Lask Linz 1-3 Red Bull Salzburg: result and AI prediction

Lask Linz – Red Bull Salzburg, Bundesliga, Sunday, October 25, 2026 at 04:00 PM (GMT). Venue: Raiffeisen Arena

Lask Linz is #3 in the table (19 pts) and Red Bull Salzburg #2 (21 pts). It's a clash between two of the top four. Red Bull Salzburg is unbeaten in its last 5 matches. Lask Linz averages 2.6 goals per match this season. Red Bull Salzburg averages 2.3 goals per match this season. Last 6 head-to-head meetings: Lask Linz 4, draws 0, Red Bull Salzburg 2.

AI predicted: 2-1 · Final score: 1-3Missed

AI confidence: Medium

AI match recap

LASK host Salzburg with only a narrow gap between them near the top of the table and with the chance to move above their visitors. The home side arrive buoyed by a major European result and by recent success against Salzburg, while the visitors remain hard to beat domestically but have had less recovery time after their Europa League trip. Salzburg’s confirmed absences, especially at right-back, give LASK a clear area to probe. Expect a forceful opening, transitions in both directions and a match that may hinge on who protects their defensive width better after the interval.

Head-to-head analysis

LASK have won the last two league meetings, including the most recent match in Linz, but the wider recent series remains volatile and includes emphatic Salzburg victories. This fixture has regularly been decided by transitions rather than cautious control.

Injuries and absences

Salzburg’s absence list is meaningful: captain Nikolas Veratschnig is out at right-back, with Enrique Aguilar and Justin Omoregie also unavailable, while Edmund Baidoo remains doubtful. That narrows Röhl’s rotation options after Europe and gives LASK a defined flank to attack.

Form (last 5)

Lask LinzLeague position #3 · 19 ptsD L W
Red Bull SalzburgLeague position #2 · 21 ptsW D W

Lask Linz vs Red Bull Salzburg stats

Lask LinzRed Bull Salzburg
Played99
Goals scored2321
Goals conceded94
Clean sheets45

Last meetings

  • 2026-05-10Lask Linz 2-1 Red Bull Salzburg
  • 2026-04-10Red Bull Salzburg 2-3 Lask Linz
  • 2026-02-22Lask Linz 1-5 Red Bull Salzburg
  • 2025-08-23Red Bull Salzburg 3-0 Lask Linz
  • 2025-02-02Lask Linz 2-1 Red Bull Salzburg
  • 2024-11-23Red Bull Salzburg 1-2 Lask Linz

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