SCR Altach vs Red Bull Salzburg Prediction

Right then, let's have a proper look at this Austrian Bundesliga clash between SCR Altach and the league leaders Red Bull Salzburg. On paper, it's top vs bottom half, but sometimes these fixtures aren't as straightforward as the table suggests.

Altach have been drawing for fun recently - five draws in their last ten games, including that cracking 2-2 with Salzburg back in October. They're not winning much (just one victory in ten), but they're not getting battered either. At home, they've been particularly stubborn, drawing three of their last five on their own patch. They just put three past Wolfsberger AC, so there's definitely some firepower in there.

Salzburg, despite sitting pretty at the top, haven't been completely dominant lately. They've drawn four of their last ten and even lost 2-3 at home to WSG Wattens in their last outing. Away from home, they've been drawing more than winning - two draws and one win in their last three road trips. They're still scoring for fun though, averaging nearly two goals per game.

Here's the interesting bit - these two have history. Nine meetings, Altach have never beaten Salzburg, but they've managed four draws. Both teams have scored in six of those nine encounters, including that 2-2 thriller last time out.

Looking at the stats, Altach are scoring at home (1.20 per game) and Salzburg are scoring away (1.33 per game). Neither side has been keeping many clean sheets either - Altach just one in ten games, Salzburg three in ten.

The bookies have Salzburg as favorites at 2.05, but given Altach's home stubbornness and Salzburg's recent away form, that might be a bit short. Both teams to score at 1.70 catches my eye though - both sides have been finding the net regularly, and the head-to-head suggests we're in for goals at both ends.

Key Points:

• Altach have drawn 60% of home games recently

• Salzburg have drawn 67% of away games recently

• Both teams scored in 67% of H2H meetings

• Last meeting ended 2-2 in October

• Altach scored in 7/10 recent games, Salzburg in 8/10

I'm leaning towards both teams getting on the scoresheet here. Altach are tough to break down at home and have shown they can score against the big boys, while Salzburg's attack always looks dangerous. At 1.70, there's decent value in both teams to score.