Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Lafnitz & Grazer AK face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Austrian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Lafnitz nor Grazer AK 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.
Lafnitz form and stats
Action has already taken place for Lafnitz in Austrian Cup as they have defeated Grazer AK and Parndorf to reach the 2nd Round. Lafnitz was eliminated in the round of 16 last season in the Austrian Cup.The total Erste Liga statistics at home this season for Lafnitz are 1-1-1 (wins-draws-losses).
The Lafnitz club members got no joy from their last match, a Austrian Cup duel also played here at Sportplatz Lafnitz: A 0-1 defeat against Grazer AK.
A Erste Liga defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Grazer AK.This is expected to be a close game, with Lafnitz perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Lafnitz as a small favourite), we find 14 games. Lafnitz has won 5 of these, drawn 6 and lost 3.
It's still early days, but we have some goal stats for the Lafnitz at home in the league. 3 on target and 6 scored by the opposition; from 3 matches.
Grazer AK form and stats
The traveling awayteam has defeated Lafnitz and Köttmannsdorf in order to reach 2nd round of Austrian Cup. Grazer was sent out of Austrian Cup in the 2nd round last season.The Erste Liga season is young and Grazer AK have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 2 draws and 1 defeat so far.
Two away matches in a row for Grazer AK, whose boss Messner could celebrate last time after the Austrian Cup win against Lafnitz.
Prior to that match, a home win 3-1 against Lafnitz in the Erste Liga.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Grazer AK playing away and similar expectations, we found 8 relevant matches. Results were 1 Grazer AK win, 1 draw and 6 defeats.
Grazer has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 5 goals from 3 games.
Head 2 Head
Grazer AK have avoided defeat in the last 7 fixtures (4-3-0) against Lafnitz.The games between these teams sometimes lean towards being aggressive, having seen 5 red cards from the last eight duels.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Lichtenberger 2 goals | L. Duvnjak 2 goals |   M. Rusek 2 goals |
Lafnitz missing players
Grazer AK missing players
| Lafnitz | Grazer AK | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 10 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 5 | 7 | ||
| 42 | 13 | Scored | S | 20 | 38 | ||
| 40 | 13 | Conceded | C | 21 | 33 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 76% | ||
| 60% | 36% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 52% | ||
| 40% | 27% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 40% | ||
| 28% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 16% | ||
| 60% | 36% | BTTS | BTTS | 77% | 64% | ||
| 20% | 36% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 12% | ||
| 5.2 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.4 | 4.8 | ||
| 3.4 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 5.2 | ||
| 1.9 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11.9 | 10.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.1 | 11.5 | ||
| 4.8 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.5 | ||
| 34% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 34% | ||
| 10.1 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.3 | 11.8 | ||
| 4.7 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Amstetten | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 14 |
| 2 | SV Horn II | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| 3 | Admira | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 4 | Blau-Wei Linz | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 5 | St. Pölten | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | First Vienna | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | Grazer AK | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
| 8 | Floridsdorfer AC | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | Liefering | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Sturm Graz II | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| 11 | Lafnitz | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 7 |
| 12 | Vorwarts Steyr | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -1 | 6 |
| 13 | Austria Wien II | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 4 |
| 14 | Rapid Wien II | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 10 | -7 | 4 |
| 15 | Dornbirn | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -6 | 2 |
| 16 | Kapfenberger SV | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 2 |
