- Recent form: SV Ried have won three of their last five games in all competitions, including back-to-back victories in their most recent outings.
- Current slump: Wolfsberger AC are winless in their last five Bundesliga Relegation Group 2026 games (D2, L3).
- Head-to-head: The last three head-to-head matchups have resulted in two wins for Ried and one win for Wolfsberger AC, without a draw.
An exciting game awaits in the Austrian Bundesliga relegation group
Match context
There’s a lot at stake for both Wolfsberger AC and SV Ried as they meet at the end of this Bundesliga Relegation Group campaign, with Ried leading the standings on 20 points from 25 games while Wolfsberger sit fifth with 14 points from the same number of matches. Both sides have played 25 games in the relegation group. So, although this game is crucial for their league positions, it also represents a showdown for local bragging rights in the top flight.
Tactical profiles
Maximilian Senft took over for Ried in March 2023 and immediately put his stamp on the side by fostering an aggressive, risk-taking approach. The visitors tend to line up in a narrow 3-4-3 or 3-4-1-2 system, utilising their wingbacks to maximum effect and playing at a high tempo with high pressing and verticality in the final third.
Ismail Atalan took the reins of Wolfsberger in November 2025 and has instilled a more structured approach, setting up in a flexible system that can morph between a back-three or back-four and prioritising a compact defensive structure and fast-paced transitions.
Ried to outsmart Wolfsberger
This is a clash of contrasting styles between a Ried side that attacks first and presses at the highest point of the field against a Wolfsberger side that sits compact and looks to pounce on the counter. This has all the makings of an open game, and the stats suggest there is good value in backing an Ried win.
- SV Ried have won four, drawn one and lost seven of their 12 away games in the Bundesliga Relegation Group 2026, scoring 1.33 and conceding 1.67 goals per-game.
- Wolfsberger have a home record of four wins, four draws and four losses in this campaign and have averaged 1.42 goals per-game at home.
- Both sides have averaged 1.0 goal per-game across the last five meetings when Wolfsberger have been the home side, so we think there is great value in the odds of 1.9 for over 2.5 goals and 1.67 for both teams to score, while Ried’s recent form makes them the favourites to win with odds of 2.75 for the away win.
Kingstone Mutandwa is on a hot streak
Kingstone Mutandwa has scored four goals in his last three Bundesliga Relegation Group 2026 appearances for SV Ried, scoring half of their eight goals across the last five matches, and Mutandwa looks a great option in the anytime goal scorer market.
Dejan Zukic has been a creative spark for the hosts with three assists in their last five, but Jessic Ngankam is Wolfsberger’s most reliable marksman with just one goal in three games in the Bundesliga Relegation Group 2026.
