SKU Amstetten vs Admira Wacker Prediction

Right then, gather 'round. Friday night in the 2. Liga and we've got a proper corker on our hands. SKU Amstetten, sitting pretty in fourth, host second-placed Admira Wacker. And here's the kicker – neither of 'em knows how to lose lately. Amstetten haven't lost in ten, Admira haven't lost in fifteen all season. Something's gotta give, or maybe it doesn't...

Let's start with the hosts. Amstetten are the draw specialists, with five of their last ten ending all square. They're tough to beat, especially at their gaff, where they've only lost once all campaign. They grind out results – a 1-0 win over Austria Lustenau, a 2-0 away win at Klagenfurt. But they also let in three against Sturm Graz II last time out in a 3-3 thriller, which shows they can be got at. Five clean sheets in ten tells you they're usually solid, but not impregnable.

Then you've got Admira. Blimey, they're in some nick. Six wins and four draws in their last ten, scoring 24 and conceding just 7. That's title-challenging form. They smashed Kapfenberg 6-1, beat the league leaders St. Pölten 2-1, and have been picking off teams for fun. Away from home, they're just as stubborn: unbeaten in four, conceding only 0.75 goals a game. They don't give much away.

Now, the history between these two is a goal-fest. In nine meetings, there've been six games with over 2.5 goals and both teams have scored in seven of 'em. The last time they met, back in August, it finished 2-2. So the pattern is clear: when these two get together, the net usually bulges at both ends.

So what's the play? Admira are the favourites on paper and in the odds at 2.05. But Amstetten at home, unbeaten in ten, are no mugs. The draw at 3.50 might tempt a few, given Amstetten's love for a point. But for me, the value and the story are in the goals. Both teams have the firepower – Amstetten average 1.9 a game, Admira a whopping 2.4. And both have shown they can concede, even if they don't do it often.

The bookies have 'Both Teams to Score' at a dead-even 1.83. Given the history, the form, and the fact both attacks are in decent nick, I fancy the chances of both keepers having to pick the ball out of their net are better than 50/50.

Key Points:

Two of the league's best unbeaten runs collide.

Head-to-head is a goal fest: Over 2.5 goals in 6 of last 9, BTTS in 7 of 9.

Admira are free-scoring (24 goals in last 10) but have a 70% BTTS rate.

Amstetten are tough at home but showed vulnerability in a 3-3 draw last time.

• The last meeting ended 2-2.

The Simple Tip: This has all the makings of an entertaining, end-to-end clash between two very good sides. I can see goals at both ends. The value, for my money, lies in backing Both Teams to Score: Yes.