Wacker Innsbruck vs Lafnitz: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Austria Erste Liga
Competition: Fri 11.December
Match begins: 17:30 (UTC)
Venue: Tivoli Stadion Tirol (16008 seats)

Wacker Innsbruck will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 9 points behind Lafnitz.

Insights:
  • Wacker Innsbruck have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Lafnitz has the fewest conceded goals (10) 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!

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Wacker Innsbruck form and stats

Overall Erste Liga stats at home this season for Wacker Innsbruck are 3-2-1 (wins-draw-losses). It’s been three wins in a row for Innsbruck here at Tivoli Stadion Tirol, hoping to make this one the fourth consecutive victory.

Innsbruck faced defeat in their previous match, away at Grazer AK (0-3). Previous to that game, a home match hosting Rapid Wien II in a game that was won 2-1.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Innsbruck have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found three matches with the results: Won two, drawn zero and lost one.

Innsbruck are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 8 goals in 6 games. On the other hand, Innsbruck have conceded 7 goals.

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Lafnitz form and stats

The strength of Lafnitz, who have the fewest conceded goals (10) in Erste Liga, on their travels this season is incredible with 15 points collected from 6 Erste Liga away games. Lafnitz has 5-0-1 on the road, with 12 goals scored and 6 conceded. Impressively, the visitors are on a five-match winning run which they hope continue versus Wacker Innsbruck. Momentum is building for Lafnitz in their away games, having won their two previous outings.

Lafnitz are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Erste Liga against Blau-Weiß Linz (placed 5th). Prior to that result Lafnitz won their away game at Austria Wien II. The scoreline was 3-2.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Lafnitz playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were two Lafnitz wins, one draw and four defeats.

The Lafnitz manager P. Semlic has got the team scoring on the road, with 12 away goals in 6 league matches. 6 goals have been conceded by Lafnitz in these games.

Head 2 Head

Last two meetings between the teams: Wacker Innsbruck won zero, Lafnitz won one and one draw. one game with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

InnsbruckA. Zaizen
A. Zaizen
5 goals
Wacker InnsbruckR. Sales
R. Sales
4 goals
LafnitzP. Siegl
P. Siegl
4 goals

Wacker Innsbruck missing players

Lafnitz missing players

Wacker Innsbruck Lafnitz
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
12 6 1 Played P 3 6 12
5 3 0 Won W 3 5 9
4 2 0 Drew D 0 0 1
3 1 1 Lost L 0 1 2
15 8 0 Scored S 6 12 22
15 7 4 Conceded C 1 6 10
83% 67% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
75% 67% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 67% 67%
58% 67% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 67% 58%
25% 33% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 25%
8% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 33% 17%
33% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 33% 50% 42%
42% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 67% 33% 42%
42% 50% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 17% 17%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.1 2.3 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2.5 2.3
4 4 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.7 11.2 8 Shots (avg) S ( 8.3 8.7 9.2
3.9 4.5 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.3 3.3 4
32% 30% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 60% 60% 46%
Key stats in Erste Liga this season:
  • Lafnitz has the fewest conceded goals (10) in Erste Liga
  • Lafnitz has the most points (15) away in Erste Liga
  • Lafnitz have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Lafnitz have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Lafnitz haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Lafnitz is in the best form (5-0-1)
  • Wacker Innsbruck have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Lafnitz 12 9 1 2 22 10 6 4 1 1 10 4 6 5 0 1 12 6 12 28
2 Liefering 12 8 2 2 25 11 7 4 1 2 13 6 5 4 1 0 12 5 14 26
3 Austria Klagenfurt 12 5 5 2 24 14 6 5 1 0 17 5 6 0 4 2 7 9 10 20
4 Grazer AK 12 6 2 4 17 13 6 3 1 2 9 5 6 3 1 2 8 8 4 20
5 Blau-Weiß Linz 12 6 1 5 26 21 5 4 0 1 14 7 7 2 1 4 12 14 5 19
6 Wacker Innsbruck 12 5 4 3 15 15 6 3 2 1 8 7 6 2 2 2 7 8 0 19
7 Floridsdorfer AC 12 5 2 5 22 22 6 4 0 2 14 8 6 1 2 3 8 14 0 17
8 SV Horn II 12 4 4 4 17 17 7 3 2 2 10 9 5 1 2 2 7 8 0 16
9 Dornbirn 12 4 4 4 13 13 7 0 3 4 3 9 5 4 1 0 10 4 0 16
10 Austria Lustenau 12 4 3 5 17 16 5 2 1 2 7 4 7 2 2 3 10 12 1 15
11 Vorwarts Steyr 12 3 6 3 14 20 6 1 4 1 10 11 6 2 2 2 4 9 -6 15
12 Juniors OÖ 12 3 5 4 14 21 6 2 2 2 6 11 6 1 3 2 8 10 -7 14
13 Amstetten 12 2 6 4 20 23 6 1 4 1 14 14 6 1 2 3 6 9 -3 12
14 Kapfenberger SV 12 3 3 6 15 22 6 0 3 3 3 10 6 3 0 3 12 12 -7 12
15 Austria Wien II 12 1 4 7 12 22 5 0 1 4 6 12 7 1 3 3 6 10 -10 7
16 Rapid Wien II 12 1 2 9 14 27 6 0 1 5 7 14 6 1 1 4 7 13 -13 5

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.