Both Hartberg and LASK Linz are craving for points in this fixture, in spite of the away team having a 20 point edge in the league table.
- Hartberg have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- LASK Linz have the most scored goals in the first half (19) in Admiral Bundesliga
Hartberg and LASK Linz should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Hartberg form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Admiral Bundesliga this season. Hartberg have only managed 3 wins, 1 draw and 6 losses from their games here at Thermenstadion.
The fans are hoping that Hartberg will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the match against Austria Klagenfurt (placed 5th). Defender Kainz got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.45/10. Kainz won 9 of 11 duels.
Before that, Hartberg had a home game versus Wolfsberger AC which ended with a victory 2-1.Hartberg are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 10 games. When Hartberg hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Ried, Wolfsberger AC and Rheindorf Altach), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
LASK Linz form and stats
As the visiting team in Admiral Bundesliga matches, LASK Linz have produced an overall stat of 5-4-1 so far.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, the home loss versus Salzburg with 0-2 on the scoreboard. That loss was their first after five consecutive league fixtures winning points. It is a concern for LASK Linz that their goalie Schlager made seven saves in the Salzburg fixture, but still couldn't prevent a beating.
Preceding that game was the away victory against WSG Tirol with the score of 3-2.The travelling fans enjoy LASK's attacking play in away games, having scored 17 goals in 10 league matches away. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (9 so far).
Head 2 Head
Hartberg have managed a streak of 7 consecutive matches without losing (3-4-0) when playing LASK Linz.LASK Linz - Hartberg 0-3 was the output when these two sides last did battle, also in this season.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Nakamura 11 goals |  M. Ljubičić 10 goals |   D. Tadic 6 goals |
Hartberg missing players
LASK Linz missing players
| Hartberg | LASK Linz | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 21 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 14 | 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 20 | 12 | 2 | Scored | S | 7 | 17 | 36 |
| 40 | 20 | 6 | Conceded | C | 2 | 9 | 26 |
| 95% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 76% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 70% | 81% |
| 62% | 70% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 30% | 48% |
| 24% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 30% | 38% |
| 19% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 20% | 24% |
| 52% | 70% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 70% | 71% |
| 19% | 10% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 20% | 14% |
| 33% | 20% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 10% | 14% |
| 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.3 |
| 5.8 | 4.6 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 5.1 | 4.8 |
| 1.8 | 2 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 10.5 | 10.6 | 9.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 12 | 12.7 |
| 3.4 | 3.7 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| 28% | 32% | 17% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 58% | 44% | 40% |
| 14.8 | 13.6 | 12.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10 | 13.5 | 12.7 |
| 5.3 | 4.8 | 4.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 5 | 4.8 |
- All of Hartberg's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Hartberg have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Hartberg haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- LASK Linz have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Admiral Bundesliga
- LASK Linz have the most scored goals in the first half (19) in Admiral 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 | 21 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 48 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 36 | 54 |
| 2 | Sturm Graz | 21 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 35 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 20 | 45 |
| 3 | LASK Linz | 21 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 36 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 37 |
| 4 | Rapid Vienna | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 33 |
| 5 | Austria Klagenfurt | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 19 | -3 | 30 |
| 6 | Austria Wien | 21 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 31 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 4 | 29 |
| 7 | WSG Tirol | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 32 | 35 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 19 | 16 | -3 | 28 |
| 8 | Austria Lustenau | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 25 | 35 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -10 | 24 |
| 9 | Wolfsberger AC | 21 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 35 | 41 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 16 | -6 | 20 |
| 10 | Ried | 21 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -16 | 17 |
| 11 | Hartberg | 21 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 40 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 20 | -20 | 17 |
| 12 | Rheindorf Altach | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 21 | 43 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 25 | -22 | 16 |
