WSG Wattens vs Red Bull Salzburg Prediction

Tivoli Stadion Tirol, Innsbruck·Christian-Petru Ciochirca, Austria 16/08/2026

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Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
4.6 / 10
Value Analysis
69%Trust
Goals O/U
Under 3.5 Goals
1.67
SignalGOODModel64%SurpriseMediumGap+13.6%
WSG Wattens Rest
8 days
Red Bull Salzburg Rest
2 days

WSG Wattens vs Red Bull Salzburg: the result in context

Red Bull Salzburg beat WSG Wattens 3-0 in the Bundesliga on 16 Aug 2026. It was in line with recent form: Red Bull Salzburg had won 3 of their previous five, compared with 1 for WSG Wattens.

Red Bull Salzburg have had the better of this fixture, winning 6 of the 10 previous meetings, which averaged 2.6 goals a game. WSG Wattens tend to win more corners, 5.5 a game to 3.1 for Red Bull Salzburg.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
14%8.20
X
20%5.00
2
66%1.32
Double Chance
1X
34%3.25
X2
86%1.07
Both Teams to Score
Yes
58%1.70
No
42%2.04
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.07 + 1.85 = 2.92
Over 1.5
83%1.12
Over 2.5
58%1.42
Over 3.5
32%2.10
Under 1.5
17%5.50
Under 2.5
42%2.65
Under 3.5
68%1.67
Corners
Projected Corners: 4.2 + 5.4 = 9.6
Over 8.5
60%1.47
Over 9.5
49%1.80
Over 10.5
40%2.28
Under 8.5
40%2.46
Under 9.5
51%1.91
Under 10.5
60%1.54
Cards
Projected Cards: 2 + 2.2 = 4.2
Over 3.5
49%-
Over 4.5
29%-
Under 3.5
51%-
Under 4.5
71%-

Match Events

15'K. KonateAssist: F. Kratzig
17'F. KratzigAssist: Y. Vertessen
21'R. GschosserFoul
22'L. Morgalla INN. Veratschnig out
45+4'L. Hinterseer(Penalty missed)
46'Y. Vertessen INS. Kitano out
46'M. Satin INN. Celic out
50'M. OlakigbeFoul
61'E. Baidoo INB. Mazurek out
61'D. Redzic INA. Camara out
68'F. Kratzig IND. Schmid out
70'S. KitanoAssist: A. Barry
71'T. Goiginger INN. Baden Frederiksen out
72'R. Gschosser IND. Jaunegg out
82'H. Balic IND. Gugganig out
82'L. Hinterseer INS. Wieser out
90+1'N. CelicFoul

Lineups

WSG Wattens
3-4-2-1Coach: Philipp Semlic
Red Bull Salzburg
4-2-3-1Coach: Danny Rohl
Avg rating6.44
Avg rating7.23
Salko Hamzić7.31S. Hamzić
Drew Murray6.35D. Murray
Marco Boras6.323M. Boras
David Kubatta5.914D. Kubatta
Husein Balić6.218H. Balić
Murat Satin6.311M. Satin
Marc Striednig6.56M. Striednig
Raphael Gschösser6.532R. Gschösser
Thomas Goiginger6.736T. Goiginger
Michael Olakigbe6.717M. Olakigbe
Lukas HinterseerC6.216L. Hinterseer
Christian Zawieschitzky8.052C. Zawieschitzky
Leandro Morgalla6.339L. Morgalla
Tim Drexler7.721T. Drexler
Valentin Zabransky8.047V. Zabransky
Frans Krätzig8.213F. Krätzig
Abubakr BarryC7.632A. Barry
Maurits Kjaergaard7.014M. Kjaergaard
Edmund Baidoo7.320E. Baidoo
Karim Konaté7.319K. Konaté
Damir Redzic6.923D. Redzic
Yorbe Vertessen7.211Y. Vertessen

WSG Wattens Substitutes

43Nemanja Čelić46'for M. Satin90+1'6.6
27David Jaunegg72'for R. Gschosser6.3
8Nikolai Frederiksen71'for T. Goiginger6.6
13Alexander Eckmayr
3David Gugganig82'for H. Balic6.3
38Simon Wieser82'for L. Hinterseer6.3
39Giorgi Bedianashvili
15Mazou Bambara
9Ademola Ola-Adebomi

Red Bull Salzburg Substitutes

18Nikolas Veratschnig22'for L. Morgalla7.2
8Sota Kitano46'for Y. Vertessen70'7.0
15Bartosz Mazurek61'for E. Baidoo6.7
33Aboubacar Camara6.3
31Dominik Schmid68'for F. Kratzig7.0
1Christian Früchtl
44Kévin Boma
4John Mellberg
9Haris Tabaković

Match Stats

WSG WattensRed Bull Salzburg
39%Ball Possession61%
2Corner Kicks7
3Yellow Cards0
14Total Shots22
5Shots on Goal12
2Shots off Goal7
8Shots Inside Box14
6Shots Outside Box8
7Blocked Shots3
9Fouls8
1Offsides2
9Goalkeeper Saves4
390Total Passes627
312Passes Accurate560
80%Pass Accuracy89%

Team Comparison

WSG WattensWSG Wattens
Red Bull SalzburgRed Bull Salzburg
1576Elo Rating 1802
1.05Attack 2.38
1.75Defense 1.28
19%Hit Rate 66%
16.8Shots per Game 14.4
5.4Shots on Target 5.5
5.5Corners per Game 3.1
1.4Cards per Game 1.4

