Blau-Weiß Linz have played excellent football so far this season, proven by 3rd spot in the table. Liefering have a view both up and down from their 6th place.
- Blau-Weiß Linz have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Liefering have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
Blau-Weiß are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Liefering is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Blau-Weiß Linz form and stats
Blau-Weiß Linz have performed here at Linzer Stadion this season with 9 wins from 14 Erste Liga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 1.
In their previous game, the manager Scheiblehner led his Blau-Weiß to a defeat away at Floridsdorfer AC. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Linzer Stadion.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Austria Lustenau.From these home matches, Blau-Weiß Linz have conceded only 12 goals.
Liefering form and stats
Playing away, Liefering have won 6 games, drawn 3 and suffered 5 defeats in the Erste Liga this season. Liefering has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Liefering play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-2 to Vorwärts Steyr (placed 10th). Šimić has scored at least one goal for the away side three fixtures in a row. The skill!
Prior to that match, the Liefering manager Aufhauser faced defeat when travelling to Juniors OÖ and losing 3-4.With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Liefering are regular goalscorers on their travels. Liefering's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 22 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
The teams involved faced each other before this campaign: Liefering - Blau-Weiß 0-0. Blau-Weiß Linz-Liefering H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Blau-Weiß Linz four wins, Liefering three wins, three draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Top Goalscorers
  R. Šimić 17 goals |  M. Seidl 10 goals |  M. Brandner 5 goals |
Blau-Weiß Linz missing players
Liefering missing players
| Blau-Weiß Linz | Liefering | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 14 | 9 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 11 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 48 | 28 | 6 | Scored | S | 7 | 29 | 52 |
| 27 | 12 | 2 | Conceded | C | 7 | 22 | 39 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 75% | 86% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 86% |
| 50% | 50% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 79% | 57% |
| 32% | 29% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 39% |
| 7% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 21% | 25% |
| 50% | 57% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 71% | 68% |
| 36% | 36% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 21% | 25% |
| 18% | 7% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 7% | 18% |
| 6.4 | 6.1 | 4.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7.2 | 6.6 | 5.7 |
| 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.5 |
| 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 13.2 | 13.2 | 13 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 13.2 | 12.4 |
| 5.1 | 5.6 | 4.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.6 | 5.2 |
| 34% | 36% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 37% | 36% |
| 6.8 | 5.9 | 5.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 7.5 | 8.6 | 10.3 |
| 3.1 | 2.9 | 2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
- All of Liefering's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Blau-Weiß Linz have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Blau-Weiß Linz haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Liefering have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Liefering have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded away.
- Liefering 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 | Austria Lustenau | 28 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 63 | 25 | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 15 | 38 | 64 |
| 2 | Floridsdorfer AC | 28 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 48 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 32 | 62 |
| 3 | Blau-Weiß Linz | 28 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 48 | 27 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 28 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 21 | 50 |
| 4 | Lafnitz | 28 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 51 | 38 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 21 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 13 | 49 |
| 5 | Amstetten | 28 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 54 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 25 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 20 | 24 | 48 |
| 6 | Liefering | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 52 | 39 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 13 | 43 |
| 7 | Grazer AK | 28 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 35 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 43 |
| 8 | St. Pölten | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 40 | 35 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 39 |
| 9 | Wacker Innsbruck | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 42 | 38 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 37 |
| 10 | Vorwärts Steyr | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 34 | 50 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 23 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 27 | -16 | 31 |
| 11 | Rapid Wien II | 28 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 37 | 57 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 28 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 29 | -20 | 29 |
| 12 | SV Horn II | 28 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 49 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 27 | -17 | 28 |
| 13 | Kapfenberger SV | 28 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 35 | 53 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 34 | -18 | 28 |
| 14 | Austria Wien II | 28 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 28 | 49 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 22 | -21 | 24 |
| 15 | Juniors OÖ | 28 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 67 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 36 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 31 | -32 | 22 |
| 16 | Dornbirn | 28 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 33 | 67 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 32 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 35 | -34 | 22 |
