There are only 12 teams in the Austrian Bundesliga. In the last few seasons, Austrian football has progressed significantly. In the UEFA coefficient, Austria is now among the top 10 European leagues.

The competition is divided into two parts: at the end of the first phase, which finishes in December, the top six teams form a group that competes for the title, while the bottom six are placed in a group to fight to avoid relegation.

Being part of the top six is an almost guaranteed ticket to finish in European competition the following season since the first two will go to the Champions League — a competition in which the champion has a guaranteed place. The next two are placed in the C4. Make bets in the Europa League — a UEFA competition sponsored by bwin.

The team that finishes in fourth place and the winner of the Europa Conference League play-offs get places in the UEFA Europa Conference League. Only the bottom team of the Bundesliga is relegated to the 2. Austrian Liga. Place your bets on the 2. Austrian Liga on our online betting platform.

One team dominates the Austrian Bundesliga

RB Salzburg has been the dominant team in Austrian football ever since the club was taken over by the owners of the energy drink, Red Bull. They have finished as champions every season since 2014.

Red Bull's philosophy is simple: attack, press your opponent, and above all, provide passion, which is also felt by punters when making winning online sports bets. The Red Bull squad is very young, with almost the entire team being under the age of 21. It serves as an excellent incubator for RB Leipzig, the German championship team.

Betting on the Austrian football championship

Salzburg remains undefeated at the top of the league with the best attack and defence in terms of goals. The seven-time champions have a lead of well over ten points with only a few games left in the first half of the season.

The points obtained during the regular season are divided by two (and rounded down) before the second phase starts.

Rapid Vienna and Sturm Graz have been in second place for several seasons and have a positive goal difference almost every season.

9 out of 12 teams have a negative or neutral goal difference, which explains why there are a lot of draws in the league.

Recommended betting on the championship

The most frequent score in the Austrian Bundesliga this season is 1-1. It has happened in 20% of the matches. So a recommended bet is to bet on both teams scoring.

Many more goals are scored in the second half of games. The last phase of games tend to be very lively with 27% of the goals scored in the last fifteen minutes.

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