Wolfsberger AC vs Austria Vienna Prediction

Right then, let's have a proper look at this Austrian Bundesliga clash between Wolfsberger AC and Austria Vienna. On paper, it's a close affair with just two points separating them in the table, but dig a bit deeper and the picture starts to clear up nicely.

Wolfsberger are having a right old time of it at home lately. Their recent form reads like a proper horror story - three straight losses, including a 1-0 defeat to Ried and a 3-1 hammering by SCR Altach. They're barely scoring at home either, averaging just 0.75 goals per game on their own patch. That's not going to cut it against anyone, let alone a side with ambitions like Austria Vienna.

Speaking of the visitors, they've been absolutely brilliant on their travels this season. We're talking an 80% win rate away from home, and they're banging in 2.2 goals per away game on average. Their recent form shows they know where the net is too - that 3-2 win at FC BW Linz and 2-1 victory over Grazer AK show they can score and get results.

The head-to-head tells us even more. Austria Vienna have won five of the nine meetings between these sides, and crucially, they've got a fantastic record at Wolfsberger's ground - four wins in five visits there. They even won the last meeting 2-0, just to rub it in.

Both teams are conceding around 1.4 goals per game, so we could see some action at both ends. But when you've got one side scoring 2.2 away goals and the other managing just 0.75 at home, the writing's on the wall really.

The odds make Austria Vienna the slight favorites at 2.90, which looks pretty generous when you consider their away dominance versus Wolfsberger's home struggles. Sometimes the numbers just point you in the right direction, and this feels like one of those times.