An important duel in the bottom section of the Tipico Bundesliga, with both St. Pölten and Ried experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 9th and the visitors in 11th place.
- St. Pölten is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- Ried have the fewest clean sheets (4) 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 Pölten and Ried.
St. Pölten form and stats
St. Pölten's struggle is real here at NV ARENA with only 6 points collected from 11 Tipico Bundesliga games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-3-7. With ten home Tipico Bundesliga games in a row without a win, the Pölten fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Ried game long ago, can be stopped today.
Pölten lost their last game at Ried after a 1-2 scoreline. Preceding that game was the away draw at Hartberg that finished 0-0.
This is expected to be a close game, with Pölten perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with St. Pölten as a small favourite), we find eight games. St. Pölten has won four of these, drawn one and lost three.
Pölten has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Pölten are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (23 from 11 played).
Ried form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Ried, who have the fewest clean sheets (4) in Tipico Bundesliga, so far with only 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-8 (win-draw-lose).
The supporters enjoyed Ried's previous game versus St. Pölten, a Tipico Bundesliga 2-1 win played at home. Before that, Ried travelled to Austria Wien and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Ried playing away and similar expectations, we found four relevant matches. Results were one Ried win, one draw and two defeats.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Ried as they have only managed to score 9 times from 11 away games in the league. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. For Ried, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the Ried - Pölten 2-1 earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: six wins for Pölten, two draws and two wins for Ried. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games.Top Goalscorers
  A. Schmidt 10 goals |  M. Grüll 10 goals |  D. Hugy 7 goals |
St. Pölten missing players
Ried missing players
| St. Pölten | Ried | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 27 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 15 | 9 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| 35 | 13 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 13 | 30 |
| 49 | 26 | 4 | Conceded | C | 5 | 25 | 51 |
| 93% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 93% |
| 74% | 69% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 85% |
| 59% | 54% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 69% | 63% |
| 41% | 38% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 31% | 37% |
| 19% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 15% |
| 48% | 46% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 62% | 56% |
| 22% | 15% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 8% | 15% |
| 37% | 46% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 31% | 37% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 1.9 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8.5 | 8.7 | 8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.3 | 7.9 | 8.7 |
| 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.7 |
| 35% | 27% | 20% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 43% | 41% |
- Ried have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Ried have the fewest clean sheets (1) away in Tipico Bundesliga
- Ried have the fewest clean sheets (4) in Tipico Bundesliga
- Ried have the fewest scored goals (9) away in Tipico Bundesliga
- Ried have the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in Tipico Bundesliga
- Ried haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- St. Pölten have the fewest points (6) at home in Tipico Bundesliga
- 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 |