Grazer AK duels with Blau-Weiß Linz game

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Competition: Austria Erste Liga
Competition: Fri 28.April
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Merkur Arena (16764 seats)

Sit down for a show! Today's main characters are Grazer AK and Blau-Weiß Linz, victory is the objective and 1 1/2 hours the length.

Insights:
  • Grazer AK is in the best form (5-1-0) in Erste Liga
  • Blau-Weiß Linz have the most scored goals (54) in Erste Liga

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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Grazer AK form and stats

Grazer AK have been very solid at home in the Erste Liga so far, with 30 points collected from 12 matches (9-3-0). This has contributed greatly to their 3rd position in the table.

Happy days for Grazer AK in their previous game, a fixture away at Lafnitz (placed 6th) that ended with a 3-2 victory.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus St. Polten that ended 0-0.

The Grazer AK fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 20 goals in 12 league matches. Grazer have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {5 goals}.

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Blau-Weiß Linz form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Erste Liga travels is 5 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats.

Blau-Weiß Linz won their last game, 1-0 versus Dornbirn played at home. Which player has scored six matches in a row for the away team? The answer is Sales and that is impressive stuff!

Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Liefering.

Goal-happy betting people should observe that 12 of this club's 15 most recent league matches have ended with at least three goals.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Blau-Weiß are regular goalscorers on their travels. Blau-Weiß Linz have conceded 16 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Grazer AK and Blau-Weiß Linz have duelled before this season: Blau-Weiß Linz - Grazer AK 1-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Grazer AK four wins, two draws and Blau-Weiß Linz four victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), six games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Blau-Weiß LinzM. Seidl
M. Seidl
12 goals
Blau-Weiß LinzF. Mayulu
F. Mayulu
10 goals

Grazer AK missing players

Blau-Weiß Linz missing players

Grazer AK Blau-Weiß Linz
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
24 12 2 Played P 2 12 24
13 9 1 Won W 0 5 15
8 3 1 Drew D 0 2 3
3 0 0 Lost L 2 5 6
42 20 2 Scored S 1 25 54
24 5 0 Conceded C 3 16 24
88% 83% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
75% 58% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 92% 83%
46% 33% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 67% 62%
33% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 42% 42%
21% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 21%
54% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 58% 54%
42% 67% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 33%
17% 17% 50% Failed to Score F T 50% 17% 12%
 
4.7 5.2 4 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 6 6.5
4.4 4.3 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6 4.2 4
2.2 1.9 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.7 1.6
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.2 12.4 10.5 Shots (avg) S ( 14.5 13.8 14.7
4.2 4.2 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 5.7 6.5
41% 39% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 10% 37% 35%
 
9.9 9.2 8.5 Shots against (avg) S A 5.5 6.3 6.2
3.2 2.8 1 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 3.3 3
Key stats in Erste Liga this season:
  • Blau-Weiß Linz have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Blau-Weiß Linz have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Blau-Weiß Linz have the most scored goals (25) away in Erste Liga
  • Blau-Weiß Linz have the most scored goals (54) in Erste Liga
  • Blau-Weiß Linz have the most scored goals in the first half (25) in Erste Liga
  • Blau-Weiß Linz have the the best goal difference (+30) in Erste Liga
  • Blau-Weiß Linz haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Grazer AK have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Grazer AK have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Grazer AK have the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in Erste Liga
  • Grazer AK have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Erste Liga
  • Grazer AK have the most clean sheets (8) at home in Erste Liga
  • Grazer AK is in the best form (5-1-0) in Erste Liga

  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. Polten 24 15 4 5 44 20 12 7 1 4 23 14 12 8 3 1 21 6 24 49
2 Blau-Weiß Linz 24 15 3 6 54 24 12 10 1 1 29 8 12 5 2 5 25 16 30 48
3 Grazer AK 24 13 8 3 42 24 12 9 3 0 20 5 12 4 5 3 22 19 18 47
4 SV Horn II 24 11 6 7 32 29 12 6 2 4 18 17 12 5 4 3 14 12 3 39
5 Amstetten 24 10 7 7 41 36 12 5 5 2 18 12 12 5 2 5 23 24 5 37
6 Lafnitz 24 10 5 9 37 33 13 5 5 3 22 18 11 5 0 6 15 15 4 35
7 Floridsdorfer AC 24 9 7 8 30 23 12 5 2 5 17 16 12 4 5 3 13 7 7 34
8 First Vienna 24 9 6 9 27 30 12 5 3 4 16 14 12 4 3 5 11 16 -3 33
9 Dornbirn 24 9 3 12 38 36 11 4 1 6 14 19 13 5 2 6 24 17 2 30
10 Liefering 24 9 3 12 42 45 12 6 2 4 28 23 12 3 1 8 14 22 -3 30
11 Rapid Wien II 24 7 7 10 31 46 12 5 2 5 15 18 12 2 5 5 16 28 -15 28
12 Admira 24 7 5 12 29 37 12 6 2 4 18 18 12 1 3 8 11 19 -8 26
13 Kapfenberger SV 24 7 5 12 33 46 12 4 2 6 21 28 12 3 3 6 12 18 -13 26
14 Sturm Graz II 24 7 4 13 33 46 12 2 3 7 11 19 12 5 1 6 22 27 -13 25
15 Austria Wien II 24 6 6 12 31 51 12 2 6 4 17 22 12 4 0 8 14 29 -20 24
16 Vorwarts Steyr 24 5 7 12 30 48 12 4 3 5 15 21 12 1 4 7 15 27 -18 22

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.