Red Bull Salzburg vs FC BW Linz

2 - 2
🕒 Sat, 30 Aug 2025 16:00 Europe/London 📍 Red Bull Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Isa Simsek 🔁 Regular Season - 5 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 5
Regular Season Table
Red Bull Salzburg 2 · FC BW Linz 12
Referee Stats
11 matches · 3.73 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.73
Reds avg 0.27
Penalties avg 0.55
Over 4.5 cards 36%
Home wins 9%
Draws 64%
Away wins 27%
How the match was played
  • Match ended level at 2-2.
  • Red Bull Salzburg outshot their opponent (21-9).
  • Red Bull Salzburg controlled possession (74%).

Team Overview

Red Bull Salzburg (Home stats)

Games / Record

16
W-D-L: 6-4-6

Goals For / Against

29 / 23
Avg: 1.81 / 1.44

Points

22
Avg: 1.38

Clean Sheets

3

Failed to Score

4
FC BW Linz (Away stats)

Games / Record

16
W-D-L: 1-4-11

Goals For / Against

9 / 26
Avg: 0.56 / 1.63

Points

7
Avg: 0.44

Clean Sheets

2

Failed to Score

8

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Bundesliga fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.38
PPG
0.44
1.81
GF
0.56
1.44
GA
1.63
73%
O2.5
36%
55%
BTTS
36%
55%
Score 1st
27%

League-position context

Red Bull Salzburg rank2nd
FC BW Linz rank12th
Red Bull Salzburg points37
FC BW Linz points15
Red Bull Salzburg: #2 · 37 pts · GD +16
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 9 pts above the play-off edge. 9 pts clear of the relegation zone.
FC BW Linz: #12 · 15 pts · GD -16
22 pts off the top 2. 14 pts off the play-off line. 14 pts from safety.
22-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Red Bull Salzburg last 5 home

D L W L W
Points7/15
Weighted index38
Goals8-7
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

FC BW Linz last 5 away

D L L L L
Points1/15
Weighted index11
Goals3-8
Record0-1-4
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Red Bull Salzburg trend breakdown

Over 2.573%
BTTS55%
BTTS + O2.555%
1H Over 0.591%
Also: Over 0.5 91% · Over 1.5 91% · Over 3.5 45% · 1H BTTS 36%

FC BW Linz trend breakdown

Over 2.536%
BTTS36%
BTTS + O2.527%
1H Over 0.573%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 64% · Over 3.5 18% · 1H BTTS 18%

Scoring reliability

Red Bull Salzburg score at home73%
Red Bull Salzburg clean sheet at home27%
FC BW Linz score away45%
FC BW Linz clean sheet away9%

First-goal patterns

Red Bull Salzburg score first55%
Red Bull Salzburg win after scoring first83%
FC BW Linz score first27%
FC BW Linz win after scoring first33%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Red Bull Salzburg 67% · FC BW Linz 0%
Avg first goal minute: Red Bull Salzburg 21.0' · FC BW Linz 31.7'

Vs league average

Red Bull Salzburg score at home1.81 vs 1.38
Red Bull Salzburg concede at home1.44 vs 1.26
FC BW Linz score away0.56 vs 1.26
FC BW Linz concede away1.63 vs 1.38
Red Bull Salzburg score 31% above league average, while FC BW Linz score 55% below league average.
Defensive side: Red Bull Salzburg are 14% above league average at home, and FC BW Linz are 18% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.80
BTTS60%
Over 2.560%
At this venue setup: 3.50 goals on average across the last 4.

