Austria - BundesligaTivoli Stadion TirolData current as of 13 August 2026

Wattens vs Salzburg: match statistics

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Wattens vs Salzburg: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Wattens play Salzburg in Bundesliga (Austria). The match date is 16 August 2026. Venue: Tivoli Stadion Tirol.

Current form

Wattens: 0-1-1, 0.50 points/match. Salzburg: 1-1-0, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Wattens scores 1.00 and concedes 2.00 goals per match. Salzburg scores 1.00 and concedes 0.50. League average: 2.33 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Wattens 100%, Salzburg 50%. Over 2.5: Wattens 50%, Salzburg 0%. League level: BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 42%.

xG, shots and style

Salzburg has higher xG: 2.93 vs 0.82. Wattens: 8.5 shots per match, Salzburg: 27.0.

Match halves

Wattens: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.00. Salzburg: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 1.00.

Goals by minute

Wattens: 0-15 (1 goals). Salzburg: 76-90+ (2 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Bundesliga: 2.33 goals per match, BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 42%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-1. Average goals 4.00, BTTS 100%.

Before the match

1X2 odds

(4.36)
(3.94)
(1.71)

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.

1Goals scored / match1
WattensSalzburg
2Goals conceded / match0.5
WattensSalzburg
44%Average possession71%
WattensSalzburg
1.5Shots on target / match8.5
WattensSalzburg

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

8.5Shots per match27
WattensSalzburg
1.5Shots on target8.5
WattensSalzburg
11.8%Shot conversion3.7%
WattensSalzburg
44%Possession71%
WattensSalzburg
0.82xG for2.93
WattensSalzburg
1.63xG against0.74
WattensSalzburg

Shooting quality

Wattens: BalancedSalzburg: Dominant
WattensSalzburg
Accuracy (shots on target)18%31%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.100.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.670.12

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.

Salzburg is 300% better for: last-5 form.

0.5 pts / match - Wattens · 2 pts / match - Salzburg

Wattens
DL
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W50% R50% P
Season (W-D-L)
0-1-1
0.50 pts / match · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-1-1
0.50 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-1-0
Last 5 at home
0-1-0
D
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 2.0xG: 0.82Opponent xG: 1.63BTTS: 100%Over 2.5: 50%
Salzburg
WD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
50% W50% R0% P
Season (W-D-L)
1-1-0
2.00 pts / match · goal difference +1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-0
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
0-1-0
Last 5 away
0-1-0
D
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 0.5xG: 2.93Opponent xG: 0.74BTTS: 50%Over 2.5: 0%

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.

Salzburg is 300% better for: goals conceded per match.

2 goals / match - Wattens · 0.5 goals / match - Salzburg

Wattens scoring profile: very strong

Wattens scores in 100% of matches (2 of 2 matches), while Salzburg keeps a clean sheet in 50% (1 of 2 matches).

Salzburg scoring profile: very strong

Salzburg scores in 100% of matches (2 of 2 matches), while Wattens keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 2 matches).

2Goals scored (season)2
WattensSalzburg
4Goals conceded (season)1
WattensSalzburg
3Average goals in match1.5
WattensSalzburg
2Goals scored (last 5)2
WattensSalzburg
4Goals conceded (last 5)1
WattensSalzburg

How often they score at least...

100%1 goal100%
WattensSalzburg
0%2 goals0%
WattensSalzburg
0%3 goals0%
WattensSalzburg
0%4 goals0%
WattensSalzburg

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal50%
WattensSalzburg
50%2 goals0%
WattensSalzburg
50%3 goals0%
WattensSalzburg
0%4 goals0%
WattensSalzburg

* 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

100%BTTS at half-time0%
WattensSalzburg
0%BTTS in both halves0%
WattensSalzburg
0%Scored in both halves0%
WattensSalzburg

BTTS and goal count

50%Min. 3 goals and BTTS0%
WattensSalzburg
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
WattensSalzburg
100%BTTS - last 550%
WattensSalzburg

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

100%Min. 1 goal before half-time0%
WattensSalzburg
100%Min. 2 goals before half-time0%
WattensSalzburg
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
WattensSalzburg

2nd half

50%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
WattensSalzburg
50%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
WattensSalzburg
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
WattensSalzburg

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.

Wattens - half-time state
0% leading100% draw0% trailing
Salzburg - half-time state
0% leading100% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per match (1st half)1
WattensSalzburg
1Goals scored (1st half)0
WattensSalzburg
1Goals conceded (1st half)0
WattensSalzburg
2Average goals (1st half)0
WattensSalzburg
0%Clean sheet before half-time100%
WattensSalzburg
0%No goal before half-time100%
WattensSalzburg

After half-time (2nd half)

0.5Points per match (2nd half)2
WattensSalzburg
0Goals scored (2nd half)1
WattensSalzburg
1Goals conceded (2nd half)0.5
WattensSalzburg
1Average goals (2nd half)1.5
WattensSalzburg
50%Clean sheet after half-time50%
WattensSalzburg
100%No goal after half-time0%
WattensSalzburg

Wattens - second-half results

0% W50% R50% P
2
Half-time points
2
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
1
Second-half points
-2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Salzburg - second-half results

50% W50% R0% P
2
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
4
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time+0.5

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

Wattens - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.50
Goals scored / match1.00.0
Goals conceded / match1.01.0
Average goals in match2.01.0
1 goal100%50%
2 goals100%50%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet0%50%
No goal0%100%
Goal difference0-2
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 50% draw - 50% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 100% - Half-time goals total: 2
Salzburg - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.002.00
Goals scored / match0.01.0
Goals conceded / match0.00.5
Average goals in match0.01.5
1 goal0%100%
2 goals0%50%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%50%
No goal100%0%
Goal difference0+1
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 50% won - 50% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* 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.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (1 goal). Concedes most in 16-30 (2). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (2 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - 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

2.25
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.8 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
97%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
75%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+78%
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

Wattens

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.81
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.19
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.
+0.18
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.37
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
70%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
217%
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
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 50% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

Salzburg

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+2.19
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.69
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-1.93
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.24
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
109%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
35%
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
100% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
100%

* 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

WattensLigaSalzburg
Average goals in match 3.002.33 1.50
Both teams scored 100%50% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%42% 0%
Clean sheets 0%25% 50%
Goal before half-time 100%67% 0%
Goal after half-time 50%75% 100%

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

2.33
Average goals per match
50%
Both teams scored
42%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.42
Home goals / match
0.92
Away goals / match
+54%
Home attack advantage
+35%
Home defence advantage
+25%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
0%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
58%
2 goals
0%
3 goals
0%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Wattens 1 - 0 - 1 Salzburg. Average goals 4.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FC Salzburg
2 : 3
WSG Swarovski Wattens
WSG Swarovski Wattens
1 : 2
FC Salzburg

FAQ

When do Wattens and Salzburg play?

Wattens face Salzburg on 16 August 2026 in Bundesliga at Tivoli Stadion Tirol. 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 Wattens and Salzburg?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Wattens won 1, Salzburg won 1 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 4.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Wattens vs Salzburg?

Wattens score 1.00 goals per game on average and Salzburg 1.00. The Bundesliga average is 2.33 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 42% of games. Both teams score in 100% of Wattens's matches and 50% of Salzburg's.

What form are Wattens and Salzburg in?

Over the last 5 games Wattens have a 0-1-1 record (0.50 points per game) and Salzburg 1-1-0 (2.00 points per game).

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

The statistical background for Wattens vs Salzburg — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.