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Salzburg vs Rapid Wien: match statistics

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Salzburg vs Rapid Wien: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Salzburg play Rapid Wien in Bundesliga (Austria). The match date is 2 September 2026. Venue: Red Bull Arena.

Current form

Salzburg: 3-1-0, 2.50 points/match. Rapid Wien: 4-0-0, 3.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Salzburg scores 2.25 and concedes 0.50 goals per match. Rapid Wien scores 3.50 and concedes 0.50. League average: 2.85 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Salzburg 50%, Rapid Wien 50%. Over 2.5: Salzburg 50%, Rapid Wien 75%. League level: BTTS 48%, Over 2.5 56%.

xG, shots and style

Salzburg has higher xG: 2.48 vs 2.05. Salzburg: 22.0 shots per match, Rapid Wien: 18.5.

Match halves

Salzburg: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 1.00. Rapid Wien: half-time lead 100%, second-half goals 1.25.

Goals by minute

Salzburg: 0-15 (2 goals). Rapid Wien: 0-15 (6 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Bundesliga: 2.85 goals per match, BTTS 48%, Over 2.5 56%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 4 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-3. Average goals 1.50, BTTS 25%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(2.02)
(3.75)
(3.15)

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

2.25Goals scored / match3.5
SalzburgRapid Wien
0.5Goals conceded / match0.5
SalzburgRapid Wien
68%Average possession60%
SalzburgRapid Wien
8.5Shots on target / match7.5
SalzburgRapid Wien

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

22Shots per match18.5
SalzburgRapid Wien
8.5Shots on target7.5
SalzburgRapid Wien
10.2%Shot conversion18.9%
SalzburgRapid Wien
68%Possession60%
SalzburgRapid Wien
2.48xG for2.05
SalzburgRapid Wien
0.93xG against1.42
SalzburgRapid Wien

Shooting quality

Salzburg: DominantRapid Wien: Dominant
SalzburgRapid Wien
Accuracy (shots on target)39%41%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.260.47

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Rapid Wien is 20% better for: last-5 form.

2.5 pts / match - Salzburg · 3 pts / match - Rapid Wien

Salzburg
WDWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
75% W25% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
3-1-0
2.50 pts / match · goal difference +7
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-0
2.50 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
2-0-0
Last 5 at home
2-0-0
WW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.3Goals conceded: 0.5xG: 2.48Opponent xG: 0.93BTTS: 50%Over 2.5: 50%
Rapid Wien
WWWW
5 wins in a row
Season result split
100% W0% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
4-0-0
3.00 pts / match · goal difference +12
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-0
3.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-0-0
Last 5 away
1-0-0
W
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 3.5Goals conceded: 0.5xG: 2.05Opponent xG: 1.42BTTS: 50%Over 2.5: 75%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Rapid Wien is 56% better for: goals scored per match.

2.25 goals / match - Salzburg · 3.5 goals / match - Rapid Wien

Salzburg scoring profile: very strong

Salzburg scores in 100% of matches (4 of 4 matches), while Rapid Wien keeps a clean sheet in 50% (2 of 4 matches).

Rapid Wien scoring profile: very strong

Rapid Wien scores in 100% of matches (4 of 4 matches), while Salzburg keeps a clean sheet in 50% (2 of 4 matches).

9Goals scored (season)14
SalzburgRapid Wien
2Goals conceded (season)2
SalzburgRapid Wien
2.75Average goals in match4
SalzburgRapid Wien
9Goals scored (last 5)14
SalzburgRapid Wien
2Goals conceded (last 5)2
SalzburgRapid Wien

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal100%
SalzburgRapid Wien
50%2 goals75%
SalzburgRapid Wien
50%3 goals50%
SalzburgRapid Wien
25%4 goals25%
SalzburgRapid Wien

How often they concede at least...

50%1 goal50%
SalzburgRapid Wien
0%2 goals0%
SalzburgRapid Wien
0%3 goals0%
SalzburgRapid Wien
0%4 goals0%
SalzburgRapid Wien

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time25%
SalzburgRapid Wien
0%BTTS in both halves0%
SalzburgRapid Wien
50%Scored in both halves75%
SalzburgRapid Wien

BTTS and goal count

25%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
SalzburgRapid Wien
25%Min. 3 goals without BTTS25%
SalzburgRapid Wien
50%BTTS - last 550%
SalzburgRapid Wien

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

50%Min. 1 goal before half-time100%
SalzburgRapid Wien
50%Min. 2 goals before half-time50%
SalzburgRapid Wien
25%Min. 3 goals before half-time50%
SalzburgRapid Wien

