Neutral parties would believe there's a noteworthy gulf in form between these sides based on the league table so far, with LASK Linz leading Hartberg by 12 points.
- LASK Linz have the most scored goals in the first half (12) in Admiral Bundesliga
- Hartberg have yet to win a game away.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
LASK Linz form and stats
The story so far in the Admiral Bundesliga for LASK Linz at their home stadium (Raiffeisen Arena) is 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
The LASK Linz manager Kühbauer and his pawns return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Salzburg (placed 1st). LASK's goalie Schlager played a big part in securing a draw after 90 minutes against Salzburg with a stunning nine saves.
Ahead of that match, LASK Linz lost 1-4 at home to Wattens.The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for LASK home games with this odds we find 7 games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in 2 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. Looking at the victories, 1 match were won by at least two goals.
Sports bettors, take note: A review of the 10 most recent league matches shows that 9 of them had goals from both teams.
LASK Linz can score goals in their home matches. After 5 league matches they have found the net 11 times. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 8 goals have been conceded.
Hartberg form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Admiral Bundesliga travels is 0 wins, 1 draw and 3 defeats. Recent form does not give Hartberg much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. LASK Linz will be a tough nut to crack.
This fixture can not go any worse than the last one, the home defeat versus Austria Klagenfurt with 2-3 on the scoreboard. Late heartbreak for Hartberg in the Austria Klagenfurt match, as the deciding 2-3 goal came deep into overtime. Attacker Tadić got a player rating of 8.41 in the game. "Man of the match" Tadić scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
A 1-3 defeat away at Wolfsberger AC before that.The visitors have scored 3 goals from 4 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. The Hartberg manager Schmidt has some worries about the defense as 9 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Hartberg have won or drawn the last 6 fixtures (2-4-0) against LASK Linz.Top Goalscorers
  K. Nakamura 6 goals |   D. Tadic 4 goals |
LASK Linz missing players
Hartberg missing players
| LASK Linz | Hartberg | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | Played | P | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 20 | 11 | 6 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 12 | 8 | 6 | Conceded | C | 0 | 9 | 18 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 75% | 89% |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 89% |
| 50% | 80% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 75% | 67% |
| 40% | 60% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 50% | 33% |
| 30% | 40% | 67% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 22% |
| 90% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 75% | 56% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 25% | 22% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 25% | 33% |
| 5.2 | 5.2 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 1 | 4.5 | 2.9 |
| 5.2 | 4.4 | 4.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 19 | 9 | 6.7 |
| 1.7 | 1.6 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.3 | 15.2 | 17.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3 | 8.2 | 9 |
| 4.3 | 5.2 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1 | 2.2 | 2.8 |
| 47% | 42% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 33% | 36% |
| 13.7 | 12.2 | 12.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 34 | 21.5 | 18.3 |
| 5.3 | 5.8 | 7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 8 | 7.2 | 5.9 |
- All of LASK Linz's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Hartberg have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Hartberg have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Hartberg have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Hartberg have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Hartberg have yet to win a game away.
- LASK Linz have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
- LASK Linz have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- LASK Linz have scored in all their matches so far.
- LASK Linz have scored more than double the goals of Hartberg.
- LASK Linz have the most dropped points from leading position (11) in Admiral Bundesliga
- LASK Linz have the most scored goals in the first half (12) 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 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 23 |
| 2 | Sturm Graz | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 21 |
| 3 | LASK Linz | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 19 |
| 4 | Rapid Wien | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 5 | Wolfsberger AC | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 14 |
| 6 | Austria Klagenfurt | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 13 | -1 | 14 |
| 7 | Austria Wien | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 1 | 12 |
| 8 | Austria Lustenau | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -6 | 12 |
| 9 | Wattens | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | -6 | 11 |
| 10 | Rheindorf Altach | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -11 | 8 |
| 11 | Hartberg | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 7 |
| 12 | Ried | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | -11 | 5 |
