Home advantage feels comfortable and friendly for Ried, but LASK Linz are fully motivated and capable to win. How will it turn out?
- Ried have the fewest scored goals (12) in Admiral Bundesliga
- LASK Linz have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Admiral Bundesliga
Ried 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.
Ried form and stats
With 2 Admiral Bundesliga wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Ried are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Stress levels are on the rise for Ried's attacking players as they have now played 192 minutes without scoring in a league game. Chabbi was their last goal scorer.
The Ried crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-1 to Hartberg here at josko ARENA. Mikić, who usually features in attack, was the champion player for the team in that game, receiving a rating of 7.8 (out of 10). Mikić hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 6 of 6 times.
Before that one, a nice away win at Wiener SC. A Austrian Cup game.
Ried have conceded 12 from these games. When Ried hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Hartberg, Wolfsberger AC and Rheindorf Altach), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
LASK Linz form and stats
The visitors are W4-D3-L1 on the road this term. That's in the Admiral Bundesliga.
It's the second away game in a row for LASK Linz, but there's smiles all around after the 1-0 victory versus Rheindorf Altach (placed 10th) last time out. Defender Renner was the best team player with a rating of 7.61. Renner hit one key pass and won 8 of 10 duels.
Before that one, the win at home hosting Austria Klagenfurt in the Austrian Cup (1-0).
Observe! Both teams have scored in 13 of this club's latest 17 league games.
The travelling fans enjoy LASK Linz's attacking play in away games, having scored 13 goals in 8 league matches away. LASK Linz are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 6 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
LASK Linz - Ried 1-1 was the story when these contenders last played each other, some time ago this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - 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 8 red cards from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Nakamura 9 goals |  M. Ljubičić 9 goals |  R. Zulj 5 goals |
Ried missing players
LASK Linz missing players
| Ried | LASK Linz | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 17 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | 8 | 2 | Scored | S | 6 | 13 | 31 |
| 25 | 12 | 6 | Conceded | C | 1 | 6 | 21 |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 65% | 62% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 62% | 82% |
| 41% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 25% | 53% |
| 12% | 25% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 25% | 41% |
| 6% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 12% | 24% |
| 41% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 62% | 76% |
| 18% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 25% | 12% |
| 47% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 12% | 12% |
| 4.1 | 4 | 4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.1 | 5.6 |
| 6.1 | 7.1 | 5.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.6 | 5.1 |
| 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 10.8 | 11.8 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.5 | 10.9 | 12.8 |
| 3.8 | 4 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.5 | 4.2 |
| 19% | 25% | 18% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 46% | 43% |
| 16.1 | 16.4 | 16.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7 | 13.9 | 12.7 |
| 5.6 | 5.1 | 5.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
- LASK Linz have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
- LASK Linz have scored more than double the goals of Ried.
- LASK Linz have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Admiral Bundesliga
- LASK Linz haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Ried have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Ried have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Ried have the fewest scored goals (12) in Admiral Bundesliga
- Ried have the fewest scored goals (8) at home in Admiral Bundesliga
- Ried have the fewest scored goals in the first half (7) in Admiral Bundesliga
- Ried have the fewest scored goals in the second half (5) in Admiral Bundesliga
- Ried haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 28 | 42 |
| 2 | Sturm Graz | 17 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 16 | 36 |
| 3 | LASK Linz | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 31 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 30 |
| 4 | Wattens | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 27 |
| 5 | Rapid Wien | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 24 |
| 6 | Austria Wien | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 23 |
| 7 | Austria Klagenfurt | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 27 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 18 | -5 | 21 |
| 8 | Austria Lustenau | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | -9 | 18 |
| 9 | Wolfsberger AC | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 30 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 14 | -6 | 17 |
| 10 | Rheindorf Altach | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 35 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -15 | 15 |
| 11 | Hartberg | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 17 | 33 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 16 | -16 | 14 |
| 12 | Ried | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 25 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 13 | -13 | 13 |
