Match Report
Salzburg (2nd, 37 pts) visited LASK Linz (1st, 39 pts) with 2 points between them. Salzburg had been under-performing their position — 20th on five-round form against 2nd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: LASK Linz 1.75 scored and 1.31 conceded per game, Salzburg 1.91 and 1.18, with the league averaging 1.34.
Three consecutive wins preceded this game for LASK Linz, having scored in 8 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: LASK Linz 13/15, Salzburg 7/15.
The head-to-head ledger counts 12 games: 5 LASK Linz wins, 6 for Salzburg, 1 draw, at 3.33 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 33% of meetings won. Expect goals on precedent — three or more in 67% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 58%.
Raiffeisen Arena, capacity 19,080, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: LASK Linz led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
LASK Linz: Samuel Adeniran (33'), Kasper Jørgensen (36') · Salzburg: Karim Konaté (87')
Key stats
Possession: LASK Linz 31% · Salzburg 69% · Total shots: 11-9 · On target: 6-1 · Corners: 4-5