- Wolfsberger form: Wolfsberger AC have won four of their last five matches, and drawn the other.
- Lustenau form: Austria Lustenau have won one, drawn two and lost two of their last five games.
- Head-to-head: Wolfsberger AC have been unbeaten in the last five meetings with Austria Lustenau, winning two and drawing three.
Wolfsberger AC have momentum
There is every chance that this game will be tight at Sun Minimeal Arena on Saturday, but Wolfsberger AC have started the Bundesliga 2026/2027 season sharper and look the more likely winners in this fixture. Thomas Silberberger took charge of WAC on 7 April 2026 and has kept the team compact, hard-working and results-focused ever since.
Their 3-0 home win over FK Austria Wien was followed by two more away wins – at FC Lauterach and Atus Velden. They kept things simple, played with plenty of belief and were ruthless when they needed to be.
WAC will be a matchup for Austria Lustenau because they play a similar way. Markus Mader has steered Lustenau since 1 December 2024 and also has a pragmatic, work-rate-based philosophy. They have pressed hard and played vertically when they can since the opening of the season, drawing 1-1 at home to SV Ried and losing 2-1 away to Grazer AK 1902, which isn't ideal as they are still seeking a rhythm. There was a shared hunger for the ball and a need to press, which will make this a transition-based game in which the side who can make the first clean press will swing the momentum.
Wolfsberger AC have a sharper bite than Austria Lustenau
Key players
- Lustenau's danger man is Dion Kacuri, who has one goal in two Bundesliga 2026/2027 games so far and adds a spark at the top.
- The visitors have a focal point up front in Giacomo Vrioni, who has two goals in one Bundesliga 2026/2027 game and is in good form.
- Marco Schabauer has added a bite to Wolfsberger AC's attack with his two goals in the last five, but Donis Avdijaj has also been effective with one assist in one.
- Antonio Verinac is Lustenau's creator with one assist in two games, but the ball does tend to slow down when it reaches him.
Tactical and market outlook
Austria Lustenau's best chance of victory will be to try and get in behind WAC, but there will also be a danger of getting caught on the back foot by their own attacking line. WAC are a shade favourite for this game at 2.09, which is probably accurate and offers some odds value given Austria Lustenau are 3.48 and the draw 3.4.
There isn't much to split these clubs in terms of recent form, but Austria Lustenau have yet to win at home in Bundesliga 2026/2027, drawing one and losing zero of one. The home side are 9th with one point from two games and WAC are 4th with three. They also failed to win their last two home games against WAC, going down 2-1 as the away team in Bundesliga 2023/2024 the last time they met.
The market expects a tight, tense matchup as Under 2.5 goals is 1.86 and Both Teams to Score Yes is 1.73. That's the right direction for our money, but with Wolfsberger AC on such a good streak we will take them to win the game in the full time bet.
