An important duel in the bottom section of the Tipico Bundesliga, with both Ried and St. Pölten experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 11th and the visitors in 9th place.
- Ried have the fewest clean sheets (4) in Tipico Bundesliga
- St. Pölten is in the worst form (0-2-4)
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 Ried and St. Pölten.
Ried form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Tipico Bundesliga this season. Ried, who have the fewest clean sheets (4) in Tipico Bundesliga, have only managed 3 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses from their games here at josko ARENA.
The Ried goalkeeper Samuel Sahin-Radlinger is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 236 minutes without conceding a goal in the Tipico Bundesliga.
It's back home for Ried, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Austria Wien away with the result 1-0. Constantin Reiner found the net in that victory. Before that, Ried drew at home versus Rheindorf Altach.
Ried are traveling soon after this match as the Tipico Bundesliga match at St. Pölten awaits in three days.
The Ried fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 11 matches. Ried have conceded 23 goals in these home games, a significant number.
St. Pölten form and stats
4-3-4 is the win-draw-loss statistic for St. Pölten in their Tipico Bundesliga matches away.
St. Pölten are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Hartberg. The game before that, was lost at home, a 1-2 defeat against Austria Wien.
Goalkeeper Christoph Riegler made a total of six saves, making him a hero against Hartberg. Heavily contributing to the draw after 90 minutes.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Ried in just three days.
Pölten are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 21 times in 11 away games so far. St. Pölten's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 20 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting was Ried - St. Pölten 1-1, played this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: one - two - seven (Ried wins - draws - St. Pölten wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Schmidt 10 goals |  M. Grüll 9 goals |  D. Hugy 7 goals |
Ried missing players
St. Pölten missing players
| Ried | St. Pölten | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 26 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 14 | 6 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 14 |
| 27 | 15 | 1 | Scored | S | 9 | 21 | 34 |
| 48 | 25 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 21 | 47 |
| 92% | 85% | 33% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 81% | 77% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 77% | 73% |
| 58% | 54% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 62% | 58% |
| 35% | 46% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 46% | 42% |
| 15% | 31% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 31% | 19% |
| 50% | 46% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 46% | 46% |
| 19% | 23% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 67% | 31% | 23% |
| 38% | 46% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 31% | 38% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8.6 | 9.8 | 9.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.7 | 8.4 | 8.5 |
| 2.7 | 3.2 | 2.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
| 39% | 37% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 46% | 36% |
- Ried have the fewest clean sheets (4) in Tipico Bundesliga
- St. Pölten have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- St. Pölten is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| 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 Wien | 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. Pölten | 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 |