FC BW Linz vs Austria Vienna Prediction

Right then, let's have a proper look at this Austrian Bundesliga clash between FC BW Linz and Austria Vienna. The lads from Linz are struggling a bit down in 11th place with just 10 points from 13 games, while Vienna are sitting pretty in 7th with 19 points.

Now, here's where it gets interesting. Linz might be near the bottom, but they actually beat Vienna 1-0 away from back in October. That's a proper result that! However, their home form hasn't been brilliant - only 40% win rate at their own patch, though they do manage to bang in 1.6 goals per game there.

Vienna, on the other hand, have been decent on their travels - 75% win rate away from home and scoring 2 goals per game on the road. But they've been a bit leaky at the back, conceding 1.5 per game overall. Their recent form's been a bit up and down too - lost to Hartberg, got hammered 3-0 by Salzburg, but did beat Grazer AK 2-1.

Looking at the stats, both teams seem to find the net regularly. Vienna have seen both teams score in 60% of their recent games, and while Linz are at 40%, they do score at home. The head-to-head record shows 4 out of 9 matches had both teams scoring.

The thing that catches my eye is that both sides have defensive vulnerabilities but also know where the goal is. Linz score 1.2 per game overall, Vienna score 1.5, but both also let in similar amounts. This has got the makings of a proper open game where both teams might get on the scoresheet.

Key Points:

• FC BW Linz beat Austria Vienna 1-0 in the reverse fixture

• Austria Vienna have strong away form (75% win rate)

• Both teams score and concede regularly

• Vienna have 60% BTTS rate in recent games

• Linz score 1.6 goals per game at home

Given how both teams tend to both score and concede, and with Vienna needing to bounce back from that reverse fixture defeat, I reckon we'll see goals from both sides here. The BTTS market at 1.80 looks like decent value for what should be an entertaining encounter.