Home advantage could prove decisive in Lafnitz - Grazer AK battle

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Competition: Austria Erste Liga
Competition: Sun 21.November
Match begins: 09:30 (UTC)
Venue: Sportplatz Lafnitz (3000 seats)

Lafnitz have been busy practising for another match following their 2-2 result against Floridsdorfer AC, a fixture that produced some answers. What will happen against Grazer AK?

Insights:
  • Lafnitz have the most scored goals in the first half (19) in Erste Liga
  • Grazer AK have the fewest matches under the total-line (4) in Erste Liga

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Lafnitz form and stats

15 points is a decent return from 7 Erste Liga games here at Sportplatz Lafnitz for Lafnitz. The data says 5 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Sportplatz Lafnitz.

Lafnitz manager P. Semlic and his team return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Floridsdorfer AC (placed 6th) in the Erste Liga.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Rapid Wien II in a game that was won 4-2.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Lafnitz matches with similar probabilities have ended with three wins, one draw and two defeats (from six games).

The Lafnitz manager P. Semlic has got the team scoring with 17 from 7 home games in the league. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 11 goals have been conceded.

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Grazer AK form and stats

There's been little loot from Grazer AK's travels as they have only collected 7 points from 7 away games in the Erste Liga. Grazer AK only have 2 wins to counter their 4 defeats and 1 draw.

Grazer AK might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Amstetten proved too strong as Grazer slumped to a 0-3 defeat in front of their own fans at Sportzentrum Graz-Weinzödl.

Prior to that result Grazer AK won their away game at Dornbirn. The scoreline was 2-1.

As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Grazer AK playing away, we found two games. Results were zero away wins, zero draws and two home wins.

Grazer have scored 7 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. Grazer have conceded 13 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

As for the last five games between these two teams, there's one Lafnitz victory, three draws and one Grazer AK win. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

LafnitzM. Kröpfl
M. Kröpfl
7 goals
Grazer AKM. Gantschnig
M. Gantschnig
6 goals
LafnitzS. Gölles
S. Gölles
4 goals

Lafnitz missing players

Grazer AK missing players

Lafnitz Grazer AK
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
14 7 2 Played P 2 7 14
8 5 2 Won W 0 2 6
3 0 0 Drew D 0 1 2
3 2 0 Lost L 2 4 6
28 17 5 Scored S 1 7 21
18 11 2 Conceded C 3 13 22
93% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 93%
71% 86% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 71% 79%
57% 71% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 71% 71%
57% 71% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 14% 29%
29% 43% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 14%
64% 71% 50% BTTS BTTS 50% 71% 57%
29% 29% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 21%
14% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 29% 29%
 
5.1 5.3 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.4 4.9
4.4 3.6 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5 4.8
2.2 1.6 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 2.9 2.9
2 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
11.1 12.3 12.5 Shots (avg) S ( 12 10.4 11.3
5.7 6.3 6.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 4.4 5.1
35% 39% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 11% 23% 29%
 
10.5 9.3 10.5 Shots against (avg) S A 14.5 13.3 10.8
4.3 3.6 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7 5.7 4.4
Key stats in Erste Liga this season:
  • Grazer AK have the fewest matches under the total-line (4) in Erste Liga
  • Lafnitz have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Lafnitz have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Grazer AK have scored away.
  • Lafnitz have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Lafnitz have the most scored goals in the first half (19) in Erste Liga
  • Lafnitz haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 14 11 1 2 34 12 8 7 0 1 22 5 6 4 1 1 12 7 22 34
2 Liefering 14 8 5 1 29 12 8 4 4 0 16 7 6 4 1 1 13 5 17 29
3 Amstetten 14 8 3 3 30 11 6 4 2 0 11 2 8 4 1 3 19 9 19 27
4 Lafnitz 14 8 3 3 28 18 7 5 0 2 17 11 7 3 3 1 11 7 10 27
5 Blau-Wei Linz 14 8 3 3 20 12 7 5 1 1 11 6 7 3 2 2 9 6 8 27
6 Floridsdorfer AC 14 7 4 3 21 11 8 4 2 2 14 8 6 3 2 1 7 3 10 25
7 Wacker Innsbruck 14 7 3 4 23 13 7 3 2 2 11 6 7 4 1 2 12 7 10 24
8 Grazer AK 14 6 2 6 21 22 7 4 1 2 14 9 7 2 1 4 7 13 -1 20
9 St. Polten 14 5 2 7 22 20 7 3 1 3 15 10 7 2 1 4 7 10 2 17
10 Rapid Wien II 14 4 4 6 18 26 7 2 2 3 6 11 7 2 2 3 12 15 -8 16
11 Kapfenberger SV 14 5 1 8 15 26 7 2 1 4 7 10 7 3 0 4 8 16 -11 16
12 SV Horn II 14 4 3 7 16 26 7 2 2 3 7 10 7 2 1 4 9 16 -10 15
13 Austria Wien II 14 2 4 8 12 23 7 1 2 4 5 10 7 1 2 4 7 13 -11 10
14 Juniors OO 14 1 6 7 16 37 6 1 2 3 12 18 8 0 4 4 4 19 -21 9
15 Dornbirn 14 2 2 10 17 35 6 1 1 4 6 14 8 1 1 6 11 21 -18 8
16 Vorwarts Steyr 14 2 2 10 13 31 7 1 1 5 8 16 7 1 1 5 5 15 -18 8

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.