National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's LASK Linz or Salzburg that keep their silverware dream alive.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
LASK Linz form and stats
LASK Linz participated in Austrian Cup the last season, where they reached the semi-finals.On the other hand, in the Austrian Cup, LASK Linz has performed like this (both home and away): 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses.
The fans are hoping that LASK Linz will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the Tipico Bundesliga game against Sturm Graz. Before that, LASK Linz drew at home versus Rapid Vienna.
Alexander Schlager had a busy but productive day in the Sturm Graz match. Despite making six saves the loss could not be prevented.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the LASK Linz friendly games in pre-season: LASK Linz played three friendlies, won 2, drew 1 and lost 0. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that LASK scored 12 goals and conceded 5 in these three games.
Salzburg form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Salzburg, as they won the Austrian Cup.The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Austrian Cup stats, they have 5 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses both home and away.
Salzburg play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Wolfsberger AC. It was a Tipico Bundesliga defeat before that one as the away game against Wattens wasn't a success with a 2-3 loss.
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 14 goals and conceded 3 times.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): LASK Linz won one game, one match ended with a draw and Salzburg has eight wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: six / fourTop Goalscorers
  P. Daka 24 goals |  S. Koita 14 goals |  M. Berisha 11 goals |
LASK Linz missing players
Salzburg missing players
| LASK Linz | Salzburg | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Won | W | 7 | 19 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | ||
| 51 | 28 | Scored | S | 23 | 72 | ||
| 33 | 15 | Conceded | C | 10 | 27 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 90% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 80% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 30% | 56% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 20% | 32% | ||
| 56% | 58% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 56% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 4% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.7 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 15.5 | 15.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.1 | 15.6 | ||
| 5.1 | 5.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 5.7 | ||
| 39% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 52% | ||