FC BW Linz vs FC Liefering prediction and preview

17 Oct 2026, 15:30 UTC

The PunterPick prediction

FC BW Linz WinOdds 1.40Market probability 67%Final score 4–1

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

Match preview

FC BW Linz host FC Liefering in the 2. Liga (Austria) on 17 Oct 2026, 15:30 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is FC BW Linz Win — FC BW Linz to win. It was published at odds of 1.40, which the bookmaker market rated at about 67% once the bookmaker margin is removed.

Final score: FC BW Linz 4–1 FC Liefering.

Going into the match, FC BW Linz had won 7, drawn 1 and lost 2 of their last 10 matches, scoring 25 and conceding 9. FC Liefering had won 4, drawn 1 and lost 5 of their last 10, with 18 scored and 21 conceded.

Both teams scored in 6 of FC BW Linz's last 10 and 7 of FC Liefering's last 10; 8 and 9 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home FC BW Linz averaged 3.00 goals scored and 0.82 conceded across 11 matches; away from home FC Liefering averaged 2.13 scored and 1.88 conceded across 8.

Our team-strength model expects about 2.80 goals from FC BW Linz and 1.11 from FC Liefering. From that it rates a home win at 72%, a draw at 16% and an away win at 12%, against 65%, 19% and 16% implied by the 1X2 prices. For the published pick itself the model gives 72%.

Team comparison

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

Recent form53% – 47%

Attack61% – 39%

Defence69% – 31%

Head-to-head75% – 25%

Goals77% – 23%

Overall strength69% – 30%

Form before the match

Team	Last 5	Scored	Conceded	BTTS	O2.5
FC BW Linz	DWWWL	2.50	0.90	60%	80%
FC Liefering	WLLLW	1.80	2.10	70%	90%

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

Other markets we priced

Market	Our probability	Odds
BTTS 1st Half - No	72%	1.30
FC BW Linz Win	66%	1.40
BTTS Yes	64%	1.50
1st Half Over 1.5 Goals	50%	1.83
1st Half Under 1.5 Goals	50%	1.83
FC BW Linz HT & FT	47%	2.00
2-1	10%	9.50

Probabilities are derived from bookmaker prices with the margin removed. They are estimates, not guarantees.