Sportplatz Lafnitz: Lafnitz vs Rapid Wien II Erste Liga preview

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Competition: Austria Erste Liga
Competition: Fri 02.April
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Sportplatz Lafnitz (3000 seats)

A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Lafnitz fans are optimistic that the difference between 1st and Rapid Wien II's 15th place in the table will show on the pitch.

Insights:
  • Lafnitz have the most points from losing position (13) in Erste Liga
  • Rapid Wien II have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Erste Liga

Lafnitz and Rapid Wien II should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Lafnitz form and stats

Lafnitz have performed here at Sportplatz Lafnitz this season with 6 wins from 9 Erste Liga matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 1 game and lost 2. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Sportplatz Lafnitz.

An away draw last time out for Lafnitz, facing Grazer AK in a game that ended 1-1. Before that game, the 3-2 home victory against SV Horn II.

The hometeam coach P. Semlic made a successful contribution in the game against Grazer AK, bringing on D. Schloffer who scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw.

The manager P. Semlic will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Austria Klagenfurt in only three days.

The Lafnitz fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 14 goals in 9 league matches. Lafnitz are not conceding a lot of goals here at Sportplatz Lafnitz in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 9 matches. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Rapid Wien II form and stats

There's been little loot from Rapid Wien II's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 10 away games in the Erste Liga. Rapid Wien II, who have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Erste Liga, only have 2 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 2 draws. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Rapid are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Rapid Wien II are travelling after their nice 3-2 home win in the Erste Liga against Dornbirn (placed 9th). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Floridsdorfer AC wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Vorwärts Steyr in just three days.

Rapid are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 12 away goals from 10 games (in the league). In the opposite end, Rapid Wien II have conceded 19 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Rapid Wien II - Lafnitz 2-3.

Top Goalscorers

LafnitzM. Kröpfl
M. Kröpfl
7 goals
LafnitzM. Krienzer
M. Krienzer
5 goals
Rapid Wien IIM. Fuchshofer
M. Fuchshofer
5 goals

Lafnitz missing players

Rapid Wien II missing players

Lafnitz Rapid Wien II
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
19 9 4 Played P 4 10 19
13 6 3 Won W 1 2 5
2 1 0 Drew D 0 2 3
4 2 1 Lost L 3 6 11
34 14 7 Scored S 5 12 24
20 8 4 Conceded C 10 19 35
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
74% 67% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 90% 84%
53% 44% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 70% 68%
32% 22% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 30% 32%
26% 11% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 20% 26%
47% 33% 25% BTTS BTTS 75% 80% 74%
32% 44% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 11%
21% 22% 25% Failed to Score F T 25% 20% 16%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.1 1.9 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.7 2.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
8.9 9.6 9.2 Shots (avg) S ( 6.8 6.8 8.4
4.1 4.3 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1.8 1.9 2.9
44% 36% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 71% 63% 43%
Key stats in Erste Liga this season:
  • Lafnitz have the most points from losing position (13) in Erste Liga
  • Lafnitz have the most scored goals in the second half (23) in Erste Liga
  • Lafnitz haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Rapid Wien II have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Rapid Wien II have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Rapid Wien II have the fewest clean sheets (0) away in Erste Liga
  • Rapid Wien II have the fewest clean sheets (2) in Erste Liga
  • Rapid Wien II have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Erste Liga
  • Rapid Wien II 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 Lafnitz 19 13 2 4 34 20 9 6 1 2 14 8 10 7 1 2 20 12 14 41
2 Liefering 18 11 3 4 37 18 9 6 1 2 22 9 9 5 2 2 15 9 19 36
3 Blau-Weiß Linz 18 11 1 6 38 24 9 7 0 2 20 8 9 4 1 4 18 16 14 34
4 Austria Klagenfurt 19 9 7 3 36 23 10 7 2 1 26 13 9 2 5 2 10 10 13 34
5 Wacker Innsbruck 19 8 6 5 26 24 10 4 3 3 12 13 9 4 3 2 14 11 2 30
6 Grazer AK 19 8 5 6 26 23 9 4 3 2 11 6 10 4 2 4 15 17 3 29
7 Amstetten 18 7 6 5 28 25 8 3 4 1 17 14 10 4 2 4 11 11 3 27
8 Kapfenberger SV 19 7 4 8 27 31 10 4 3 3 13 12 9 3 1 5 14 19 -4 25
9 Dornbirn 19 6 5 8 23 25 10 1 3 6 7 14 9 5 2 2 16 11 -2 23
10 Austria Lustenau 19 6 3 10 30 32 9 3 1 5 13 12 10 3 2 5 17 20 -2 21
11 Floridsdorfer AC 19 6 3 10 25 30 10 5 1 4 17 13 9 1 2 6 8 17 -5 21
12 SV Horn II 19 5 5 9 27 38 10 4 3 3 15 16 9 1 2 6 12 22 -11 20
13 Juniors OÖ 18 5 5 8 20 33 9 3 2 4 9 18 9 2 3 4 11 15 -13 20
14 Austria Wien II 19 4 6 9 24 31 9 1 2 6 13 20 10 3 4 3 11 11 -7 18
15 Rapid Wien II 19 5 3 11 24 35 9 3 1 5 12 16 10 2 2 6 12 19 -11 18
16 Vorwärts Steyr 19 3 8 8 19 32 10 1 6 3 14 17 9 2 2 5 5 15 -13 17

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.