Grazer AK vs Kapfenberger SV: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Austria Erste Liga
Competition: Sun 23.May
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Merkur Arena (16764 seats)

Classic home win, away team steals the points or a score draw? Everything is possible when the mid-table teams Grazer AK and Kapfenberger SV clash at Merkur Arena.

Insights:
  • Grazer AK have the most matches over the total-line (17) in Erste Liga
  • Kapfenberger SV is in the worst form (0-2-4)

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

Grazer AK are done competing for places this season; they will remain in 6th place whatever happens now. Kapfenberger is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

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Grazer AK form and stats

Overall Erste Liga stats at home this season for Grazer AK are 7-4-3 (wins-draw-losses). The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Merkur Arena.

Grazer drew their last game, 2-2 away at Floridsdorfer AC (placed 9th).

Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Austria Lustenau.

Grazer have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Merkur Arena with 23 goals in 14 league matches. From these home matches, Grazer have conceded only 9 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Kapfenberger SV form and stats

Kapfenberger SV have only collected 14 points from their away games in the Erste Liga, after 4-2-8 (14 played). The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Kapfenberger have lost on their last two travels.

Kapfenberger SV might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Dornbirn proved too strong as Kapfenberger SV slumped to a 0-1 defeat in front of their own fans at Franz-Fekete-Stadion.

A 1-2 defeat away at SV Horn II before that.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Kapfenberger have scored 19 goals in 14 league games away. Kapfenberger have conceded 30 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Kapfenberger SV - Grazer 3-1 earlier this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Grazer two wins, zero draws and Kapfenberger SV three victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Grazer AKM. Harrer
M. Harrer
10 goals
GrazerD. Hackinger
D. Hackinger
8 goals
Kapfenberger SVM. Hernaus
M. Hernaus
6 goals

Grazer AK missing players

Kapfenberger SV missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Grazer AK Kapfenberger SV
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
29 14 3 Played P 3 14 29
12 7 2 Won W 1 4 9
7 4 0 Drew D 0 2 6
10 3 1 Lost L 2 8 14
45 23 4 Scored S 6 19 34
42 9 1 Conceded C 7 30 50
97% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
83% 71% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 83%
59% 43% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 79% 59%
38% 14% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 36% 28%
17% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 21% 17%
55% 43% 0% BTTS BTTS 33% 50% 41%
24% 43% 67% Clean Sheets C S 33% 21% 28%
24% 21% 33% Failed to Score F T 33% 29% 38%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.9 1.9 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2.2 2.5
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
8.9 9.6 10.7 Shots (avg) S ( 8.3 7.1 8.1
3.8 4.1 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.7 3.1 2.9
41% 40% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 55% 43% 40%
Key stats in Erste Liga this season:
  • All of Kapfenberger SV's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Grazer AK have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Grazer AK have the fewest matches under the total-line (12) in Erste Liga
  • Grazer AK have the most matches over the total-line (17) in Erste Liga
  • Kapfenberger SV have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Kapfenberger SV have the fewest points from losing position (1) in Erste Liga
  • Kapfenberger SV haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Kapfenberger SV is in the worst form (0-2-4)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Blau-Weiß Linz 29 20 2 7 69 30 15 12 1 2 38 9 14 8 1 5 31 21 39 62
2 Liefering 29 19 5 5 68 30 14 8 3 3 33 16 15 11 2 2 35 14 38 62
3 Wacker Innsbruck 29 17 6 6 50 32 14 8 3 3 23 15 15 9 3 3 27 17 18 57
4 Austria Klagenfurt 29 16 8 5 62 31 15 11 2 2 41 16 14 5 6 3 21 15 31 56
5 Lafnitz 29 17 3 9 52 31 14 7 1 6 25 17 15 10 2 3 27 14 21 54
6 Grazer AK 29 12 7 10 45 42 14 7 4 3 23 9 15 5 3 7 22 33 3 43
7 Dornbirn 29 11 5 13 40 49 14 3 3 8 13 22 15 8 2 5 27 27 -9 38
8 Juniors OÖ 29 9 7 13 37 49 15 5 3 7 18 27 14 4 4 6 19 22 -12 34
9 Floridsdorfer AC 29 9 6 14 35 41 15 6 3 6 21 18 14 3 3 8 14 23 -6 33
10 Kapfenberger SV 29 9 6 14 34 50 15 5 4 6 15 20 14 4 2 8 19 30 -16 33
11 Amstetten 29 8 7 14 38 58 15 4 4 7 23 35 14 4 3 7 15 23 -20 31
12 Rapid Wien II 29 8 6 15 36 51 14 4 2 8 16 25 15 4 4 7 20 26 -15 30
13 Vorwärts Steyr 29 7 9 13 30 51 15 2 7 6 19 27 14 5 2 7 11 24 -21 30
14 Austria Lustenau 29 8 5 16 40 51 15 5 2 8 23 26 14 3 3 8 17 25 -11 29
15 Austria Wien II 29 7 8 14 37 52 14 2 3 9 19 30 15 5 5 5 18 22 -15 29
16 SV Horn II 29 7 6 16 37 62 14 5 3 6 22 26 15 2 3 10 15 36 -25 27

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 Blau-Weiß Linz 29 20 2 7 69 30 15 12 1 2 38 9 14 8 1 5 31 21 39 62
2 Liefering 29 19 5 5 68 30 14 8 3 3 33 16 15 11 2 2 35 14 38 62
3 Wacker Innsbruck 29 17 6 6 50 32 14 8 3 3 23 15 15 9 3 3 27 17 18 57
4 Austria Klagenfurt 29 16 8 5 62 31 15 11 2 2 41 16 14 5 6 3 21 15 31 56
5 Lafnitz 29 17 3 9 52 31 14 7 1 6 25 17 15 10 2 3 27 14 21 54
6 Grazer AK 29 12 7 10 45 42 14 7 4 3 23 9 15 5 3 7 22 33 3 43
7 Dornbirn 29 11 5 13 40 49 14 3 3 8 13 22 15 8 2 5 27 27 -9 38
8 Juniors OÖ 29 9 7 13 37 49 15 5 3 7 18 27 14 4 4 6 19 22 -12 34
9 Floridsdorfer AC 29 9 6 14 35 41 15 6 3 6 21 18 14 3 3 8 14 23 -6 33
10 Kapfenberger SV 29 9 6 14 34 50 15 5 4 6 15 20 14 4 2 8 19 30 -16 33
11 Amstetten 29 8 7 14 38 58 15 4 4 7 23 35 14 4 3 7 15 23 -20 31
12 Rapid Wien II 29 8 6 15 36 51 14 4 2 8 16 25 15 4 4 7 20 26 -15 30
13 Vorwärts Steyr 29 7 9 13 30 51 15 2 7 6 19 27 14 5 2 7 11 24 -21 30
14 Austria Lustenau 29 8 5 16 40 51 15 5 2 8 23 26 14 3 3 8 17 25 -11 29
15 Austria Wien II 29 7 8 14 37 52 14 2 3 9 19 30 15 5 5 5 18 22 -15 29
16 SV Horn II 29 7 6 16 37 62 14 5 3 6 22 26 15 2 3 10 15 36 -25 27

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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.