Blau-Weiß Linz are welcoming Dornbirn for another important game after their 1-1 result against 8th-placed Lafnitz.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Blau-Weiß Linz are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Dornbirn are struggling to avoid relegation.
Blau-Weiß Linz form and stats
4 victories, 3 draws and 7 defeats. That’s what Blau-Weiß Linz have to build on here at Linzer Stadion in the Erste Liga. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Blau-Weiß, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.
Blau-Weiß shared the glory with Lafnitz in their last match, an away game that ended all square 1-1. Before that game, the home loss against Amstetten with the scoreline 1-2.
A decent goal production from Blau-Weiß in their home games so far, with 23 goals from 14 league matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Blau-Weiß Linz with 30 goals conceded in these matches.
Dornbirn form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Erste Liga travels is 5 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats.
Dornbirn delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Austria Wien II (placed 4th) in their previous match; a Erste Liga game. Before that, Dornbirn secured a home win against SV Horn II with the score 5-2.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Dornbirn have scored 17 goals in 14 league games away. In the opposite end, Dornbirn have conceded 22 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Dornbirn - Blau-Weiß 2-2.Top Goalscorers
  F. Schubert 13 goals |  L. Fridrikas 13 goals | E. Shabani 6 goals |
Blau-Weiß Linz missing players
Dornbirn missing players
| Blau-Weiß Linz | Dornbirn | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 29 |
| 9 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 13 | 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| 47 | 23 | 5 | Scored | S | 6 | 17 | 40 |
| 57 | 30 | 8 | Conceded | C | 2 | 22 | 55 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 97% |
| 93% | 93% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 79% | 86% |
| 69% | 71% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 43% | 59% |
| 48% | 50% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 48% |
| 28% | 36% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 21% | 21% |
| 76% | 86% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 57% | 59% |
| 14% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 29% | 17% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 28% |
| 5.3 | 6.1 | 7.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 3.5 | 4 |
| 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
| 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.6 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 315 | 154 | 47 | Total Shots | T S | 36 | 100 | 237 |
| 153 | 75 | 23 | Shots on Target | S O | 15 | 46 | 110 |
| 31% | 31% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 37% | 36% |
- Blau-Weiß Linz have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Blau-Weiß Linz have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Blau-Weiß Linz haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Dornbirn haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ried | 29 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 64 | 39 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 34 | 20 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 30 | 19 | 25 | 61 |
| 2 | Austria Klagenfurt | 29 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 59 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 24 | 61 |
| 3 | Liefering | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 70 | 47 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 42 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 21 | 23 | 50 |
| 4 | Austria Wien II | 29 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 59 | 44 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 34 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 25 | 22 | 15 | 45 |
| 5 | Wacker Innsbruck | 29 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 43 | 43 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 21 | 0 | 44 |
| 6 | Amstetten | 29 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 48 | 46 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 42 |
| 7 | Vorwärts Steyr | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 42 | 33 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 41 |
| 8 | Lafnitz | 29 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 40 | 40 | 15 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 20 | 0 | 38 |
| 9 | Austria Lustenau | 29 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 56 | 55 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 32 | 30 | 1 | 35 |
| 10 | Juniors OÖ | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 47 | 62 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 25 | 34 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 28 | -15 | 35 |
| 11 | Blau-Weiß Linz | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 47 | 57 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 27 | -10 | 34 |
| 12 | Dornbirn | 29 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 40 | 55 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 22 | -15 | 34 |
| 13 | SV Horn II | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 57 | 64 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 28 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 29 | -7 | 32 |
| 14 | Floridsdorfer AC | 29 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 32 | 42 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 25 | -10 | 32 |
| 15 | Grazer AK | 29 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 38 | 48 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 29 | -10 | 30 |
| 16 | Kapfenberger SV | 29 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 34 | 66 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 15 | 40 | -32 | 22 |