Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Hertha & Salzburg face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Austrian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Hertha form and stats
Last season their Austrian Cup adventure ended in the 1st round.Nine out of nine points from the last three home games for Hertha, and the home supporters are ready to scream their lungs out to keep the winning streak alive.
Hertha's previous game was a Regionalliga: Mitte match also played at home, ending 4-0 versus Spittal. The home side are looking to build on that result. As mentioned above, Hertha "killed" Spittal in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
Ahead of that match, Hertha won a home game hosting Spittal (4-0).Hertha have prepared for this season with three friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these three matches are 2 victories, 1 draws and 0 losses. In these games, Hertha have scored 5 goals and conceded 2 times.
Salzburg form and stats
Salzburg was sent out of Austrian Cup in the semi-finals last season.The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Salzburg hope to make it five in this match.
Bernardo and Mergim Berisha (3) scored in Salzburg's previous match, the home game against Wattens that ended 4-0. Attacker Mergim Berisha got a player rating of 9.04 in the game. "Man of the match" Berisha scored three goals. As mentioned above, Salzburg was the only team on the pitch versus Wattens in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task. Mergim Berisha certainly enjoyed Salzburg's last game versus Wattens, appearing multiple times in the match report with three goals and the 4-0 victory.
A home win before that, celebrating 4-0 vs Wattens.It's a day of discovery for Salzburg as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Salzburg have played three with the results W2-D0-L1 (win-draw-lost). In these games Salzburg has scored 7 goals and conceded 4 times.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  A. Fröschl 7 goals |  O. Affenzeller 7 goals | S. Rozic 5 goals |
Hertha missing players
Salzburg missing players
| Hertha | Salzburg | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Won | W | 8 | 19 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 63 | 37 | Scored | S | 29 | 64 | ||
| 39 | 19 | Conceded | C | 13 | 26 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 91% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 92% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 91% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 58% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 27% | 20% | ||
| 68% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 64% | 60% | ||
| 16% | 8% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 36% | ||
| 20% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 4% | ||
| 3.6 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.7 | 6.1 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3.2 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.7 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 9.8 | 11.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.7 | 15.5 | ||
| 4.8 | 6.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5.4 | ||
| 50% | 51% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 47% | ||