Hartberg vs Red Bull Salzburg Prediction: Salzburg need to redeem themselves

Hartberg will take on Red Bull Salzburg in the round 31 encounter of the Austria Bundesliga League at the PROfertil ARENA. Both teams head into this game with inconsistent performances and will look to be at their best in this game. Will there be a winner here?

Hartberg could only pick a point in their last game against Sturm Graz, and coming here, they face another tough side. In the prior games to that 1-1 encounter, Hartberg were able to pick wins over Austria Klagenfurt and LASK Linz, while they lost to Sturm Graz and Klagenfurt in return leg encounters. In recent games, Hartberg have scored nine goals while conceding nine. Hartberg sits 4th spot in the championship group with 25 points, the same as the 5th placed Rapid Vienna.

Red Bull Salzburg were brilliant from the start of the season, and at the moment, this side looks like they will lose the league. However, while they keep pushing, they will be hopeful they can pick maximum points here, with just two games left. Last weekend, this side took on Rapid Vienna on the road, and they lost 2-0, with goals from Marco Grull and Guido Burgstaller dealing with their poor defensive solidity. In recent matches, Red Bull Salzburg have picked just one win, and that was against Austria Klagenfurt, a game that ended 4-2. However, other encounters ended in three losses and one draw.

Red Bull Salzburg won four of the last five games of this fixture. However, the one that ended in a 1-1 draw also went Salzburg's way on penalties, coming in the Austria OFB Cup. In those games, Red Bull Salzburg scored 15 goals while conceding five. 

This is a crucial game for the two sides, and they will come here hoping to secure maximum points. However, despite recent struggles and poor performances, Red Bull Salzburg still holds the advantage here and is the better side on both ends of the field. Taking a clue from their previous encounters, this game is expected to be a high scoring one, but the quality of squad and odds favor Red Bull Salzburg and should be able to take maximum points.