Erste Liga duel: Close contest expected between First Vienna and St. Pölten

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Competition: Austria Erste Liga
Competition: Fri 05.August
Match begins: 16:10 (UTC)
Venue: Care-Energy Naturarena Hohe Warte (5500 seats)

St. Pölten have come here for an entertaining battle versus the hosting First Vienna. Get smart on the fixture with this thorough Erste Liga preview!

Both squads have had ample time to rest since their last competitive action. Let's wish for an active game!

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First Vienna form and stats

First Vienna have only played one Erste Liga game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 8 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats from 13 matches.

Nothing to worry about in defence for First Vienna, as their goalkeeper Andreas Lukse has completely shut out the opponents for 180 minutes in the Erste Liga.

A good away victory last time out for Vienna, who won 1-0 against Floridsdorfer AC (placed 12th).

Ahead of that match, First Vienna won a home game hosting Blau-Weiß Linz (2-0).

At Care-Energy Naturarena Hohe Warte, First Vienna has the goal stats of 2-0 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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St. Pölten form and stats

Only one away game in the Erste Liga so far for St. Pölten and it resulted in three points. Last season the statistics for their away games were 5 victories, 2 draws and 8 losses from 15 travels.

It's the second away game in a row for St. Pölten, but there's smiles all around after the 5-1 victory versus Rapid Wien II (placed 14th) last time out. As you can tell from the results above, Pölten was very dominant against Rapid Wien II, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 5-1 (!) with Llanez, Scharner, Montnor, Barlov and Hartwig providing the goals.

Before that, St. Pölten secured a home win against Dornbirn with the score 2-0.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 6 similar matches played by St. Pölten in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Pölten, 1 draw and 4 defeats.

5 goals so far away for St. Pölten, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 1. All from 1 league match away.

Head 2 Head

Stats for the former ten meetings featuring these two contenders are: two wins for First Vienna, three draws and five wins for St. Pölten. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games. The matches between these teams have sometimes been a bit wild, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.

Top Goalscorers

St. PöltenD. Barlov
D. Barlov
2 goals
St. PöltenJ. Montnor
J. Montnor
2 goals
First ViennaK. Abazovic
K. Abazovic
1 goals

First Vienna missing players

St. Pölten missing players

Total First Half Second Half
First Vienna St. Pölten
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
2 1 0 Played P 0 1 2
2 1 0 Won W 0 1 2
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
3 2 0 Scored S 0 5 7
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 1 1
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 100% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 100% 50%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 50%
100% 100% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 50%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
2 1 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 8 10
3 3 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 3 4.5
2 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
5 4 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 16 17.5
2.5 3 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 8 10
60% 67% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 62% 35%
 
11.5 13 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 9 7
3 5 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 1 1
First Vienna Last season St. Pölten
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
26 13   Played P   15 30
17 8   Won W   5 12
7 3   Drew D   2 6
2 2   Lost L   8 12
52 23   Scored S   14 43
18 11   Conceded C   21 38
88% 85%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   93% 97%
69% 69%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   67% 80%
46% 46%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   40% 47%
38% 38%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   13% 23%
19% 23%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   7% 10%
42% 46%   BTTS BTTS   40% 53%
58% 54%   Clean Sheets C S   20% 20%
12% 15%   Failed to Score F T   47% 30%
 
5.3 5.8   Corners for (avg) C F   5.1 5.3
3.3 2.8   Corners against (avg) C A   4.6 4.7
2.2 1.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.3 2.3
2 1   Red cards R C   4 5
 
9.2 8.6   Shots (avg) S (   8.9 10.7
4.7 4.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.1 4.6
43% 41%   Goal Efficiency G E   30% 31%
 
6.4 5.5   Shots against (avg) S A   9.3 8
3 3.1   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.1 3.9

