National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Blau-Weiß Linz or Wolfsberger AC that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Blau-Weiß Linz nor Wolfsberger AC as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Blau-Weiß Linz form and stats
Blau-Weiß Linz was eliminated in the round of 16 last season in the Austrian Cup.Blau-Weiß Linz have performed here at Lavanttal Arena this season with 4 wins from 6 Erste Liga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 1.
The Blau-Weiß regulars got no joy from their last match, a Austrian Cup duel also played here at Lavanttal Arena: A 1-3 defeat against Wolfsberger AC.
Before that game, the 4-1 home victory against Vorwarts Steyr.Goals decide football matches and Blau-Weiß Linz are scoring many of them at home; 14 on target from 6 league matches.
Wolfsberger AC form and stats
Last season their Austrian Cup adventure ended in the semi-finals.The story so far for the visiting team on their Tipico Bundesliga travels is 3 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Two trips in a row for Wolfsberger AC, whose coach Dutt could celebrate last time after the Austrian Cup win against Blau-Weiß Linz.
Prior to that match, the Wolfsberger manager Dutt faced defeat when travelling to Sturm Graz and losing 2-3.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Wolfsberger AC playing away and similar expectations, we found 6 relevant matches. Results were 2 Wolfsberger AC wins, 0 draws and 4 defeats.
Wolfsberger AC have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 14 goals from 6 away matches. Wolfsberger have conceded 10 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The records show that this isn''t the first time these parties face each other this campaign, as the records show this recent game: Blau-Weiß Linz - Wolfsberger AC 1-3.
Top Goalscorers
![]() M. Seidl 7 goals | ![]() T. Baribo 6 goals | ![]() F. Mayulu 4 goals |
Blau-Weiß Linz missing players
Wolfsberger AC missing players
| Blau-Weiß Linz | Wolfsberger AC | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 7 | Won | W | 9 | 12 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 10 | ||
| 62 | 27 | Scored | S | 37 | 50 | ||
| 28 | 12 | Conceded | C | 18 | 44 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 82% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 84% | ||
| 60% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 92% | 80% | ||
| 36% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 77% | 60% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 28% | ||
| 56% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 85% | 72% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 16% | ||
| 20% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 16% | ||
| 5.9 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 5.1 | ||
| 4.4 | 4.9 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.4 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14.5 | 14.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 16.2 | 13.2 | ||
| 6 | 5.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7.5 | 5.6 | ||
| 38% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 34% | ||
| 6.9 | 6.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.7 | 10.3 | ||
| 3 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | SV Horn II | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 26 |
| 2 | Floridsdorfer AC | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 22 |
| 3 | First Vienna | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 22 |
| 4 | Amstetten | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 21 |
| 5 | St. Polten | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 20 |
| 6 | Admira | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 20 |
| 7 | Blau-Weiß Linz | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 19 |
| 8 | Lafnitz | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 19 |
| 9 | Grazer AK | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 18 |
| 10 | Sturm Graz II | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 15 |
| 11 | Dornbirn | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 14 |
| 12 | Austria Wien II | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -2 | 14 |
| 13 | Liefering | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -8 | 11 |
| 14 | Rapid Wien II | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 14 | -8 | 10 |
| 15 | Vorwarts Steyr | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -9 | 10 |
| 16 | Kapfenberger SV | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -20 | 3 |
| 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 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 21 | 29 |
| 2 | Sturm Graz | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
| 3 | LASK Linz | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 22 |
| 4 | Austria Klagenfurt | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 13 | -2 | 17 |
| 5 | Austria Wien | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 15 |
| 6 | Wolfsberger AC | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | -1 | 14 |
| 7 | Rapid Wien | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 14 |
| 8 | Wattens | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -6 | 14 |
| 9 | Austria Lustenau | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -8 | 12 |
| 10 | Rheindorf Altach | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -11 | 11 |
| 11 | Ried | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 11 |
| 12 | Hartberg | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -7 | 10 |