National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Kapfenberger SV or Blau-Weiß Linz that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Kapfenberger SV form and stats
Last season their Austrian Cup adventure ended in the 8th finals.Kapfenberger SV's struggle is real here at Franz-Fekete-Stadion with only 6 points collected from 7 Erste Liga games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 1-3-3.
Kapfenberger SV's previous game was a Erste Liga match also played at home, ending 4-1 versus SV Horn II. The home side are looking to build on that result. In the game before, an away victory in the Erste Liga match versus Rapid Wien II with a 3-0 scoreline.
Kapfenberger SV are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 7 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 11 goals have been conceded.
Blau-Weiß Linz form and stats
Last season their Austrian Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Blau-Weiß Linz so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 2-1-4 (win-draw-lose). With two straight losses from their last two away games, Blau-Weiß Linz are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Blau-Weiß won their last game, 2-0 versus Juniors OO played at home. It was a Erste Liga defeat before that one as the away game against Lafnitz wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.
Blau-Weiß are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 12 times in 7 away games so far. For Blau-Weiß, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last ten meetings): Kapfenberger won four games, two matches ended with a draw and Blau-Weiß Linz has four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / eightTop Goalscorers
  F. Schubert 15 goals |   M. Hernaus 4 goals | L. Mikić 3 goals |
Kapfenberger SV missing players
Blau-Weiß Linz missing players
| Kapfenberger SV | Blau-Weiß Linz | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Won | W | 5 | 14 | ||
| 4 | 3 | Drew | D | 2 | 2 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 36 | 15 | Scored | S | 21 | 60 | ||
| 55 | 24 | Conceded | C | 26 | 39 | ||
| 92% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 46% | 56% | ||
| 44% | 42% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 32% | ||
| 40% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 64% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 28% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 8% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.1 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9.4 | 9.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.3 | 10.6 | ||
| 3.8 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 5.4 | ||
| 38% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 44% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lafnitz | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 31 |
| 2 | Liefering | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 14 | 26 |
| 3 | Blau-Weiß Linz | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 22 |
| 4 | Austria Klagenfurt | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 20 |
| 5 | Grazer AK | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 20 |
| 6 | Wacker Innsbruck | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -3 | 19 |
| 7 | Austria Lustenau | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 18 |
| 8 | Floridsdorfer AC | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 14 | -2 | 17 |
| 9 | Dornbirn | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
| 10 | SV Horn II | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -3 | 16 |
| 11 | Amstetten | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 15 |
| 12 | Kapfenberger SV | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | -4 | 15 |
| 13 | Vorwarts Steyr | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -6 | 15 |
| 14 | Juniors OO | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -9 | 14 |
| 15 | Austria Wien II | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -10 | 8 |
| 16 | Rapid Wien II | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -13 | 6 |