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 St. Pölten 2 2 0 0 7 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 6 6
2 Amstetten 2 2 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 5 6
3 First Vienna 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 6
4 SV Horn II 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
5 Liefering 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 4
6 Sturm Graz II 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 3
7 Admira 2 1 0 1 5 5 1 1 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3
8 Blau-Weiß Linz 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 3
9 Lafnitz 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 3
10 Grazer AK 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 4 -1 1
11 Vorwarts Steyr 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
12 Floridsdorfer AC 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 1
13 Austria Wien II 2 0 1 1 4 6 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 4 -2 1
14 Rapid Wien II 2 0 1 1 3 7 1 0 0 1 1 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 -4 1
15 Dornbirn 2 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 -4 0
16 Kapfenberger SV 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -4 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 First Vienna 26 17 7 2 52 18 13 8 3 2 23 11 13 9 4 0 29 7 34 58
2 Stripfing 26 15 9 2 60 19 13 7 6 0 29 11 13 8 3 2 31 8 41 54
3 Wiener SC 26 13 7 6 48 32 13 7 3 3 29 16 13 6 4 3 19 16 16 46
4 Leobendorf 26 13 6 7 45 37 13 6 4 3 19 18 13 7 2 4 26 19 8 45
5 Neusiedl 26 12 5 9 39 37 13 4 3 6 16 21 13 8 2 3 23 16 2 41
6 TWL Elektra 26 12 5 9 33 31 13 6 3 4 14 12 13 6 2 5 19 19 2 41
7 Mannsdorf 26 10 10 6 44 41 13 5 5 3 28 26 13 5 5 3 16 15 3 40
8 Wiener Viktoria 26 11 5 10 36 36 13 7 2 4 25 15 13 4 3 6 11 21 0 38
9 Traiskirchen 26 10 5 11 41 42 13 4 1 8 15 21 13 6 4 3 26 21 -1 35
10 Bruck/Leitha 26 6 9 11 43 44 13 5 4 4 29 20 13 1 5 7 14 24 -1 27
11 Mauerwerk 26 6 5 15 29 56 13 5 2 6 13 18 13 1 3 9 16 38 -27 23
12 Admira II 26 4 7 15 33 53 13 3 4 6 20 29 13 1 3 9 13 24 -20 19
13 Wiener Neustadt 26 5 4 17 31 55 13 4 1 8 16 24 13 1 3 9 15 31 -24 19
14 Drassburg 26 4 4 18 22 55 13 2 3 8 12 26 13 2 1 10 10 29 -33 16
Last season 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 30 22 4 4 69 26 15 12 1 2 40 10 15 10 3 2 29 16 43 70
2 Floridsdorfer AC 30 20 5 5 51 18 15 11 2 2 30 11 15 9 3 3 21 7 33 65
3 Blau-Weiß Linz 30 15 9 6 51 27 15 10 4 1 31 12 15 5 5 5 20 15 24 54
4 Lafnitz 30 15 7 8 53 42 15 10 2 3 30 21 15 5 5 5 23 21 11 52
5 Amstetten 30 15 6 9 59 35 15 9 4 2 28 10 15 6 2 7 31 25 24 51
6 Liefering 30 12 10 8 56 43 15 6 7 2 27 18 15 6 3 6 29 25 13 46
7 Grazer AK 30 13 7 10 47 39 15 8 4 3 25 15 15 5 3 7 22 24 8 46
8 St. Pölten 30 12 6 12 43 38 15 7 4 4 29 17 15 5 2 8 14 21 5 42
9 Wacker Innsbruck 30 11 7 12 46 41 15 6 4 5 25 18 15 5 3 7 21 23 5 40
10 Vorwarts Steyr 30 10 7 13 39 52 15 7 3 5 23 23 15 3 4 8 16 29 -13 37
11 Rapid Wien II 30 8 9 13 45 62 15 4 4 7 18 30 15 4 5 6 27 32 -17 33
12 Kapfenberger SV 30 8 6 16 36 54 15 5 3 7 19 19 15 3 3 9 17 35 -18 30
13 SV Horn II 30 7 7 16 34 55 15 4 2 9 14 24 15 3 5 7 20 31 -21 28
14 Austria Wien II 30 6 7 17 31 56 15 2 4 9 15 30 15 4 3 8 16 26 -25 25
15 Juniors OO 30 4 11 15 37 71 15 3 5 7 26 37 15 1 6 8 11 34 -34 23
16 Dornbirn 30 6 4 20 35 73 15 4 3 8 22 35 15 2 1 12 13 38 -38 22

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 St. Pölten 2 2 0 0 7 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 5 1 6 6
2 Amstetten 2 2 0 0 6 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 5 6
3 First Vienna 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 6
4 SV Horn II 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 6
5 Liefering 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 4
6 Sturm Graz II 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 3
7 Admira 2 1 0 1 5 5 1 1 0 0 4 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 3
8 Blau-Weiß Linz 2 1 0 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 3
9 Lafnitz 2 1 0 1 2 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 3
10 Grazer AK 2 0 1 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 3 4 -1 1
11 Vorwarts Steyr 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 1
12 Floridsdorfer AC 2 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 -1 1
13 Austria Wien II 2 0 1 1 4 6 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 2 4 -2 1
14 Rapid Wien II 2 0 1 1 3 7 1 0 0 1 1 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 -4 1
15 Dornbirn 2 0 0 2 1 5 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 0 1 0 2 -4 0
16 Kapfenberger SV 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -4 0

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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.