Soccer match preview: Home crowds with big optimism before Wacker Innsbruck - Vorwärts Steyr

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Competition: Austria Erste Liga
Competition: Fri 04.March
Match begins: 17:10 (UTC)
Venue: Tivoli Stadion Tirol (16008 seats)

Carrying a 13 point lead in the league standings, Wacker Innsbruck club members want to see their adored players collect max points from this game hosting Vorwärts Steyr.

Insights:
  • Vorwärts Steyr have the fewest scored goals (18) in Erste Liga

Both contenders have had ample time to rest since their last effort on the pitch. Let's have faith in that this will be an animated match!

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Wacker Innsbruck form and stats

The story so far in the Erste Liga for Wacker Innsbruck at their home stadium (Tivoli Stadion Tirol) is 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats. We have seen two home losses in a row now for Wacker Innsbruck, who are hoping that the phrase “third time lucky” applies to them.

Innsbruck drew their last game, 2-2 away at Lafnitz (placed 6th).

Heartbreak before that as Wacker Innsbruck lost 2-3 at Kapfenberger SV's place.

The Wacker Innsbruck fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 12 goals in 8 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Innsbruck have conceded 10 goals. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Vorwärts Steyr form and stats

There's been little loot from Vorwärts Steyr's travels as they have only collected 6 points from 9 away games in the Erste Liga. Vorwärts Steyr only have 1 win to counter their 5 defeats and 3 draws. The Vorwärts Steyr manager Madlener is a generous human being, having led his team to four draws in a row during the last 118 days.

Vorwärts Steyr delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Amstetten (placed 3rd) in their previous match.

A 1-1 draw at Blau-Wei Linz's stadium before that.

The visitors have scored 7 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Vorwärts struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 17 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

The records show that this isn''t the first time these two teams get together this campaign, as the history books show this recent game: Vorwärts Steyr - Wacker Innsbruck 0-1. As for the last six games between these two teams, there's four Wacker Innsbruck victories, one draw and one Vorwärts Steyr win. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

InnsbruckR. Sales
R. Sales
14 goals
Vorwärts SteyrA. Pasic
A. Pasic
4 goals

Wacker Innsbruck missing players

Vorwärts Steyr missing players

Wacker Innsbruck Vorwärts Steyr
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
18 8 3 Played P 2 9 18
7 3 2 Won W 0 1 2
4 2 0 Drew D 1 3 6
7 3 1 Lost L 1 5 10
28 12 8 Scored S 1 7 18
23 10 5 Conceded C 5 17 36
94% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
72% 62% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 89%
56% 50% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 44% 56%
39% 38% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 22% 39%
17% 25% 67% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 11%
56% 50% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 56% 61%
33% 38% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 6%
17% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 44% 39%
 
5.1 4.8 7.3 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 3.7 5.2
5 6.1 5.7 Corners against (avg) C A 10 5.8 5.3
2.2 1.9 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2.1 2.8
5 3 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
11.6 10 11 Shots (avg) S ( 5 6.6 8.2
4.4 4.1 5.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 2.2 3.4
35% 36% 47% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 35% 29%
 
8.1 8.5 6.3 Shots against (avg) S A 13.5 12.8 11.8
3.1 3.5 2.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 8 5.9 5.2
Key stats in Erste Liga this season:
  • All of Vorwärts Steyr's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Vorwärts Steyr have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Vorwärts Steyr have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Vorwärts Steyr have the fewest scored goals (18) in Erste Liga
  • Vorwärts Steyr have the fewest scored goals (7) away in Erste Liga
  • Vorwärts Steyr have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Erste Liga
  • Vorwärts Steyr have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Vorwärts Steyr haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Austria Lustenau 18 14 2 2 45 16 9 8 0 1 24 6 9 6 2 1 21 10 29 44
2 Liefering 18 10 5 3 37 23 10 5 4 1 21 14 8 5 1 2 16 9 14 35
3 Amstetten 18 10 4 4 40 17 8 6 2 0 20 4 10 4 2 4 20 13 23 34
4 Floridsdorfer AC 17 10 4 3 27 11 9 5 2 2 17 8 8 5 2 1 10 3 16 34
5 Blau-Wei Linz 18 8 7 3 26 18 9 5 3 1 14 9 9 3 4 2 12 9 8 31
6 Lafnitz 18 8 5 5 34 28 10 5 2 3 22 19 8 3 3 2 12 9 6 29
7 Grazer AK 18 8 3 7 28 26 9 4 2 3 15 12 9 4 1 4 13 14 2 27
8 Wacker Innsbruck 18 7 4 7 28 23 8 3 2 3 12 10 10 4 2 4 16 13 5 25
9 St. Pölten 18 7 4 7 27 22 10 4 3 3 19 12 8 3 1 4 8 10 5 25
10 Rapid Wien II 18 6 4 8 26 35 9 3 2 4 9 14 9 3 2 4 17 21 -9 22
11 Kapfenberger SV 17 6 2 9 22 33 8 3 1 4 10 12 9 3 1 5 12 21 -11 20
12 Austria Wien II 18 4 4 10 20 31 9 1 2 6 6 16 9 3 2 4 14 15 -11 16
13 SV Horn II 18 4 4 10 22 36 9 2 2 5 9 15 9 2 2 5 13 21 -14 16
14 Dornbirn 18 3 4 11 22 43 9 2 3 4 11 18 9 1 1 7 11 25 -21 13
15 Vorwärts Steyr 18 2 6 10 18 36 9 1 3 5 11 19 9 1 3 5 7 17 -18 12
16 Juniors OÖ 18 1 8 9 21 45 8 1 2 5 13 22 10 0 6 4 8 23 -24 11

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.