- Recent result: Hartberg beat Salzburg 3-1 away in the Bundesliga Championship Group in early September 2026.
- Odds: Salzburg are the clear favorites at 1.3, Hartberg 9.25 and the draw 5.1.
- Home form: Salzburg are 2 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats at home across all competitions, conceding 10 goals in 6 fixtures.
Hartberg can get a hit on the favourite
The statistics suggest that this game will be interesting, but Salzburg's game plan to aggressively counter-press and attack, coupled with Hartberg's counter-attacking style should ensure that this is an open game from the start if the hosts start on the front foot.
FC Red Bull Salzburg and TSV Hartberg are meeting in this head-to-head with the results split between the pair (1 win each) and no draws to this point.
This fixture has been a mixed bag over the last two meetings, with Salzburg and Hartberg taking a win each but the one thing that has been consistent in the last 5 encounters at Red Bull Arena, Austria, is that Salzburg average 1.7 goals per-game while Hartberg as the visiting team average 1.0 per-match, which suggests a lean attack duel.
Salzburg are a work in progress under Röhl
Coaching and tactics
Danny Röhl took over as head coach of FC Red Bull Salzburg on 1 July 2026 and is developing a Red Bull press system that plays on the intensity of his players to counter-press in large numbers, quickly recover possession in transition, play vertically and attack in bunches.
Recent form
However, Salzburg have had a mixed start to the season and their last two results highlight how all over the place they can be at times, losing 1-2 at home to Istanbul Basaksehir FK in a friendly before smashing Oberwart 1-7 away in the OFB Cup.
Across all competitions, Salzburg have posted 3 wins and 2 defeats in their last 5 matches and are still searching for the right blend as a team. In 10 matches since the start of the season, Salzburg are 4, 1 and 5 for wins, draws and losses.
Hartberg are a compact, pragmatic set-up
Markus Schopp took charge of TSV Hartberg on 1 July 2026 and has developed a compact, tough and pragmatic set-up that blocks space, selectively presses in transition and are usually ready to take advantage of counter-attacking chances.
Hartberg have had a similarly mixed start to the campaign with their 5 matches to date reading 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats. They arrived here in the same up-and-down mood that Salzburg have shown this season, having beaten First Vienna FC 1894 2-0 at home before falling 2-0 at the weekend to Voitsberg.
In their previous 10 matches across all competitions, Hartberg have also posted 4, 1 and 5 for wins, draws and loses, and so they arrive at Red Bull Arena with the same stop-start rhythm as the home side.
This game has a chance to get a bit choppy
Salzburg have played 6 and lost 3 of their 6 home matches to date, conceding 10 goals in total, while Hartberg have won 1 and lost 2 of their 3 away matches across all competitions, scoring 5 goals and averaging 1.67 per-match on the road.
- Backing Over 2.5 goals looks to have a great chance in this fixture as the Salzburg press will force Hartberg into defensive areas where they must win the ball back and counter fast, while BTTS – Yes also rates at 1.8.
- In conclusion, Salzburg are the runaway favorites but with Hartberg having already got a big win over them in the Bundesliga 2026-2027, we think the value lies in taking the draw no bet selection in their favour.