Red Bull Salzburg goal timing (home)

1H scored: 48% 2H scored: 52% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
31-45 7
0-15 3
46-60 3
16-30 1
61-75 1
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
31-45 4
61-75 3
0-15 2
76-90+ 2
46-60 1
16-30 0

FC BW Linz goal timing (away)

1H scored: 38% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 0-15 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
0-15 3
61-75 3
76-90+ 2
16-30 0
31-45 0
46-60 0
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 7
0-15 5
31-45 4
46-60 2
16-30 1
61-75 1

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
9
4
Total Shots
21
9
Shots off Goal
6
3
Blocked Shots
6
2
Shots Inside Box
11
7
Shots Outside Box
10
2
Ball Possession
74%
26%
Corner Kicks
5
2
Fouls
4
15
Offsides
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
Goalkeeper Saves
1
7
Total Passes
677
239
Passes Accurate
583
151
Passes %
86%
63%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
4
0'
0' T. Turner
15'
15' Goal · 0-1
S. Seidl
Normal Goal
37'
37' Goal · 1-1
P. Ratkov
Normal Goal · Assist: S. Kitano
46'
46' T. Trummer
1st substitution · For: A. Terzić
46'
46' S. Diabaté
2nd substitution · For: Kerim-Sam Alajbegović
46'
46' J. Knollmüller
1st substitution · For: A. Briedl
57'
57' J. Rasmussen
65'
65' C. Cvetko
2nd substitution · For: Mamadou Fofana II
65'
65' T. Goiginger
3rd substitution · For: O. Wähling
71'
71' S. Kitano
3rd substitution · For: M. Yeo
71'
71' Y. Vertessen
4th substitution · For: E. Baidoo
73'
73' Goal · 1-2
S. Seidl
Normal Goal · Assist: Anderson
82'
82' Anderson
82'
82' P. Mensah
4th substitution · For: M. Husković
86'
86' VAR
M. Yeo
Penalty confirmed
89'
89' Goal · 2-2
P. Ratkov
Penalty

Red Bull Salzburg vs FC BW Linz 2-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Red Bull Salzburg drew 2-2 with FC BW Linz on Saturday, 30 August 2025 in Bundesliga. The match was refereed by Isa Simsek. It was played at Red Bull Arena.

First half: T. Turner received a yellow card for FC BW Linz during the match. FC BW Linz took the lead at 15' when S. Seidl scored, making the score 0-1. Red Bull Salzburg leveled the score at 37' when P. Ratkov scored, with the assist credited to S. Kitano, making the score 1-1.

Second half: Red Bull Salzburg made their 1st substitution at 46', with T. Trummer replacing A. Terzić. Red Bull Salzburg made their 2nd substitution at 46', with S. Diabaté replacing Kerim-Sam Alajbegović. FC BW Linz made their 1st substitution at 46', with J. Knollmüller replacing A. Briedl. J. Rasmussen received a yellow card for Red Bull Salzburg at 57'. FC BW Linz made their 2nd substitution at 65', with C. Cvetko replacing Mamadou Fofana II. FC BW Linz made their 3rd substitution at 65', with T. Goiginger replacing O. Wähling. Red Bull Salzburg made their 3rd substitution at 71', with S. Kitano replacing M. Yeo. Red Bull Salzburg made their 4th substitution at 71', with Y. Vertessen replacing E. Baidoo. FC BW Linz took the lead at 73' when S. Seidl scored, with the assist credited to Anderson, making the score 1-2. Anderson received a yellow card for FC BW Linz at 82'. FC BW Linz made their 4th substitution at 82', with P. Mensah replacing M. Husković. VAR intervened at 86' for Red Bull Salzburg (Penalty confirmed). Red Bull Salzburg leveled the score at 89' when P. Ratkov scored (Penalty), making the score 2-2.

Red Bull Salzburg used 4 substitutions while FC BW Linz used 4 substitutions. Red Bull Salzburg got 1 yellow card, while FC BW Linz got 2 yellow cards.

How the match was played

  • Match ended level at 2-2.
  • Red Bull Salzburg outshot their opponent (21-9).
  • Red Bull Salzburg controlled possession (74%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games8
Home Wins4
Draws2
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals4 (50.0%)
BTTS5 (62.5%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games4
Home Wins2
Draws1
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals3 (75.0%)
BTTS3 (75.0%)

Red Bull Salzburg vs FC BW Linz Head-to-Head History by Season