Ried and LASK Linz have both played out a "par" performance up to now, to use a golf term. Both hold mid-table positions in the Admiral Bundesliga.
- Ried have the fewest clean sheets (4) in Admiral Bundesliga
- LASK Linz have created more than twice as many corners as Ried.
Both contenders have had time to rest since their previous effort on the pitch. Let's hope for an enthusiastic fixture!
Ried form and stats
The home supporters can't complain about results here at josko ARENA as Ried have scored 21 goals to get 23 points from 11 games. The overall stats in the Admiral Bundesliga are 6-5-0 (wins-draws-losses).
The home team returns to josko ARENA after drawing with Rheindorf Altach on their last time out; the game ended 1-1. Dorgeles, a striker, was the declared top performer for the team in that fixture, and was presented with a rating of 7.45 (out of 10). Dorgeles served one assist and hit two key passes.
The Ried fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 21 goals in 11 league matches. On the other hand, Ried have conceded 15 goals.
LASK Linz form and stats
The visitors are W3-D3-L5 on the road this term. That's in the Admiral Bundesliga.
LASK's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Hartberg that finished 3-3. An off the wall match with lots of goals last time out for LASK Linz, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that fixture, will this match be as full of joy? Nakamura got a match rating of 9.03 in that game, top player of the team. Nakamura scored two goals, hit the woodwork once and hit one key pass.
Prior to that match, the LASK Linz manager Wieland faced defeat when travelling to Wattens and losing 0-4.Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far LASK have scored 16 goals in 11 league games away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. LASK Linz struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 17 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
The former head to head match ended LASK Linz - Ried 0-2, earlier this season. Letard (LASK Linz) was sent off by the referee when these teams last met. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: six - one - three (Ried wins - draws - LASK Linz wins). As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six had two or less. The matches between these sides have sometimes been hot-tempered, having seen 7 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.Top Goalscorers
  A. Bajic 9 goals |  S. Chabbi 6 goals |   T. Goiginger 6 goals |
Ried missing players
LASK Linz missing players
| Ried | LASK Linz | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 30 | 15 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 15 | 30 |
| 8 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 11 | 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 11 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 38 | 25 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 17 | 40 |
| 52 | 21 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 22 | 40 |
| 97% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 87% | 90% |
| 83% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 70% |
| 53% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 47% | 47% |
| 30% | 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 33% |
| 20% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 20% | 17% |
| 70% | 80% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 53% | 50% |
| 13% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 27% | 27% |
| 20% | 7% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 33% |
| 3.3 | 3.5 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 10.5 | 8.1 | 6.9 |
| 6.1 | 5.9 | 9.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 4.1 | 3.4 |
| 1.8 | 1.8 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| 4 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 10.5 | 11.3 | 7.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 20.5 | 18.7 | 16.7 |
| 3.9 | 4 | 2.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5 | 5.1 |
| 33% | 42% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 23% | 26% |
| 14.5 | 13.7 | 21.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 14 | 10.5 | 9.4 |
| 5.1 | 5.2 | 10 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 5 | 4.2 |
- LASK Linz have created more than twice as many corners as Ried.
- LASK Linz have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Ried have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ried have the fewest clean sheets (4) in Admiral Bundesliga
- Ried have the most conceded goals in the second half (33) in Admiral Bundesliga
- Ried have the most dropped points from leading position (22) in Admiral Bundesliga
| 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 | 4 | 1 | 50 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 37 | 55 |
| 2 | Sturm Graz | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 46 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 37 |
| 3 | Wolfsberger AC | 22 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 34 | 32 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 2 | 37 |
| 4 | Austria Wien | 22 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 31 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 33 |
| 5 | Rapid Wien | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 31 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 31 |
| 6 | Austria Klagenfurt | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 18 | -2 | 30 |
| 7 | Ried | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 31 | 41 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 26 | -10 | 29 |
| 8 | LASK Linz | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 28 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 25 |
| 9 | Wattens | 22 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 26 | -12 | 23 |
| 10 | Hartberg | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 29 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -6 | 22 |
| 11 | Admira | 22 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 17 | -6 | 20 |
| 12 | Rheindorf Altach | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 38 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 18 | -28 | 13 |
