FC Red Bull Salzburg vs. SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz Prediction on April 13, 2025

Match info

FC Red Bull Salzburg and the defending champions, SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz, will square off in an intriguing 2024–25 Admiral Bundesliga match at Red Bull Arena on Sunday, April 13, 2025, at 2:30 p.m. local time. Because it takes place on Matchday 25, the third round of the playoffs (Meistergruppe, or Championship round), when both teams are fighting for vital points to get closer to winning the Austrian men’s football championship, this game is especially important. With 27 points, the visiting side is now leading the table, while the hosts are in third place, with only two points behind.

Both teams’ recent results and their prior mutual meetings highlight how competitive this game is likely to be, and both spectators and bettors on Austria betting sites can look forward to an exciting showdown.

Meeting statistics

The current form of FC Red Bull Salzburg

For the first time since the period between October 2023 and April 2024 (14 games), “Die Roten Bullen” (The Red Bulls) have gone undefeated in 12 Bundesliga games (seven wins, five draws), which is the longest streak of any Bundesliga team currently in play. After they won the first three matchdays of this season, Salzburg have repeated so in the last three straight league games. Right now, they are 12-8-4.

Salzburg have a perfect record in Meistergruppe (24 wins, seven draws), and they’ve only dropped one point in one of their 31 home games, which was against LASK (0-0) in April 2023. Recently, Thomas Letsch’s wards won three straight home games in the Bundesliga. The last time Salzburg won three straight home games in a competition was at the beginning of the 2022–23 campaign (4).

In their eight Bundesliga home games versus Sturm, Salzburg have gone undefeated (five wins, three draws), the second-longest streak since December 2002 to November 2013 (22 home games, 19 wins, three draws). In their last 16 home games against Sturm, Salzburg have 11 wins and four draws, losing only once, on November 21, 2020 (1-3).

The current form of SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz

For the first time, “Die Schwoazn” (The Blacks) remained unbeaten in both of their Meistergruppe opening games (one win and one draw). Additionally, they’ve won 15 of their first 24 games in the Bundesliga this season, by which they repeated their result from 2022–23; they’ve only won more in 1997–98 (17) and 1998–99 (16).

With 15 Bundesliga victories, five ties, and four defeats this season, Sturm have obviously been playing well and have a 54:29 goal total. With a current away record of six victories, three draws, and three losses, they’ve played well yet inconsistently away from home. Their most recent victory (2-0) over Rapid highlights Jürgen Säumel’s players’ league supremacy and makes them a formidable opponent for Salzburg.

Head-to-head

In a long head-to-head history consisting of 105 matches, Salzburg were better with 53 wins. Sturm won 28, while 24 ended in a draw.

Match analytics

Our betting prediction favors the home team’s victory, based on past head-to-head results and current form. For those looking to cast their bets, the odds for this result remain an alluring alternative.

Tip: 1X2: W1, with odds of 1.972 on SpinBetter.

Results of the forecast

Successful forecast. FC Red Bull Salzburg vs. SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 1:2