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Austria Salzburg vs FC BW Linz prediction and preview

23 Oct 2026, 18:30 UTC

The PunterPick prediction

Double Chance X2Odds 1.28Market probability 74%

Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.

Match preview

Austria Salzburg host FC BW Linz in the 2. Liga (Austria) on 23 Oct 2026, 18:30 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Double Chance X2 — FC BW Linz to win or draw. It was published at odds of 1.28, which the bookmaker market rated at about 74% once the bookmaker margin is removed.

Going into the match, Austria Salzburg had won 4, drawn 2 and lost 4 of their last 10 matches, scoring 18 and conceding 20. FC BW Linz had won 7, drawn 1 and lost 2 of their last 10, with 26 scored and 10 conceded.

Both teams scored in 7 of Austria Salzburg's last 10 and 7 of FC BW Linz's last 10; 8 and 8 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Austria Salzburg averaged 1.89 goals scored and 1.44 conceded across 9 matches; away from home FC BW Linz averaged 1.18 scored and 1.00 conceded across 11.

Our team-strength model expects about 1.46 goals from Austria Salzburg and 1.84 from FC BW Linz. From that it rates a home win at 30%, a draw at 25% and an away win at 46%, against 25%, 24% and 51% implied by the 1X2 prices. For the published pick itself the model gives 70%.

Team comparison

Share of each factor between Austria Salzburg (green) and FC BW Linz (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.

Recent form41% – 59%
Attack35% – 65%
Defence42% – 58%
Head-to-head100% – 0%
Goals100% – 0%
Overall strength39% – 60%

Form before the match

TeamLast 5ScoredConcededBTTSO2.5
Austria SalzburgWWDLD1.802.0070%80%
FC BW LinzWDWWW2.601.0070%80%

Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.

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