Blau-Weiß Linz vs Vorwärts Steyr pre-match info: Guests face a difficult 90 minutes at Linzer Stadion

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Competition: Austria Erste Liga
Competition: Fri 18.February
Match begins: 19:25 (UTC)
Venue: Linzer Stadion (21005 seats)

We should have a noteworthy difference in quality between these teams based on results so far, with Blau-Weiß Linz in front of Vorwärts Steyr by 19 points.

Insights:
  • Blau-Weiß Linz have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Vorwärts Steyr have the fewest scored goals (16) in Erste Liga

Blau-Weiß Linz and Vorwärts Steyr should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Blau-Weiß Linz form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Linzer Stadion as Blau-Weiß Linz have scored 13 goals to get 17 points from 8 games. The overall stats in the Erste Liga are 5-2-1 (wins-draws-losses). The last three games played by Blau-Weiß, regardless of arena, have all ended draws.

Blau-Weiß Linz drew their last game, 2-2 away at Dornbirn (placed 14th).

Preceding that game was the away draw at Dornbirn that finished 2-2.

The home team are expected to win this game about three out of four times, according to the bookmaker odds. When checking the database for Blau-Weiß Linz home games with this odds we find five games with a similar winning chance. Resulting in five wins, zero draws and zero defeats. Looking at the victories, three matches were won by at least two goals.

A decent goal production from Blau-Weiß in their home games so far, with 13 goals from 8 league matches.

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Vorwärts Steyr form and stats

Vorwärts Steyr have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Erste Liga, after 1-2-5 (8 played). Vorwärts Steyr has drawn their two previous away games.

Vorwärts Steyr's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus SV Horn II that finished 2-2.

Before that, Vorwärts travelled to St. Polten and returned home with a draw after the game finished 1-1.

You'll want to know how Vorwärts Steyr managed when outsiders such as today. Our database found eight similar matches resulting in zero away wins, one draw and seven home wins.

The visitors have scored 6 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have played previously this season: Vorwärts Steyr - Blau-Weiß Linz 0-4. Blau-Weiß-Vorwärts Steyr H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Blau-Weiß Linz eight wins, Vorwärts Steyr zero wins, two draws. six of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Vorwärts SteyrA. Pasic
A. Pasic
4 goals
Vorwärts SteyrO. Filip
O. Filip
3 goals
Vorwärts SteyrA. Prada Vega
A. Prada Vega
2 goals

Blau-Weiß Linz missing players

Vorwärts Steyr missing players

Blau-Weiß Linz Vorwärts Steyr
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
16 8 4 Played P 3 8 16
8 5 4 Won W 0 1 2
5 2 0 Drew D 1 2 4
3 1 0 Lost L 2 5 10
24 13 9 Scored S 1 6 16
16 8 3 Conceded C 6 16 34
94% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
62% 75% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 88%
50% 50% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 50% 62%
44% 38% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 44%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 12%
50% 62% 75% BTTS BTTS 33% 50% 56%
38% 25% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 6%
19% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 50% 44%
 
7.1 6.5 7 Corners for (avg) C F 3 3.9 5.2
3.1 3.5 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 4.3 6 5.3
2.3 2.2 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 2.7
0 0 0 Red cards R C 2 2 3
 
13.1 13.8 13.2 Shots (avg) S ( 4 6.6 8.1
5.1 5.8 5.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.3 2.2 3.3
30% 28% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 33% 30%
 
5.9 6.1 6.5 Shots against (avg) S A 10.7 13.2 12.2
3.3 3.9 4.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.3 6.2 5.5
Key stats in Erste Liga this season:
  • All of Vorwärts Steyr's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Blau-Weiß Linz have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Vorwärts Steyr have scored away.
  • 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.
  • Vorwärts Steyr have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Vorwärts Steyr have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Vorwärts Steyr have the fewest scored goals (16) in Erste Liga
  • Vorwärts Steyr have the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Erste Liga
  • Vorwärts Steyr have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Vorwärts Steyr 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 16 12 2 2 38 13 8 7 0 1 22 5 8 5 2 1 16 8 25 38
2 Liefering 16 10 5 1 35 16 9 5 4 0 19 9 7 5 1 1 16 7 19 35
3 Floridsdorfer AC 16 9 4 3 25 11 9 5 2 2 17 8 7 4 2 1 8 3 14 31
4 Amstetten 16 9 3 4 35 16 7 5 2 0 16 4 9 4 1 4 19 12 19 30
5 Blau-Weiß Linz 16 8 5 3 24 16 8 5 2 1 13 8 8 3 3 2 11 8 8 29
6 Lafnitz 16 8 4 4 31 24 9 5 1 3 20 17 7 3 3 1 11 7 7 28
7 Wacker Innsbruck 16 7 3 6 24 18 8 3 2 3 12 10 8 4 1 3 12 8 6 24
8 Grazer AK 16 7 3 6 25 23 8 4 2 2 14 9 8 3 1 4 11 14 2 24
9 St. Polten 16 6 3 7 24 21 8 3 2 3 16 11 8 3 1 4 8 10 3 21
10 Kapfenberger SV 16 5 2 9 19 31 7 2 1 4 7 10 9 3 1 5 12 21 -12 17
11 SV Horn II 16 4 4 8 20 31 8 2 2 4 9 13 8 2 2 4 11 18 -11 16
12 Rapid Wien II 16 4 4 8 20 32 8 2 2 4 6 12 8 2 2 4 14 20 -12 16
13 Austria Wien II 16 3 4 9 17 28 8 1 2 5 6 14 8 2 2 4 11 14 -11 13
14 Dornbirn 16 3 3 10 20 37 8 2 2 4 9 16 8 1 1 6 11 21 -17 12
15 Vorwärts Steyr 16 2 4 10 16 34 8 1 2 5 10 18 8 1 2 5 6 16 -18 10
16 Juniors OÖ 16 1 7 8 18 40 7 1 2 4 12 19 9 0 5 4 6 21 -22 10

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.