The home team, St. Pölten, should be odds-on favourites in this fixture, but Liefering have revealed both ability and spirit. Read more about the match!
- St. Pölten have the most clean sheets (10) in Erste Liga
- Liefering have the most scored goals in the second half (25) in Erste Liga
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
St. Pölten form and stats
The story so far in the Erste Liga for St. Pölten, who have the most clean sheets (10) in Erste Liga, at their home stadium (NV ARENA) is 4 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats.
Pölten enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Austria Wien II (after extra-time)'s place. The match ended 2-0 with Scharner scoring.
Before that game, the home loss against SV Horn II (after extra-time) with the scoreline 0-2.The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how St. Pölten have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 9 games) they have won 4 times, drawn 2 and lost 3.
It should be noted that a glance at the 11 most recent league matches reveals that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored a goal).
St. Pölten have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at NV ARENA with 16 goals in 9 league matches. St. Pölten's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Liefering form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Liefering so far with only 7 points returning home. The records show 2-1-6 (win-draw-lose). The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Liefering hope to make it five in this match.
Liefering had fun at their own home (NV ARENA) last time out, beating SV Horn II (after extra-time) 3-1. Konaté scored. Konaté certainly enjoyed Liefering's last game versus SV Horn II, appearing multiple times in the match report with three goals and the 3-1 victory.
Before that, Liefering secured a home win against Amstetten (after extra-time) with the score 4-0.We have checked recent matches where Liefering have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 4 games were 2 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
Observe that 12 of this team's 14 most recent league games have ended with at least three goals.
Liefering have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 9 league away games 11 goals have been scored. In the opposite end, Liefering have conceded 17 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: Liefering - St. Pölten 1-2. Data for the preceeding ten meetings featuring these two squads are: six wins for Pölten, one draw and three wins for Liefering. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: four games. The matches between these clubs sometimes lean towards being aggressive, having seen 7 red cards from the last ten duels.
Top Goalscorers
  L. Hartwig 8 goals |   O. Diakité 8 goals |
St. Pölten missing players
Liefering missing players
| St. Pölten | Liefering | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 19 |
| 12 | 4 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 35 | 16 | 7 | Scored | S | 3 | 11 | 36 |
| 17 | 13 | 6 | Conceded | C | 8 | 17 | 35 |
| 95% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 74% | 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 78% | 84% |
| 42% | 56% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 67% | 74% |
| 26% | 33% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 56% | 58% |
| 21% | 33% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 26% |
| 37% | 44% | 75% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 44% | 58% |
| 53% | 44% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 22% | 21% |
| 16% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 33% | 21% |
| 4.8 | 4.9 | 6.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.2 | 5.4 |
| 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 8.5 | 5.8 | 6.1 |
| 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10.5 | 9.7 | 12.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.2 | 11.7 | 12.1 |
| 5.4 | 5.2 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 4.4 | 5.2 |
| 34% | 34% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 18% | 28% | 37% |
| 9.3 | 9.6 | 8.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.8 | 11.6 | 12.1 |
| 2.9 | 3.3 | 2.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.9 | 5 |
- Liefering have the fewest matches under the total-line (5) in Erste Liga
- Liefering have the most matches over the total-line (14) in Erste Liga
- Liefering have the most scored goals in the second half (25) in Erste Liga
- Liefering 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 most clean sheets (10) 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 | Blau-Wei Linz | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 45 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 27 | 38 |
| 2 | St. Pölten | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 35 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 18 | 38 |
| 3 | SV Horn II | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 36 |
| 4 | Grazer AK | 19 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 34 |
| 5 | First Vienna | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 29 |
| 6 | Amstetten | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 19 | 0 | 29 |
| 7 | Lafnitz | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 28 |
| 8 | Floridsdorfer AC | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 27 |
| 9 | Liefering | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 36 | 35 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 26 |
| 10 | Dornbirn | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 31 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 24 |
| 11 | Admira | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 28 | 30 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | -2 | 24 |
| 12 | Rapid Wien II | 19 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 37 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 26 | -10 | 23 |
| 13 | Sturm Graz II | 19 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 33 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 19 | -9 | 21 |
| 14 | Vorwärts Steyr | 19 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 38 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 20 | -16 | 18 |
| 15 | Austria Wien II | 19 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 23 | 42 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 24 | -19 | 15 |
| 16 | Kapfenberger SV | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 43 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | -22 | 13 |
