Levi Rothermund
Ingolstadt travel to the Raiffeisen Arena on July 9 to face LASK in a pre-season friendly that carries more weight than the scoreline might suggest. Both clubs are deep into their summer preparation cycles, and LASK — playing at home in Linz — will be keen to use this fixture to build on a strong run of recent results. The more interesting angle here is that Ingolstadt arrive under coach Sabrina Wittmann having just posted a perfect record in their only July outing so far, while LASK under Dietmar Kühbauer have been putting up some big numbers in their warm-up matches, including back-to-back clean-sheet wins of 5-0 and 6-0.
One player to watch on the LASK side is whoever Kühbauer trusts to run the press in midfield — the team’s 6-0 and 5-0 wins in recent friendlies suggest a side that dominates territory and punishes teams that sit off. For Ingolstadt, the attacking output from their 5-1 win over Mannheim earlier in pre-season shows they can produce in transition, and that forward threat will be the main test for LASK’s backline.
Hot stat: LASK have scored 16 goals across their last three matches, conceding just two — a run that includes wins over Austria Vienna and Salzburg, both established Austrian top-flight sides.
| 🏆 Tournament: | International Club Friendly 2026 — July Phase |
| 🏟 Venue: | Raiffeisen Arena, Linz |
| 🗓️ Date: | 09.07.2026 |
| ⏰ Time: | 14:30 CEST |
Ingolstadt vs LASK Prediction
LASK are the stronger side on paper here, and their recent form backs that up. Three wins from their last three matches, with a goal difference of plus fourteen across those games, points to a team that is well ahead of Ingolstadt in terms of pre-season sharpness. Ingolstadt’s only July result — a 2-0 win over regional side Eichstatt — is encouraging but tells us little about how they will cope against a physically demanding Austrian Bundesliga outfit at home.
We think LASK win this comfortably. The home advantage, the quality gap, and their recent demolition of SPG Wels and Schallerbach all point in one direction. Ingolstadt’s wider season record shows a 48% win rate across 21 matches, which is decent, but their form over a longer sequence has been inconsistent — several losing runs interrupted by brief recoveries. LASK’s year-to-date record of 16 wins from 26 games tells a more settled story.
Ingolstadt have shown they can score — five goals against Mannheim, three against Hoffenheim Youth — but they also shipped five in their loss to Aue, which suggests defensive vulnerability against sides with real attacking intent. LASK have that in abundance right now. Their press-heavy style tends to force errors high up the pitch, and Ingolstadt’s build-up play may struggle to cope in that environment. With LASK likely to control possession and push the tempo, a multi-goal winning margin for the hosts feels like the right call.
| 🔥Hot Tip: | LASK to win by 2+ goals |
| ⚽Total Goals: | Over 2.5 |
| 💥Both Teams To Score: | Yes |
| 🎯Total Corners: | Over 8.5 |
Team Analysis
Ingolstadt have played five pre-season matches in 2026, producing a mixed but mostly positive picture. Their most recent outing — a 2-0 win over Eichstatt on July 4 — was straightforward against lower-level opposition. Before that, the 5-1 win over Mannheim stood out as their best attacking performance, with the team showing real fluency going forward. A 2-1 win over Munich 1860 and a 3-0 result against Hoffenheim Youth also showed they can manage games when the quality gap is in their favour. The one major concern is the 3-5 loss to Aue, where defensive organisation clearly broke down. Wittmann’s side carry a goal threat but have not yet been tested by a team of LASK’s calibre this pre-season.
LASK enter this fixture in sharp form. Their last match — a 0-2 loss to Dynamo Kyiv on July 4 — is the one blemish, but Dynamo Kyiv are a well-organised European side and the result does not undermine what LASK have built over the wider pre-season. Before that defeat, they beat SPG Wels 5-0 and Schallerbach 6-0 in consecutive matches, both clean sheets, both dominant. Earlier in pre-season they beat Austria Vienna 3-0 and edged Salzburg 2-1, results that carry genuine weight given those opponents. Kühbauer’s team have conceded only three goals across their five pre-season games, pointing to a defensively solid structure that also generates consistently high attacking output.
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Pre-game odds and win probability: LASK the favourite
No bookmaker odds are currently available for this fixture. Once markets open, LASK should be clear favourites given their home advantage, superior recent form, and the quality difference between an Austrian Bundesliga side and a German third-tier club in pre-season. We would expect LASK moneyline odds to reflect a strong implied probability in their favour, with over 2.5 goals also likely to be priced as a slight favourite given both teams’ recent attacking numbers.
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TipsGG Match Prediction
LASK are the pick here. Playing at the Raiffeisen Arena in Linz, with momentum from four wins in their last five pre-season outings and a goal difference that dwarfs Ingolstadt’s, they have every reason to produce another convincing result. Ingolstadt are not without attacking quality — their 5-1 against Mannheim was real — but their defensive record this pre-season is patchy, and LASK’s pressing game will expose that.
We think LASK win 3-1 or better. Honestly, the 6-0 and 5-0 scorelines from their previous home-based friendlies suggest they can put up big numbers when the opponent is not structured to match their intensity. Ingolstadt will likely score — they have managed that in four of their five pre-season fixtures — but keeping LASK quiet for 90 minutes at the Raiffeisen Arena looks beyond them at this stage of pre-season preparation.
- Prediction: LASK win
- Total Goals: Over 2.5
- Both Teams to Score: Yes
- LASK to win by 2+ goals