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time75%
SalzburgRapid Wien
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
SalzburgRapid Wien
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time25%
SalzburgRapid Wien

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Rapid Wien is 50% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

2 pts / match - Salzburg · 3 pts / match - Rapid Wien

Salzburg - half-time state
50% leading50% draw0% trailing
Rapid Wien - half-time state
100% leading0% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

2Points per match (1st half)3
SalzburgRapid Wien
1.25Goals scored (1st half)2.25
SalzburgRapid Wien
0Goals conceded (1st half)0.25
SalzburgRapid Wien
1.25Average goals (1st half)2.5
SalzburgRapid Wien
100%Clean sheet before half-time75%
SalzburgRapid Wien
50%No goal before half-time0%
SalzburgRapid Wien

After half-time (2nd half)

2Points per match (2nd half)2
SalzburgRapid Wien
1Goals scored (2nd half)1.25
SalzburgRapid Wien
0.5Goals conceded (2nd half)0.25
SalzburgRapid Wien
1.5Average goals (2nd half)1.5
SalzburgRapid Wien
50%Clean sheet after half-time75%
SalzburgRapid Wien
0%No goal after half-time25%
SalzburgRapid Wien

Salzburg - second-half results

50% W50% R0% P
8
Half-time points
5
Half-time goals
+5
Goal difference (1st half)
8
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding150%

Leads at half-time in 50% of matches and wins 75%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.5

Concedes 0.5 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Rapid Wien - second-half results

50% W50% R0% P
12
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
+8
Goal difference (1st half)
8
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
3.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 100% of matches and wins 100%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Salzburg - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.002.00
Goals scored / match1.31.0
Goals conceded / match0.00.5
Average goals in match1.31.5
1 goal50%100%
2 goals50%50%
3 goals25%0%
Clean sheet100%50%
No goal50%0%
Goal difference+5+2
Half-time: 50% leading - 50% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 50% won - 50% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 5
Rapid Wien - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match3.002.00
Goals scored / match2.31.3
Goals conceded / match0.30.3
Average goals in match2.51.5
1 goal100%75%
2 goals50%50%
3 goals50%25%
Clean sheet75%75%
No goal0%25%
Goal difference+8+4
Half-time: 100% leading - 0% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 50% won - 50% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 25% - Half-time goals total: 9

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Salzburg
ScoredConceded
2
0
0-15
2
0
16-30
1
0
31-45
1
1
46-60
1
1
61-75
2
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (2 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

Rapid Wien
ScoredConceded
6
1
0-15
1
0
16-30
2
0
31-45
1
0
46-60
1
1
61-75
3
0
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (6 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

3.38
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 2.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
118%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-56%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
100%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Salzburg

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+1.55
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.20
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.23
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.43
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
126%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
47%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.3
Late goals
22% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 22% come in the first quarter-hour.
22%

Rapid Wien

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.63
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+2.37
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+1.45
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.92
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
327%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
28%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-1.0
Late goals
21% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 43% come in the first quarter-hour.
21%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Bundesliga).

Teams vs league

SalzburgLigaRapid Wien
Average goals in match 2.752.85 4.00
Both teams scored 50%48% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%56% 75%
Clean sheets 50%28% 50%
Goal before half-time 50%78% 100%
Goal after half-time 100%78% 75%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.85
Average goals per match
48%
Both teams scored
56%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.78
Home goals / match
1.07
Away goals / match
+66%
Home attack advantage
+40%
Home defence advantage
+30%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
22%
3 goals
7%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
78%
1 goal
44%
2 goals
7%
3 goals
0%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (4): Salzburg 1 - 0 - 3 Rapid Wien. Average goals 1.50, both teams scored in 25% matches.

FAQ

When do Salzburg and Rapid Wien play?

Salzburg face Rapid Wien on 2 September 2026 in Bundesliga at Red Bull Arena. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Salzburg and Rapid Wien?

In the last 4 head-to-head matches Salzburg won 1, Rapid Wien won 3 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 1.50 goals, with both teams scoring in 25% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Salzburg vs Rapid Wien?

Salzburg score 2.25 goals per game on average and Rapid Wien 3.50. The Bundesliga average is 2.85 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 56% of games. Both teams score in 50% of Salzburg's matches and 50% of Rapid Wien's.

What form are Salzburg and Rapid Wien in?

Over the last 5 games Salzburg have a 3-1-0 record (2.50 points per game) and Rapid Wien 4-0-0 (3.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Salzburg vs Rapid Wien?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.