This match features two teams living in the basement of the Erste Liga, Kapfenberger SV holding 16th place and Blau-Weiß Linz lying 12th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
Kapfenberger SV form and stats
Overall Erste Liga stats at home this season for Kapfenberger SV are 3-1-4 (wins-draw-losses). Kapfenberger SV are on a three game winning streak in their home games.
The fans are hoping that Kapfenberger SV will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the Erste Liga game against Vorwarts Steyr (placed 3rd). Prior to that, an away loss at Vorwarts Steyr.
This is expected to be a close game, with Kapfenberger SV perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Kapfenberger SV as a small favourite), we find seven games. Kapfenberger SV has won five of these, drawn one and lost one.
Kapfenberger SV has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. Kapfenberger SV have conceded 12 from these games.
Blau-Weiß Linz form and stats
Playing away, Blau-Weiß Linz, who have the most conceded goals (37) in Erste Liga, have won 3 games, drawn 2 and suffered 4 defeats in the Erste Liga this season.
Blau-Weiß Linz play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-5 to Liefering (placed 10th). A 1-5 defeat away at Liefering before that.
As you can see from the result above, the defeat against Liefering was particularly ugly (1-5). The humiliation is still top of mind.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found six similar matches played by Blau-Weiß Linz in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Blau-Weiß Linz, zero draws and four defeats.
Blau-Weiß Linz are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 17 times in 9 away games so far. The Blau-Weiß Linz manager G. Djuricin has some worries about the defense as 18 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Blau-Weiß Linz - Kapfenberger SV 1-1 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Kapfenberger SV-Blau-Weiß Linz H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Kapfenberger SV five wins, Blau-Weiß Linz three wins, two draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).Kapfenberger SV missing players
Blau-Weiß Linz missing players
| Kapfenberger SV | Blau-Weiß Linz | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 16 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 19 | 11 | 4 | Scored | S | 4 | 17 | 30 |
| 35 | 12 | 1 | Conceded | C | 4 | 18 | 37 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 94% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 89% | 88% |
| 62% | 62% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 78% | 75% |
| 31% | 12% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 67% | 69% |
| 31% | 12% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 33% | 50% |
| 75% | 75% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 67% | 75% |
| 6% | 12% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 19% |
| 19% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 11% | 6% |
| 5.7 | 6.9 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.6 | 6.1 |
| 7.4 | 6.5 | 7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.1 | 4.5 |
| 1.6 | 1.9 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 1.8 | 1.6 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 143 | 90 | 17 | Total Shots | T S | 28 | 97 | 173 |
| 59 | 39 | 6 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 53 | 91 |
| 32% | 28% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 32% | 33% |
- All of Kapfenberger SV's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Blau-Weiß Linz has the most conceded goals (37)
- Blau-Weiß Linz has the most conceded goals in the first half (17)
- Blau-Weiß Linz have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Blau-Weiß Linz haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Kapfenberger SV has the fewest scored goals in the first half (4)
- Kapfenberger SV has the the worst goal difference (-16)
- Kapfenberger SV have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Kapfenberger SV haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 20 | 38 |
| 2 | Austria Klagenfurt | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 35 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 15 | 35 |
| 3 | Vorwarts Steyr | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 25 |
| 4 | Lafnitz | 16 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 24 |
| 5 | Austria Lustenau | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 32 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 19 | -1 | 23 |
| 6 | Wacker Innsbruck | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -4 | 23 |
| 7 | Juniors OÖ | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 0 | 22 |
| 8 | Dornbirn | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| 9 | Amstetten | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 12 | -2 | 21 |
| 10 | Liefering | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 31 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 14 | -1 | 20 |
| 11 | Grazer AK | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -4 | 18 |
| 12 | Blau-Weiß Linz | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 37 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 18 | -7 | 18 |
| 13 | Austria Wien II | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 30 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -1 | 17 |
| 14 | Floridsdorfer AC | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -7 | 17 |
| 15 | SV Horn II | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 14 | -4 | 16 |
| 16 | Kapfenberger SV | 16 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 35 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 23 | -16 | 14 |