Wolfsberger AC – Salzburg will play on Wednesday, June 17, starting at 17:30 in the 27th round of the first league playoff in Austria. In the regular season clashes, Salzburg won twice, 5-2 at home and 3-0 away.
In the first match since the resumption of the championship, Wolfsberger won 2-1 at Sturm Graz, and the team’s fans were hoping for the 2nd place, a position that leads to the Champions League next season. Unfortunately for the team coached by Ferdinand Feldhofer, 3 games followed without a victory, during which time he collected only one point. Therefore, the host team is on 3 with a total of 23 points, 6 lengths away from Rapid Vienna, the group of 2 in front of which they lost in the last round, 2-1. It is noteworthy that Wolfsberger has the second best attack with 58 goals scored in 26 stages.
After the competitive break, the host team showed an impressive shape. Salzburg won the Austrian Cup by defeating A. Lustenau 5-0, and in the domestic competition recorded 4 victories in 43 games. The team led by Jesse Marsch won 2-0 at home to Rapid Vienna, trained with Hartberg (6-0) and Sturm Graz (5-1) even though the matches were played away, and in the last round they won 3 -1 in dispute with LASK Linz. Thus, Salzburg is on the first position with 36 points, having 7 lengths over Rapid Vienna and 13 over the opponent in this round. It is noteworthy that the host team has by far the best offensive in this league with 90 goals scored in 26 rounds.
Salzburg is heading for a new title and clearly has the first chance to win in a game that promises to be spectacular.
– Wolfsberger have scored at least two goals in the last 4 home games;
– In the last 12 matches played by Wolfsberger at home, at least 3 goals were scored;
– Salzburg have scored in every trip this season;
PREDICTION: Salzburg to win @ 1,40
