Vorwärts Steyr vs Liefering: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Austria Erste Liga
Competition: Fri 07.May
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: EK Kammerhofer Arena

Vorwärts Steyr will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 26 points behind Liefering.

Insights:
  • Vorwärts Steyr have the fewest scored goals (27) in Erste Liga
  • Liefering have the fewest conceded goals (24) in Erste Liga

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

Vorwärts are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Liefering are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Vorwärts Steyr form and stats

Vorwärts Steyr's struggle is real here at EK Kammerhofer Arena with only 13 points collected from 13 Erste Liga games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 2-7-4.

It's back home for Vorwärts, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Juniors OO away with the result 3-1. Alberto Prada, P. Sahanek and P. Hofstätter found the net in that victory. Before that game, the home loss against Lafnitz with the scoreline 0-2.

Vorwärts are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 17 goals in 13 games. Vorwärts have conceded 20 from these games.

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Liefering form and stats

Liefering's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Liefering, who have the fewest conceded goals (24) in Erste Liga, collect 29 points from their 13 away matches in the Erste Liga. 9 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 2 defeats). In general it has been a productive period now for Liefering as they haven't lost any of their last ten games. Liefering has been amazing away for a time now, winning five in a row on their travels. The last time they went home with a point loss was against Rapid Wien II.

B. Šeško, F. Amankwah and L. Reischl scored in Liefering's previous match, the home game against Dornbirn that ended 3-2. That result followed a home victory 5-1 versus Austria Wien II.

Liefering have scored more than twice on average per away game (in the league), an impressive attacking display. They have 27 goals from 13 away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (11 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Liefering - Vorwärts 0-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Vorwärts Steyr two wins, one draw and Liefering two victories. As for goals, four matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

LieferingB. Šeško
B. Šeško
14 goals
LieferingA. Prass
A. Prass
6 goals

Vorwärts Steyr missing players

Liefering missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Vorwärts Steyr Liefering
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
26 13 3 Played P 4 13 26
7 2 0 Won W 3 9 17
9 7 2 Drew D 1 2 5
10 4 1 Lost L 0 2 4
27 17 3 Scored S 9 27 58
41 20 5 Conceded C 2 11 24
92% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
73% 85% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 77% 77%
50% 54% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 62% 58%
35% 38% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 31% 35%
8% 8% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 15% 23%
46% 69% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 54% 54%
23% 8% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 31% 31%
38% 31% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 15% 19%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.5 2.5 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.8 2.4
2 0 0 Red cards R C 2 2 4
 
7.2 7.8 5.7 Shots (avg) S ( 9.8 11.5 12.3
3.2 3.9 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.5 5.2 5.6
32% 33% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 41% 40% 40%
Key stats in Erste Liga this season:
  • Liefering have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Liefering have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Liefering have scored more than double the goals of Vorwärts Steyr.
  • Liefering have the fewest conceded goals (11) away in Erste Liga
  • Liefering have the fewest conceded goals (24) in Erste Liga
  • Liefering have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (13) in Erste Liga
  • Liefering have the most points (29) away in Erste Liga
  • Liefering have the the best goal difference (+16) away in Erste Liga
  • Liefering haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Vorwärts Steyr have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Vorwärts Steyr have the fewest scored goals (27) in Erste Liga
  • Vorwärts Steyr have the fewest scored goals in the first half (8) 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-Weiß Linz 26 19 1 6 65 29 13 11 0 2 34 9 13 8 1 4 31 20 36 58
2 Liefering 26 17 5 4 58 24 13 8 3 2 31 13 13 9 2 2 27 11 34 56
3 Lafnitz 26 16 2 8 48 28 13 7 1 5 24 15 13 9 1 3 24 13 20 50
4 Wacker Innsbruck 25 13 6 6 38 29 13 7 3 3 18 14 12 6 3 3 20 15 9 45
5 Austria Klagenfurt 25 12 8 5 50 28 13 9 2 2 34 15 12 3 6 3 16 13 22 44
6 Grazer AK 26 11 6 9 40 35 13 6 4 3 21 9 13 5 2 6 19 26 5 39
7 Kapfenberger SV 26 9 5 12 32 46 13 5 3 5 14 18 13 4 2 7 18 28 -14 32
8 Juniors OO 26 8 7 11 34 43 13 4 3 6 16 24 13 4 4 5 18 19 -9 31
9 Amstetten 26 8 7 11 34 49 13 4 4 5 21 30 13 4 3 6 13 19 -15 31
10 Vorwärts Steyr 26 7 9 10 27 41 13 2 7 4 17 20 13 5 2 6 10 21 -14 30
11 Floridsdorfer AC 26 8 5 13 30 37 13 6 2 5 18 14 13 2 3 8 12 23 -7 29
12 Dornbirn 26 8 5 13 32 46 13 2 3 8 10 21 13 6 2 5 22 25 -14 29
13 Austria Wien II 26 7 7 12 34 43 13 2 3 8 17 26 13 5 4 4 17 17 -9 28
14 Austria Lustenau 25 7 5 13 34 41 12 4 2 6 17 18 13 3 3 7 17 23 -7 26
15 Rapid Wien II 25 7 4 14 31 45 12 4 1 7 15 22 13 3 3 7 16 23 -14 25
16 SV Horn II 26 5 6 15 33 56 13 4 3 6 20 25 13 1 3 9 13 31 -23 21

Table
  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-Weiß Linz 26 19 1 6 65 29 13 11 0 2 34 9 13 8 1 4 31 20 36 58
2 Liefering 26 17 5 4 58 24 13 8 3 2 31 13 13 9 2 2 27 11 34 56
3 Lafnitz 26 16 2 8 48 28 13 7 1 5 24 15 13 9 1 3 24 13 20 50
4 Wacker Innsbruck 25 13 6 6 38 29 13 7 3 3 18 14 12 6 3 3 20 15 9 45
5 Austria Klagenfurt 25 12 8 5 50 28 13 9 2 2 34 15 12 3 6 3 16 13 22 44
6 Grazer AK 26 11 6 9 40 35 13 6 4 3 21 9 13 5 2 6 19 26 5 39
7 Kapfenberger SV 26 9 5 12 32 46 13 5 3 5 14 18 13 4 2 7 18 28 -14 32
8 Juniors OO 26 8 7 11 34 43 13 4 3 6 16 24 13 4 4 5 18 19 -9 31
9 Amstetten 26 8 7 11 34 49 13 4 4 5 21 30 13 4 3 6 13 19 -15 31
10 Vorwärts Steyr 26 7 9 10 27 41 13 2 7 4 17 20 13 5 2 6 10 21 -14 30
11 Floridsdorfer AC 26 8 5 13 30 37 13 6 2 5 18 14 13 2 3 8 12 23 -7 29
12 Dornbirn 26 8 5 13 32 46 13 2 3 8 10 21 13 6 2 5 22 25 -14 29
13 Austria Wien II 26 7 7 12 34 43 13 2 3 8 17 26 13 5 4 4 17 17 -9 28
14 Austria Lustenau 25 7 5 13 34 41 12 4 2 6 17 18 13 3 3 7 17 23 -7 26
15 Rapid Wien II 25 7 4 14 31 45 12 4 1 7 15 22 13 3 3 7 16 23 -14 25
16 SV Horn II 26 5 6 15 33 56 13 4 3 6 20 25 13 1 3 9 13 31 -23 21

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