The visiting Kapfenberger SV side should be favourites in this visit to Vorwärts Steyr, as the away team holds a 11 point advantage from their 19 league games this season.
It's no vacation for neither Vorwärts Steyr nor Kapfenberger SV as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Vorwärts Steyr form and stats
With 2 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Vorwärts Steyr, who have the fewest scored goals (19) in Erste Liga, are certainly not brimming with confidence. Their last two home games have resulted in two points, meaning they were both draws.Vorwärts Steyr drew their last game, also a home match. SV Horn II was the opponent, 1-1 the score. Prior to that, an away loss at Wiener Neustadt.
This is expected to be a close game, with Vorwärts Steyr perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Vorwärts Steyr as a small favourite), we find one game. Vorwärts Steyr has won 1 of these, drawn 0 and lost 0.
The Vorwärts Steyr fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 10 in 9 matches. Vorwärts Steyr are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (19 from 9 played).
Kapfenberger SV form and stats
Kapfenberger SV have an excellent away record so far with 3-9-3 from 9 games.Kapfenberger SV failed to get anything from their last game, a home match vs Liefering that ended with defeat 0-3. Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Floridsdorfer AC.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 18 similar matches played by Kapfenberger SV in our archives, and the results are: 7 wins for Kapfenberger SV, 4 draws and 7 defeats. The schedule is very tough for Kapfenberger SV now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Erste Liga game at Wattens is waiting in only three days.
Kapfenberger SV find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 11 goals from 9 away fixtures. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Kapfenberger SV have conceded 17 goals on the road.
Let's have a look at how Kapfenberger SV performed last season in the Erste Liga. They landed a 8th position in the league table after playing out 9 victories, 8 draws and 19 defeats. In total they scored 40 and conceded 68 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 5 - drew 3 and lost 10 with 21/37 goals scored/conceded.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Kapfenberger SV - Vorwärts Steyr 3-1 played earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last one meeting: 0 - 0 - 1 (Vorwärts Steyr wins - draws - Kapfenberger SV wins).Top Goalscorers
  T. Sabitzer 6 goals / 2 assists |  M. Puschl 5 goals / 1 assists |  P. Mensah 4 goals / 3 assists |
Vorwärts Steyr missing players
Kapfenberger SV missing players
| Vorwärts Steyr | Kapfenberger SV | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | Played | 9 | 19 |
| 19 | 10 | Scored | 11 | 27 |
| 38 | 19 | Conceded | 17 | 29 |
| 95% | 100% | Over 0.5 | 78% | 89% |
| 89% | 100% | Over 1.5 | 78% | 84% |
| 58% | 56% | Over 2.5 | 67% | 63% |
| 32% | 33% | Over 3.5 | 56% | 42% |
| 16% | 22% | Over 4.5 | 22% | 11% |
| 68% | 78% | Both teams to score | 44% | 42% |
| 5% | 0% | Clean Sheet | 33% | 32% |
| 32% | 22% | Failed To Score | 44% | 37% |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Wattens | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 9 | 23 | 40 |
| 2 | Ried | 19 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 36 |
| 3 | Blau-Weiß Linz | 20 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 34 | 28 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 32 |
| 4 | Wiener Neustadt | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 32 |
| 5 | Kapfenberger SV | 19 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 27 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 17 | -2 | 28 |
| 6 | Austria Lustenau | 19 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 27 |
| 7 | Liefering | 20 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 33 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 2 | 27 |
| 8 | Wacker Innsbruck II | 19 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 26 |
| 9 | Lafnitz | 20 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 26 |
| 10 | Floridsdorfer AC | 19 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 22 | 27 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 17 | -5 | 26 |
| 11 | Juniors OÖ | 20 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 29 | 36 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -7 | 26 |
| 12 | Austria Klagenfurt | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 28 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 24 |
| 13 | Austria Wien II | 20 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 27 | 41 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -14 | 22 |
| 14 | Amstetten | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 12 | -4 | 20 |
| 15 | SV Horn II | 20 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -14 | 17 |
| 16 | Vorwärts Steyr | 19 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 19 | -19 | 17 |
