LASK Linz supporters put their faith in manager D. Thalhammer to deliver victory against Rapid Vienna

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Competition: Austria Tipico Bundesliga
Competition: Wed 21.April
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Raiffeisen Arena (7870 seats)

Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for LASK Linz - Rapid Vienna!

Insights:
  • LASK Linz have the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in Tipico Bundesliga

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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LASK Linz form and stats

LASK Linz, who have the most clean sheets (6) at home in Tipico Bundesliga, have collected 21 points from their Tipico Bundesliga home games so far after 7-0-4.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Wolfsberger AC in a game that was won 2-1.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how LASK have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found four games) they have won one time, drawn zero and lost three.

LASK are traveling soon after this match as the Tipico Bundesliga match at Sturm Graz awaits in four days.

The LASK manager D. Thalhammer has got the team scoring with 24 from 11 home games in the league. LASK Linz are not conceding a lot of goals here at Raiffeisen Arena in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 11 matches.

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Rapid Vienna form and stats

5-4-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Rapid Vienna in their Tipico Bundesliga matches away.

The attacking players of Rapid Vienna have been feeble for some time now, the team not scoring a league goal in the last 186 minutes.

Preceding that, the 0-3 home loss versus Salzburg.

We have checked recent matches where Vienna have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those one game were one victory, zero draws and zero defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Wattens in just four days.

Vienna has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 19 goals from 11 games. Vienna have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was LASK - Rapid Vienna 1-2, played this season. LASK Linz-Rapid Vienna H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: LASK three wins, Rapid Vienna six wins, one draw. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Rapid ViennaE. Kara
E. Kara
14 goals
LASKJ. Eggestein
J. Eggestein
8 goals
Rapid ViennaC. Knasmüllner
C. Knasmüllner
8 goals

LASK Linz missing players

Rapid Vienna missing players

LASK Linz Rapid Vienna
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
25 12 2 Played P 2 12 25
14 8 1 Won W 0 6 14
3 0 0 Drew D 1 4 7
8 4 1 Lost L 1 2 4
44 26 2 Scored S 3 27 51
26 11 1 Conceded C 5 17 29
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 83% 88%
88% 83% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 76%
60% 75% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 58% 60%
24% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 42% 36%
4% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 33% 24%
44% 42% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 75% 60%
40% 50% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 32%
16% 8% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 17% 20%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.8 1 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 1.6 1.8
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
15.9 16.8 14 Shots (avg) S ( 9 15.3 16.2
5.5 6.6 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 4.8 5.8
32% 33% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 150% 47% 35%
Key stats in Tipico Bundesliga this season:
  • LASK Linz have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • LASK Linz have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • LASK Linz have the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in Tipico Bundesliga
  • LASK Linz have the most clean sheets (6) at home in Tipico Bundesliga
  • LASK Linz haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Salzburg 22 17 1 4 67 24 11 9 0 2 39 14 11 8 1 2 28 10 43 52
2 Rapid Vienna 22 13 6 3 43 25 11 8 2 1 24 9 11 5 4 2 19 16 18 45
3 LASK Linz 22 13 3 6 42 21 11 7 0 4 24 10 11 6 3 2 18 11 21 42
4 Sturm Graz 22 11 6 5 34 20 11 8 1 2 21 9 11 3 5 3 13 11 14 39
5 Wolfsberger AC 22 10 3 9 40 39 11 2 3 6 15 24 11 8 0 3 25 15 1 33
6 Wattens 22 8 6 8 37 34 11 3 4 4 17 16 11 5 2 4 20 18 3 30
7 Hartberg 22 7 8 7 25 38 11 4 4 3 13 16 11 3 4 4 12 22 -13 29
8 Austria Wien 22 6 7 9 31 32 11 2 5 4 16 20 11 4 2 5 15 12 -1 25
9 St. Polten 22 5 6 11 33 43 11 1 3 7 12 23 11 4 3 4 21 20 -10 21
10 Rheindorf Altach 22 6 3 13 20 43 11 3 3 5 9 16 11 3 0 8 11 27 -23 21
11 Ried 22 4 4 14 21 46 11 3 2 6 12 23 11 1 2 8 9 23 -25 16
12 Admira 22 3 5 14 22 50 11 3 2 6 12 21 11 0 3 8 10 29 -28 14

Read more about Tipico Bundesliga

The Austrian Football Bundesliga is the top level football league in Austria. It was founded in 1974, but there has been an Austrian league championship since 1911. Since the 1950s Austrian football has been dominated by Rapid Wien, Austria Wien and recently Red Bull Salzburg.