Juniors OÖ will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 19 points behind Ried.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Juniors and Ried.
Juniors OÖ form and stats
Juniors OÖ have collected 16 points from their Erste Liga home games so far after 5-1-4. Two home wins in a row for Juniors OÖ bring valid hopes of a third.
Juniors faced defeat in their previous match, away at Blau-Weiß Linz (1-2). Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Grazer AK.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Amstetten are coming to town in four days.
The Juniors manager G. Scheiblehner has got the team scoring with 20 from 10 home games in the league. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Juniors with 22 goals conceded in these matches.
Ried form and stats
Ried's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Ried, who have the most scored goals (51) in Erste Liga, collect 27 points from their 12 away matches in the Erste Liga. 8 victories and 3 draws have created these points (and only 1 defeat).
Ried might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Austria Wien II proved too strong as Ried slumped to a 1-3 defeat in front of their own fans at josko ARENA. Before that, Ried secured a home win against Kapfenberger SV with the score 5-0.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Blau-Weiß Linz in just three days.
The Ried manager G. Baumgartner has got the team scoring on the road, with 24 away goals in 12 league matches. Ried have conceded 14 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Ried - Juniors 3-1 entered in the official records. Head-to-head totals (for the last three meetings): Juniors won zero games, zero matches ended with a draw and Ried has three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / oneTop Goalscorers
  J. Betancor Sánchez 11 goals | M. Grüll 9 goals |  J. Wießmeier 6 goals |
Juniors OÖ missing players
Ried missing players
| Juniors OÖ | Ried | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 12 | 23 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 8 | 16 |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 8 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 39 | 20 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 24 | 51 |
| 39 | 22 | 7 | Conceded | C | 2 | 14 | 26 |
| 87% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 96% |
| 78% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 75% | 78% |
| 74% | 70% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 58% | 70% |
| 48% | 50% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 42% | 57% |
| 13% | 30% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 42% | 30% |
| 65% | 60% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 67% | 65% |
| 26% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 33% | 35% |
| 22% | 20% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | 4% |
| 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.3 | 7 | 6.9 |
| 5.7 | 4.8 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 3.8 | 3.7 |
| 1.3 | 1 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 213 | 101 | 28 | Total Shots | T S | 27 | 149 | 296 |
| 111 | 50 | 17 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 63 | 142 |
| 35% | 40% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 38% | 36% |
- Juniors OÖ has the fewest matches under the total-line (6)
- Juniors OÖ haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Ried has the most clean sheets (8)
- Ried has the most scored goals (51)
- Ried has the most scored goals in the first half (23)
- Ried has the the best goal difference (+25)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Ried | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 51 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 14 | 25 | 51 |
| 2 | Austria Klagenfurt | 23 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 47 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 13 | 18 | 49 |
| 3 | Wacker Innsbruck | 23 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 39 |
| 4 | Austria Wien II | 23 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 46 | 36 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 24 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 34 |
| 5 | Liefering | 23 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 47 | 38 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 30 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 18 | 9 | 34 |
| 6 | Vorwarts Steyr | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 32 |
| 7 | Juniors OÖ | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 40 | 39 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 32 |
| 8 | Lafnitz | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 33 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | -3 | 29 |
| 9 | Amstetten | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 23 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 16 | -2 | 28 |
| 10 | Austria Lustenau | 23 | 8 | 4 | 11 | 42 | 45 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 23 | -3 | 28 |
| 11 | Floridsdorfer AC | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 26 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 21 | -9 | 26 |
| 12 | Dornbirn | 23 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 30 | 46 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 20 | -16 | 25 |
| 13 | Blau-Weiß Linz | 23 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 37 | 48 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 24 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 24 | -11 | 24 |
| 14 | SV Horn II | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 44 | 49 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 27 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 22 | -5 | 23 |
| 15 | Grazer AK | 23 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 22 | -7 | 23 |
| 16 | Kapfenberger SV | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 30 | 48 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 31 | -18 | 22 |