Red Bull Salzburg vs Blau-Weiss Linz Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 30 Aug 2025

Bundesliga Betting Preview: Red Bull Salzburg vs Blau-Weiss Linz

Red Bull Salzburg host Blau-Weiss Linz in this Austrian Bundesliga encounter at Red Bull Arena, with kick-off set for 11:00 on Saturday 30 August 2025. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, team news and both predicted and confirmed lineups.

Red Bull Have Potential to the Cover Line

We’re expecting Salzburg to dominate against Blau-Weiss Linz and the Asian Handicap offers us the chance to back them at -1.5. Odds of -120 seem pretty generous that the hosts are able to win by two or more.

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2-1 Victory for Red Bull in Pair’s Last Battle

Red Bull Salzburg have enjoyed three straight Bundesliga wins, most recently beating LASK 3-0. It was a home success at Red Bull Arena. Thomas Letsch's team managed seven shots on target and enjoyed 65% possession, with Soumaila Diabate, Petar Ratkov and Edmund Baidoo each scoring one goal.

Blau-Weiss Linz have suffered four consecutive losses, recently being beaten at home by Ried 2-0 at Hofmann Personal Stadion. The Blue and White recorded 53% possession and managed two shots on goal.

Head-to-Head Statistics

Salzburg have triumphed in the last two encounters against BW Linz. A 2-1 win on their travels at Hofmann Personal Stadion came after a 2-1 home success at Red Bull Arena. In the past 6 H2H meetings, we have seen three Salzburg wins, two BW Linz victories and one draw.

Bundesliga		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
1	RB Salzburg	4	3	1	0	12	3	9	12:3	10
12	BW Linz	4	0	0	4	0	7	-7	0:7	0

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6 wins, 2 losses and 2 draws, averaging 2.4 goals from 6.3 shots on goal and 14.5 attempts. Salzburg have had 66.0% possession and 6.5 corners per game. On average, they have conceded 1.3 goals from 3.7 shots on goal and 9.0 attempts, while the opposition have been awarded 3.2 corners.

Top scorers are Petar Ratkov and Dorgeles Nene on 5 goals, while Edmund Baidoo has racked up 3. Petar Ratkov and Dorgeles Nene are the top assists makers with 3.

BW Linz have 1 victory, 7 defeats and 2 draws, with an average of 0.5 goals from 3.2 shots on goal and 6.4 attempts. There’s been an average of 44.0% possession, 3.4 corners awarded and 5.4 corners against, while they’ve conceded 1.5 goals from 4.9 shots on goal and 11.3 attempts.

Simon Seidl has scored 2, followed by Alexander Schmidt, Oliver Waehling and Ronivaldo with 1 goals apiece. Alem Pasic, Anderson and Soumaila Diabate have managed 1 assists in the last 10 games.

Predicted & Confirmed Lineups

Red Bull Salzburg predicted lineup (4-4-2): Alexander Schlager (GK), Stefan Lainer, Joane Gadou, Jacob Rasmussen, Tim Trummer, Maurits Kjaergaard, Soumaïla Diabaté, Mads Bidstrup, Sota Kitano, Petar Ratkov, Yorbe Vertessen.

Blau-Weiss Linz predicted lineup (3-4-2-1): Viktor Baier (GK), Fabio Strauss, Manuel Maranda, Elias Bakatukanda, Anderson Gomes, Alem Pasic, Christopher Cvetko, Simon Pirkl, Simon Seidl, Paul Mensah, Jakob Knollmüller.

Red Bull Salzburg vs Blau-Weiss Linz Prediction & Betting Tips

Our Red Bull Salzburg vs Blau-Weiss Linz betting preview covers everything you need, including a key match prediction, a corners betting angle, correct score insight and a value-packed bet builder recommendation.

Match Prediction

Salzburg are likely to win and we think there’s merit in backing the favourites at -1.5 on the Asian Handicap at -120. It’s well within their capability to claim a convincing victory in this Bundesliga clash.

We only create the football betting tips after consulting the latest Bundesliga team news along with the form of both sides. There are also stats that can be mined to good effect to come up with predictions.

Key Red Bull Salzburg vs Blau-Weiss Linz league stats:

• The -1.5 line has been covered by Salzburg in 4 consecutive games at home.
• The +1.5 line hasn’t been covered by BW Linz in 2 consecutive games.

