LINZ, Austria (Dec. 6, 2025) (Interstat) — Visiting Salzburg opened its Bundesliga season with a 2-0 victory over B-W Linz on Saturday at Hofmann Personal Stadion, defying pre-match projections.

Substitutes Petar Ratkov and Edmund Baidoo scored for Salzburg in the 19th and 70th minutes, respectively. The goals were assisted by defenders Fabio Strauss and Alem Pašić, and substitute Alexander Schlager. The result contradicted statistical forecasts that heavily favored the home side.

Salzburg begins its league campaign at 1-0-0, while B-W Linz starts 0-1-0. Both teams mirrored those records across all competitions.