LASK Linz vs Rapid Vienna: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Austria Tipico Bundesliga
Competition: Sun 31.January
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Linzer Stadion (21005 seats)

The LASK Linz & Rapid Vienna managers D. Thalhammer and D. Kühbauer are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Tipico Bundesliga league table.

Insights:
  • LASK Linz has the most points (18) at home in Tipico Bundesliga
  • Rapid Vienna has the most points from losing position (11) in Tipico Bundesliga

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for LASK and Rapid Vienna.

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LASK Linz form and stats

6-0-1 is the performance here at Linzer Stadion so far in the Tipico Bundesliga, giving LASK Linz a total of 18 from their 7 games here. Outstanding results!

Happy days for LASK in their previous game, a Tipico Bundesliga match away at Wolfsberger AC (placed 6th) that ended with a 3-0 victory. Preceding that match was the home game against Wattens that was lost 2-4.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does LASK handle that role? We have found three games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are one win, zero draws and two defeats.

LASK Linz are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Linzer Stadion in their league games, having scored an impressive 20 goals in 7 matches. From these home matches, LASK Linz have conceded only 5 goals.

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Rapid Vienna form and stats

Rapid Vienna have an excellent away record in the Tipico Bundesliga so far with 4-1-1 from 6 games. Momentum is building for Vienna in their away games, having won their two previous outings.

The supporters enjoyed Vienna's previous game versus St. Pölten (placed 8th), a Tipico Bundesliga 2-1 win played at home. That result followed a home victory 4-1 versus Sturm Graz.

Vienna have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 14 goals from 6 away matches. In the opposite end, Rapid Vienna have conceded 10 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Rapid Vienna - LASK 3-0 earlier this season. Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): LASK Linz won three games, one match ended with a draw and Rapid Vienna has six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: five / five

Top Goalscorers

Rapid ViennaE. Kara
E. Kara
9 goals
LASKJ. Eggestein
J. Eggestein
6 goals
Rapid ViennaC. Knasmüllner
C. Knasmüllner
6 goals

LASK Linz missing players

Rapid Vienna missing players

LASK Linz Rapid Vienna
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
14 7 0 Played P 1 6 14
8 6 0 Won W 0 4 9
3 0 0 Drew D 1 1 3
3 1 0 Lost L 0 1 2
29 20 0 Scored S 1 14 32
14 5 0 Conceded C 1 10 19
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
93% 86% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 93%
64% 86% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 67% 71%
36% 57% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 43%
7% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 33% 29%
43% 29% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 83% 79%
50% 71% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 17% 14%
7% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 7%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.9 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.7 1.9
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
17.3 18.9 0 Shots (avg) S ( 10 14.8 17.6
6.5 8.4 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 4 6.2
32% 34% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 58% 37%
Key stats in Tipico Bundesliga this season:
  • LASK Linz has the most clean sheets (5) at home in Tipico Bundesliga
  • LASK Linz has the most points (18) at home in Tipico Bundesliga
  • 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.
  • LASK Linz have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • LASK Linz haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Rapid Vienna has the most points from losing position (11) in Tipico Bundesliga
  • Rapid Vienna have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Rapid Vienna 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 14 10 1 3 44 15 7 5 0 2 25 9 7 5 1 1 19 6 29 31
2 Rapid Vienna 14 9 3 2 32 19 8 5 2 1 18 9 6 4 1 1 14 10 13 30
3 Sturm Graz 14 8 4 2 25 10 7 5 1 1 14 4 7 3 3 1 11 6 15 28
4 LASK Linz 14 8 3 3 29 14 7 6 0 1 20 5 7 2 3 2 9 9 15 27
5 Wattens 14 7 2 5 25 20 7 3 2 2 13 9 7 4 0 3 12 11 5 23
6 Wolfsberger AC 14 5 3 6 22 27 8 1 3 4 10 17 6 4 0 2 12 10 -5 18
7 Austria Wien 14 4 5 5 17 18 6 1 3 2 6 11 8 3 2 3 11 7 -1 17
8 St. Pölten 14 4 4 6 26 27 7 1 3 3 11 15 7 3 1 3 15 12 -1 16
9 Hartberg 14 3 6 5 15 25 6 2 2 2 6 8 8 1 4 3 9 17 -10 15
10 Ried 14 4 1 9 17 32 7 3 0 4 11 15 7 1 1 5 6 17 -15 13
11 Rheindorf Altach 14 2 2 10 12 32 7 1 2 4 5 13 7 1 0 6 7 19 -20 8
12 Admira 14 2 2 10 14 39 7 2 0 5 7 17 7 0 2 5 7 22 -25 8

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.