Red Bull -1.5 Probability

If you go by the best football betting sites, our pick has a 54.6% chance of delivering a return. Our tipsters think there’s a stronger chance of success and calculate the probability to be closer to 60%. That means we’re regarding it as a value wager.

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Our Match Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

Salzburg 2 - 0 BW Linz

One bet that has caught our eye is Salzburg to claim a 2-0 correct score win. This selection is available at +400 meaning that a winning selection will yield a nice return.

Corners Prediction

BW Linz Under 2.5 Corners +106

Blau-Weiss Linz have failed to cover the 2.5 corners line in three consecutive away matches, while Red Bull Salzburg have conceded 2.80 corners on average in their previous 5 games. We advise betting on the +106 that BW Linz won’t cover the line, with this Team Corners pick hopefully providing a return.

League Games

League Games

Last 10 Total For Against

Last 10 at Home Total For Against

Last 10 Away Total For Against

Salzburg

Total

9.70 6.50 3.20

Home

9.70 6.70 3.00

Away

9.90 5.70 4.20

BW Linz

Total

8.80 3.40 5.40

Home

8.00 3.90 4.10

Away

8.70 2.70 6.00

Latest Corner Odds

Total Corners

Over 9.5

-127

Under 9.5

-112

Salzburg Corners

Over 6.5

-123

Under 6.5

-115

BW Linz Corners

Over 2.5

-152

Under 2.5

+106

Most Corners

1

-526

X

+950

2

+575

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Red Bull Salzburg vs Blau-Weiss Linz Odds

The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Red Bull Big Favourites With the Bookies

The bookies are taking few risks with their betting odds of -357 for Red Bull Salzburg winning which indicates that they have a 78% chance of triumphing in this Bundesliga encounter. If you want to back the outsider, Blau-Weiss Linz are available at +700.

There’s a nice alternative in the form of the Half-Time Result market. This allows you to back Salzburg at -133 to lead at the break or alternatively opt for BW Linz at +575. The draw is the third option at +175.

Over 2.5 Goals is trading at a shorter price than Under 2.5 Goals right now. The Both Teams to Score market provides some good options, with Yes and No hard to split in terms of odds.

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Full-Time Result

1

-357

X

+475

2

+700

Half-Time Result

1

-133

X

+175

2

+575

Double Chance

1X

-1667

12

-909

X2

+210

Draw No Bet

1

-1000

2

+475

Asian Handicap

1 Hcp -1.5

-120

2 Hcp +1.5

-106

Total Goals

Under 2.5

+145

Over 2.5

-208

Both Teams to Score

Yes

-119

No

-118

Salzburg Have Six Wins From Previous Ten Home Games

Salzburg have recorded six victories, two draws and two defeats in the previous 10 home matches, netting an average of 2.00 goals per game and conceding 0.80.

Blau-Weiss Linz haven’t tasted victory in seven consecutive matches on the road. The Blue and White have six defeats, three draws and one win in the last 10 away games, scoring an average of 0.60 goals per match and conceding 1.50.

The previous Red Bull Arena encounter involved a 2-1 Salzburg win against BW Linz. In the previous 3 H2H matches at Red Bull Arena, there have been two Salzburg victories and one BW Linz win.

Last 10 League Games		W-D-L	G	GF	GA	O2.5	U2.5	B-Y	B-No
Red Bull Salzburg Home Stats		6-2-2	2.80	2.00	0.80	5	5	5	5
Blau-Weiss Linz Away Stats		1-3-6	2.10	0.60	1.50	5	5	4	6

• W-D-L = Wins-Draws-Losses
• G = Avg. Goals
• GF = Avg. Goals For
• GA = Avg. Goals Against
• O2.5 = Matches Over 2.5 Goals
• U2.5 = Matches Under 2.5 Goals
• B-Y = Matches BTTS Yes
• B-No = Matches BTTS No

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Red Bull Salzburg vs Blau-Weiss Linz Lineups & Team News

Stay ahead of the game by checking the Salzburg vs BW Linz team news before betting. We’ll provide full coverage of predicted and confirmed Bundesliga lineups alongside the newest injury information.

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