Can Liefering knock Grazer AK in Red Bull Arena clash?

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Competition: Austria Erste Liga
Competition: Fri 05.May
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Red Bull Arena (4330 seats)

Both these teams are in pretty good shape, Grazer AK enjoying a 17 point edge on Liefering in the tables. Bring it on!

Insights:
  • Liefering have the most matches over the total-line (17) in Erste Liga
  • Grazer AK have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Erste Liga

Both teams have had plenty of rest since their previous exertion in an official match. Let's have faith in that this will be an animated game!

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Liefering form and stats

Liefering have collected 20 points from their Erste Liga home games so far after 6-2-4.

Liefering are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Vorwarts Steyr.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Floridsdorfer AC (1-3).

Lots of goals and action? Nobody knows about this one, but we do know that 15 of the 20 most recent league matches with this club has seen three goals or more.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (28 in 12 games), Liefering's attacking play is working. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 23 goals have been conceded.

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Grazer AK form and stats

The visitors are W4-D5-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Erste Liga. Grazer have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.

Grazer AK's previous game was their home loss versus Blau-Weiß Linz (0-3). Before that defeat this club had gained at least a draw from seven league rounds in a row. Grazer AK did not look prepared in the first half against Blau-Weiß Linz and lost the game during the first 45 minutes. They need to evaluate their pre-match routine before this one.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Lafnitz at their stadium, the result 3-2.

Grazer AK has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 22 goals from 12 games. Grazer struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 19 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

The squads have met each other previously this season, with the result Grazer AK - Liefering 1-0 registered in the official records. Data for the prior seven meetings involving these two sides are: three wins for Liefering, three draws and one win for Grazer AK. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: four games. The games between these teams have had a tendency to be rough and physical, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last seven encounters.

Top Goalscorers

LieferingO. Diakité
O. Diakité
8 goals
Grazer AKM. Rusek
M. Rusek
7 goals

Liefering missing players

Grazer AK missing players

Liefering Grazer AK
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
25 12 4 Played P 2 12 25
9 6 2 Won W 2 4 13
3 2 1 Drew D 0 5 8
13 4 1 Lost L 0 3 4
42 28 10 Scored S 5 22 42
47 23 5 Conceded C 2 19 27
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 88%
88% 92% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 92% 76%
68% 83% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 58% 48%
56% 67% 75% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 42% 32%
20% 33% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 33% 20%
56% 75% 75% BTTS BTTS 50% 75% 52%
20% 17% 25% Clean Sheets C S 50% 17% 40%
24% 8% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 17% 20%
 
4.9 5.5 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4.2 4.8
5.8 6.1 6 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 4.5 4.4
2.2 2.4 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.6 2.3
3 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
12.3 13.2 14.8 Shots (avg) S ( 6.5 9.9 11
5 5.9 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.2 4.2
34% 39% 42% Goal Efficiency G E 62% 43% 40%
 
12.9 13.2 15.8 Shots against (avg) S A 4.5 10.6 9.9
5.5 5.7 5.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.5 3.6 3.2
Key stats in Erste Liga this season:
  • Grazer AK have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Grazer AK have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Erste Liga
  • Liefering have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Liefering have the fewest matches under the total-line (8) in Erste Liga
  • Liefering have the most matches over the total-line (17) in Erste Liga
  • Liefering 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 St. Polten 25 16 4 5 47 20 12 7 1 4 23 14 13 9 3 1 24 6 27 52
2 Blau-Weiß Linz 25 16 3 6 57 24 12 10 1 1 29 8 13 6 2 5 28 16 33 51
3 Grazer AK 25 13 8 4 42 27 13 9 3 1 20 8 12 4 5 3 22 19 15 47
4 Amstetten 25 11 7 7 42 36 12 5 5 2 18 12 13 6 2 5 24 24 6 40
5 SV Horn II 25 11 7 7 32 29 12 6 2 4 18 17 13 5 5 3 14 12 3 40
6 Floridsdorfer AC 25 10 7 8 34 26 13 6 2 5 21 19 12 4 5 3 13 7 8 37
7 Lafnitz 25 10 5 10 40 37 13 5 5 3 22 18 12 5 0 7 18 19 3 35
8 First Vienna 25 9 7 9 27 30 13 5 4 4 16 14 12 4 3 5 11 16 -3 34
9 Dornbirn 25 9 3 13 38 39 12 4 1 7 14 22 13 5 2 6 24 17 -1 30
10 Liefering 25 9 3 13 42 47 12 6 2 4 28 23 13 3 1 9 14 24 -5 30
11 Rapid Wien II 25 7 8 10 33 48 13 5 3 5 17 20 12 2 5 5 16 28 -15 29
12 Sturm Graz II 25 8 4 13 34 46 12 2 3 7 11 19 13 6 1 6 23 27 -12 28
13 Kapfenberger SV 25 7 6 12 35 48 12 4 2 6 21 28 13 3 4 6 14 20 -13 27
14 Admira 25 7 5 13 29 38 13 6 2 5 18 19 12 1 3 8 11 19 -9 26
15 Vorwarts Steyr 25 6 7 12 32 48 13 5 3 5 17 21 12 1 4 7 15 27 -16 25
16 Austria Wien II 25 6 6 13 31 52 13 2 6 5 17 23 12 4 0 8 14 29 -21 24

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.