AI Insights

⚽High Goal Expectancy2.92 goals
📉Home Underperforming
📊Away Overperforming

Game State Tendencies

WSG WattensWSG Wattens
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 33% of the time
  • Concedes more in 1st half - tightens up after the break
Red Bull SalzburgRed Bull Salzburg
  • Leads at half-time in 60% of matches

Head to Head

Last 10 meetings, all competitions

WSG WattensWSG Wattens1Wins · 10%
Draws330%
Red Bull SalzburgRed Bull Salzburg6Wins · 60%
2.6Avg Goals
50%Both teams scored5 of 10
50%3+ goals5 of 10

Previous meetings

Bundesliga23/11/2025
Red Bull SalzburgWSG Wattens
23
Cup30/10/2025
Red Bull SalzburgWSG Wattens
3111
Bundesliga28/09/2025
WSG WattensRed Bull Salzburg
12
Bundesliga15/02/2025
Red Bull SalzburgWSG Wattens
11
Cup30/10/2024
Red Bull SalzburgWSG Wattens
30
Bundesliga22/09/2024
WSG WattensRed Bull Salzburg
00
Bundesliga04/11/2023
WSG WattensRed Bull Salzburg
02
Bundesliga06/08/2023
Red Bull SalzburgWSG Wattens
30
Bundesliga19/02/2023
WSG WattensRed Bull Salzburg
13
Bundesliga03/09/2022
Red Bull SalzburgWSG Wattens
20

Recent Form

WSG WattensWSG Wattens
2W3D5L
07/08/2026
SCR AltachWSG Wattens
31
L
01/08/2026
WSG WattensSturm Graz
11
D
24/07/2026
WieselburgWSG Wattens
06
W
17/07/2026
Hertha BSCWSG Wattens
32
L
10/07/2026
WSG WattensPolessya
12
L
04/07/2026
WSG WattensGornik Zabrze
00
D
19/06/2026
ZirlWSG Wattens
116
W
16/05/2026
Wolfsberger ACWSG Wattens
20
L
09/05/2026
WSG WattensFC BW Linz
11
D
02/05/2026
Grazer AKWSG Wattens
40
L
Red Bull SalzburgRed Bull Salzburg
6W2D2L
13/08/2026
PafosRed Bull Salzburg
33
D
09/08/2026
Wolfsberger ACRed Bull Salzburg
11
D
06/08/2026
Red Bull SalzburgPafos
10
W
01/08/2026
Red Bull SalzburgTSV Hartberg
10
W
25/07/2026
OberwartRed Bull Salzburg
17
W
15/07/2026
Red Bull SalzburgBaşakşehir
12
L
15/07/2026
Red Bull SalzburgGamba Osaka
03
L
09/07/2026
Red Bull SalzburgMetalist 1925 Kharkiv
40
W
04/07/2026
Red Bull SalzburgGornik Zabrze
21
W
26/06/2026
SeekirchenRed Bull Salzburg
05
W

Referee Profile

Christian-Petru Ciochirca122 matches

4.16Cards per match
3.97Yellow cards per match
0.20Red cards per match
24.8Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

Christian-Petru Ciochirca4.16
Other referees4.50

4.16 cards a match, 0.34 fewer than other referees in the same competitions and seasons (4.50).

Cards come from 92 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

League Table

Bundesliga 2026
#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1Rapid ViennaRapid Vienna11100133:9+2430WWWWW
2Red Bull SalzburgRed Bull Salzburg1183029:6+2327WWWDW
3Lask LinzLask Linz1171326:13+1322WLWLD
4Sturm GrazSturm Graz1154219:13+619DDWWL
5TSV HartbergTSV Hartberg1152420:19+117WWLWD
6RiedRied1144319:18+116DDWWW
7WSG WattensWSG Wattens1133514:17-312LDWLL
8SCR AltachSCR Altach1131711:17-610DWLWL
9Grazer AKGrazer AK112458:27-1910LDLDD
10Austria LustenauAustria Lustenau1122713:29-168LLLLW
11Austria ViennaAustria Vienna1121810:22-127LLLLD
12Wolfsberger ACWolfsberger AC111378:20-126DLLLL
#TeamMPGPts
1Rapid ViennaRapid Vienna1133:930
2Red Bull SalzburgRed Bull Salzburg1129:627
3Lask LinzLask Linz1126:1322
4Sturm GrazSturm Graz1119:1319
5TSV HartbergTSV Hartberg1120:1917
6RiedRied1119:1816
7WSG WattensWSG Wattens1114:1712
8SCR AltachSCR Altach1111:1710
9Grazer AKGrazer AK118:2710
10Austria LustenauAustria Lustenau1113:298
11Austria ViennaAustria Vienna1110:227
12Wolfsberger ACWolfsberger AC118:206
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About the WSG Wattens vs Red Bull Salzburg forecast

The forecasts for this Bundesliga match are built from team Elo ratings, recent form, scoring data and the head-to-head record, and are updated as new data arrives before kickoff.

How to Read These Forecasts

Each percentage shows the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% indicates strong statistical confidence; 45-65% reflects a competitive, open match; below 45% suggests the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for informational and entertainment purposes only.

WSG Wattens and Red Bull Salzburg in the Bundesliga table

In the Bundesliga table, Red Bull Salzburg are 2nd and WSG Wattens 7th, 15 points apart. League goal record so far: WSG Wattens 14-17, Red Bull Salzburg 29-6. The full standings are on the Bundesliga Table 2026 page.

Key Factors for This Match

Red Bull Salzburg have led at half-time in 60% of their recent matches. This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.