A very important fixture in Erste Liga as both contenders are struggling for the top positions. With St. Pölten in 1st place and Blau-Weiß Linz at 2nd, this is almost guaranteed to be a thriling fight. Read on to find out more!
- St. Pölten have the fewest conceded goals (21) in Erste Liga
- Blau-Weiß Linz have the most scored goals (58) in Erste Liga
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
St. Pölten form and stats
St. Pölten have collected 23 points from their Erste Liga home games so far after 7-2-4.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Pölten, who played 1-1 against Vorwärts Steyr. That match was also played at this venue (NV ARENA).
In the preceding match a 3-0 victory visiting Dornbirn.It should be taken into account that a glance at the 16 most recent league matches reveals that 12 of them qualified as a both teams not to score result (only one or none of the teams scored).
St. Pölten have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at NV ARENA with 24 goals in 13 league matches. On the other hand, St. Pölten have conceded 15 goals.
Blau-Weiß Linz form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Erste Liga travels is 6 wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats.
There were no winners in Blau-Weiß's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Floridsdorfer AC (placed 6th). Sales has scored at least one goal for this side eight games in a row. The know-how!
Prior to that result Blau-Weiß Linz won their away game at Grazer AK. The scoreline was 3-0.Observe that 13 of this club's 17 latest league fixtures have ended with three goals or more.
Blau-Weiß Linz have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 28 goals from 13 away matches. 16 goals have been conceded by Blau-Weiß in these games.
Head 2 Head
Oddly enough, Blau-Weiß Linz have scored at least one goal in every league match they've played since failing to score against today's home team; the Blau-Weiß Linz - St. Pölten 0-1 match 18 rounds ago. St. Pölten-Blau-Weiß Linz H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: St. Pölten five wins, Blau-Weiß Linz one win, four draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  M. Seidl 12 goals |   L. Hartwig 11 goals |
St. Pölten missing players
Blau-Weiß Linz missing players
| St. Pölten | Blau-Weiß Linz | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 13 | 26 |
| 16 | 7 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 16 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 6 |
| 48 | 24 | 2 | Scored | S | 4 | 28 | 58 |
| 21 | 15 | 5 | Conceded | C | 3 | 16 | 25 |
| 92% | 92% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 77% | 92% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 92% | 85% |
| 42% | 46% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 69% | 62% |
| 27% | 31% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 38% | 38% |
| 15% | 23% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 15% | 19% |
| 38% | 46% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 54% | 54% |
| 54% | 46% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 31% | 35% |
| 15% | 15% | 67% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 15% | 12% |
| 5 | 5.2 | 3.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 5.8 | 6.2 |
| 4.2 | 4.7 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| 1.8 | 1.8 | 2.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.7 | 11 | 5.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.3 | 13.6 | 14.5 |
| 5 | 5.3 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.6 | 6.4 |
| 37% | 35% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 38% | 35% |
| 9.2 | 9.6 | 9.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 5.7 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| 2.9 | 3.5 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3 |
- Blau-Weiß Linz have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Blau-Weiß Linz have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Blau-Weiß Linz have the most scored goals (28) away in Erste Liga
- Blau-Weiß Linz have the most scored goals (58) in Erste Liga
- Blau-Weiß Linz have the most scored goals in the first half (29) in Erste Liga
- Blau-Weiß Linz have the the best goal difference (+33) in Erste Liga
- Blau-Weiß Linz haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- St. Pölten have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- St. Pölten have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- St. Pölten have the fewest conceded goals (21) in Erste Liga
- St. Pölten have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (5) in Erste Liga
- St. Pölten have the most clean sheets (14) in Erste Liga
| 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. Pölten | 26 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 48 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 27 | 53 |
| 2 | Blau-Weiß Linz | 26 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 58 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 16 | 33 | 52 |
| 3 | Grazer AK | 26 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 44 | 27 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 17 | 50 |
| 4 | SV Horn II | 26 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 29 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 43 |
| 5 | Amstetten | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 42 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 24 | 2 | 40 |
| 6 | Floridsdorfer AC | 26 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 38 |
| 7 | First Vienna | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 30 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 37 |
| 8 | Lafnitz | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 40 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 2 | 35 |
| 9 | Dornbirn | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 39 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 19 | -2 | 30 |
| 10 | Liefering | 26 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 42 | 49 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 24 | -7 | 30 |
| 11 | Kapfenberger SV | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 37 | 49 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 20 | -12 | 30 |
| 12 | Admira | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 34 | 40 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 21 | -6 | 29 |
| 13 | Rapid Wien II | 26 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 33 | 51 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 31 | -18 | 29 |
| 14 | Sturm Graz II | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 36 | 51 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 27 | -15 | 28 |
| 15 | Austria Wien II | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 32 | 52 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 29 | -20 | 27 |
| 16 | Vorwärts Steyr | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 49 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 21 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 28 | -16 | 26 |
