cylinders.

Red Bull Salzburg: 20 completed matches; Austria Lustenau: 20 completed matches.

Red Bull Salzburg

20 matches

Win

70% 14 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

15% 3 / 20

Scored

50

Conceded

16

Difference

+34

Austria Lustenau

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

30

Conceded

20

Difference

+10

Lustenau's picture is choppier. Eight wins, five draws and seven losses from their sample, with 30 scored but 25 conceded, shows a side capable of goals but also leaking plenty at the other end.

Salzburg's attacking output stands out even allowing for the mixed competitions involved.

Comparative Team Statistics: Red Bull Salzburg vs Austria Lustenau

History heavily favours Salzburg

Every recorded meeting between these two has gone Salzburg's way, including a 7-0 and a 0-6 scoreline on Lustenau's own ground. Even the tighter games, like a 0-1 cup tie, still ended with a Salzburg win.

That's history rather than a guarantee, but it's a one-sided record all the same.

Table reflects the pattern

Salzburg sit second with 17 points from seven games, having won five and lost none. Lustenau are down in eighth with eight points from the same number of matches, winning just twice.

The gap in the table lines up with both the recent form and the head-to-head record.

Players to watch

Salzburg's goals have been shared around, with Konaté and Tabaković both among the leading scorers in this sample, and Mazurek providing the most assists. Lustenau's threat has centred more on Weixelbraun and Verinac, who've also picked up plenty of the side's bookings between them.

Red Bull Salzburg:

Best scorers:

K. Konaté - 4

H. Tabaković - 3

Y. Vertessen - 2

Best assist providers:

B. Mazurek - 3

S. Kitano - 2

A. Barry - 2

Austria Lustenau:

Best scorers:

D. Weixelbraun - 4

A. Verinac - 3

Best assist providers:

A. Verinac - 2

Danilo Soares - 2

Penalty cards:

D. Schierl x 1

A. Verinac x 3

L. Afrifa x 2