Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Wolfsberger AC & Salzburg face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Austrian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
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.
Wolfsberger AC form and stats
Wolfsberger participated in Austrian Cup the last season, where they reached the semi-finals.Wolfsberger AC faced defeat in their previous match, away at Austria Wien (1-2). Liendl (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.22/10. Liendl scored one goal, hit five key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Ahead of that match, Wolfsberger won a home game hosting LASK Linz (1-0).Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Salzburg are coming to town in four days.
Wolfsberger AC have prepared for this season with four friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these four matches are 1 victories, 2 draws and 1 losses. In these games, Wolfsberger AC have scored 9 goals and conceded 10 times.
Salzburg form and stats
Nothing but glory last season for Salzburg, as they won the Austrian Cup.The club members enjoyed Salzburg's previous fixture versus Sturm Graz, a 1-0 win played at home. Defender Ulmer was the best team player with a rating of 8.32. Ulmer hit two key passes and won 6 of 7 duels.
Salzburg have another fixture that requires travelling in just four nights, a Tipico Bundesliga match vs Wolfsberger AC. A grim fixture list for the guests!
It's a day of discovery for Salzburg as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Salzburg have played four with the results W3-D0-L1 (win-draw-lost). In these games Salzburg has scored 13 goals and conceded 3 times.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's one Wolfsberger victory, three draws and six Salzburg wins. Over/under statistics; six of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  K. Adeyemi 15 goals |   T. Baribo 9 goals |  N. Okafor 7 goals |
Wolfsberger AC missing players
Salzburg missing players
| Wolfsberger AC | Salzburg | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 10 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Won | W | 3 | 15 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 5 | ||
| 52 | 23 | Scored | S | 12 | 51 | ||
| 40 | 18 | Conceded | C | 16 | 24 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 90% | 92% | ||
| 80% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 70% | 76% | ||
| 68% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 60% | 64% | ||
| 44% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 20% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 10% | 16% | ||
| 64% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 60% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 30% | 44% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 20% | 12% | ||
| 4.8 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.9 | 6.6 | ||
| 6.1 | 6.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3 | 3.3 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.4 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 13.6 | 12.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.2 | 13.7 | ||
| 5 | 4.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.3 | ||
| 41% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 24% | 37% | ||
| 14.1 | 13.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.7 | 8.5 | ||
| 5.2 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.4 | 2.8 | ||
