Football news and preview: Blau-Weiß Linz favourites when Kapfenberger SV arrive

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Competition: Austria Erste Liga
Competition: Sat 20.November
Match begins: 13:30 (UTC)
Venue: Linzer Stadion (21005 seats)

Blau-Weiß Linz are pursuing the top league places while Kapfenberger SV are more concerned with avoiding relegation. Who wins the prize?

Insights:
  • Blau-Weiß Linz have the most matches under the total-line (9) in Erste Liga
  • Kapfenberger SV have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Blau-Weiß Linz form and stats

Blau-Weiß Linz are steadily winning Erste Liga games and points here at Linzer Stadion. 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat is the summary from 7 games.

M. Seidl was the last player to score a league goal for Blau-Weiß Linz and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Blau-Weiß Linz haven't scored in 191 minutes.

The home team returns to Linzer Stadion after being equal after 90 minutes with Liefering (placed 2nd) on their last time out; the Erste Liga game ended 0-0.

Preceding that game was the away draw at Liefering that finished 0-0.

Blau-Weiß Linz are believed to win this game, given a winning chance of about 70% by the bookmakers. We have checked our records for their performance in similar circumstances and found five matches and the win/draw/lost stats: Won five, drew zero and lost zero.

A decent goal production from Blau-Weiß Linz in their home games so far, with 11 goals from 7 league matches. Blau-Weiß have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Kapfenberger SV form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Erste Liga travels is 3 wins, 0 draws and 4 defeats.

There were no winners in Kapfenberger's previous match, a Erste Liga home game that ended 1-1 vs Juniors OO (placed 14th). The draw against Juniors OO came from a losing position. The Kapfenberger manager A. Ibraković brought on P. Sarać as a substitute and the player scored to make the scores level.

Prior to that result Kapfenberger SV won their away game at Austria Wien II. The scoreline was 3-1.

You'll want to know how Kapfenberger managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found six similar matches resulting in zero away wins, two draws and four home wins.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Kapfenberger SV have scored 8 goals in 7 league games away. The Kapfenberger manager A. Ibraković has some worries about the defense as 16 goals have been conceded in these travels. Kapfenberger has visited these top teams two times, and 2 of 2 has ended with 2 goals or more!

Head 2 Head

Previous ten meetings featuring these teams: Blau-Weiß won four, Kapfenberger SV triumphed in four and we saw two draws. three games with more than 2,5 goals, seven matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Blau-Weiß LinzS. Surdanovic
S. Surdanovic
4 goals
Blau-Weiß LinzJ. Gölles
J. Gölles
3 goals
Blau-WeißM. Seidl
M. Seidl
3 goals

Blau-Weiß Linz missing players

Kapfenberger SV missing players

Blau-Weiß Linz Kapfenberger SV
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
14 7 3 Played P 2 7 14
8 5 3 Won W 0 3 5
3 1 0 Drew D 0 0 1
3 1 0 Lost L 2 4 8
20 11 8 Scored S 0 8 15
12 6 3 Conceded C 9 16 26
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
57% 71% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 86% 86%
43% 43% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 71% 57%
36% 29% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 43% 29%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 29% 14%
43% 57% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 29% 43%
43% 29% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 29% 29%
21% 14% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 43% 29%
 
7.1 6 6.7 Corners for (avg) C F 3 2.3 3.7
3.1 3.6 4 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 5.7 5
2.4 2.3 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.4 2.6
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 3
 
13.2 13.1 13 Shots (avg) S ( 8.5 8.9 9.2
5 5.3 5.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 2.9 3.2
29% 30% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 40% 33%
 
5.6 6.3 6.7 Shots against (avg) S A 24.5 16.1 13.4
3.1 3.9 4.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 11 6.6 5.3
Key stats in Erste Liga this season:
  • Blau-Weiß Linz have the most matches under the total-line (9) in Erste Liga
  • Blau-Weiß Linz have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Blau-Weiß Linz haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Kapfenberger SV have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Kapfenberger SV have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Kapfenberger SV have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Kapfenberger SV haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Austria Lustenau 14 11 1 2 34 12 8 7 0 1 22 5 6 4 1 1 12 7 22 34
2 Liefering 14 8 5 1 29 12 8 4 4 0 16 7 6 4 1 1 13 5 17 29
3 Amstetten 14 8 3 3 30 11 6 4 2 0 11 2 8 4 1 3 19 9 19 27
4 Lafnitz 14 8 3 3 28 18 7 5 0 2 17 11 7 3 3 1 11 7 10 27
5 Blau-Weiß Linz 14 8 3 3 20 12 7 5 1 1 11 6 7 3 2 2 9 6 8 27
6 Floridsdorfer AC 14 7 4 3 21 11 8 4 2 2 14 8 6 3 2 1 7 3 10 25
7 Wacker Innsbruck 14 7 3 4 23 13 7 3 2 2 11 6 7 4 1 2 12 7 10 24
8 Grazer AK 14 6 2 6 21 22 7 4 1 2 14 9 7 2 1 4 7 13 -1 20
9 St. Polten 14 5 2 7 22 20 7 3 1 3 15 10 7 2 1 4 7 10 2 17
10 Rapid Wien II 14 4 4 6 18 26 7 2 2 3 6 11 7 2 2 3 12 15 -8 16
11 Kapfenberger SV 14 5 1 8 15 26 7 2 1 4 7 10 7 3 0 4 8 16 -11 16
12 SV Horn II 14 4 3 7 16 26 7 2 2 3 7 10 7 2 1 4 9 16 -10 15
13 Austria Wien II 14 2 4 8 12 23 7 1 2 4 5 10 7 1 2 4 7 13 -11 10
14 Juniors OO 14 1 6 7 16 37 6 1 2 3 12 18 8 0 4 4 4 19 -21 9
15 Dornbirn 14 2 2 10 17 35 6 1 1 4 6 14 8 1 1 6 11 21 -18 8
16 Vorwarts Steyr 14 2 2 10 13 31 7 1 1 5 8 16 7 1 1 5 5 15 -18 8

Read more about Erste Liga

The Austrian Football Second League (2. Liga, formerly known as Erste Liga) is the second highest level of football in Austria. The league expanded from ten to 16 teams before the 2018/19 season. Each team play 30 fixtures to decide a final league table, promotion and relegation.