National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Kuchl or Bischofshofen that keep their silverware dream alive.
Bischofshofen could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Regionalliga: Salzburg game only four sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Wals-Grünau. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Kuchl form and stats
The Kuchl fans enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Anif and win 6-4. The game against Anif had lots of late drama as Kuchl came back from being down 0-2 and finally secured the victory through Kaindl's goal in the 90th minute.
A 2-2 draw away in the Regionalliga: Salzburg before that, with Bischofshofen the opponent.Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Seekirchen are coming to town in four days.
With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Kuchl friendly games in pre-season: Kuchl played two friendlies, won 1, drew 0 and lost 1. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Kuchl scored 5 goals and conceded 3 in these two games.
Bischofshofen form and stats
Bischofshofen play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-0 victory visiting Wals-Grünau.
Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Kuchl.A new game in only three days for Bischofshofen, the Regionalliga: Salzburg home match versus Grodig. Busy days.
It's a day of discovery for Bischofshofen as they finally learn what impact all the hours of pre-season training, along with the changes in personnel, have had on their performance in an official game. It's never easy knowing what to expect based on friendly games, of which Bischofshofen have played two with the results W2-D0-L0 (win-draw-lost). In these games Bischofshofen has scored 9 goals and conceded 2 times.
Head 2 Head
Previous five meetings featuring these squads: Kuchl won three, Bischofshofen triumphed in zero and we saw two draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Hübl 13 goals | Y. Fötschl 8 goals |   M. Mounji 8 goals |
Kuchl missing players
Bischofshofen missing players
| Kuchl | Bischofshofen | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 9 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Won | W | 5 | 12 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 6 | ||
| 6 | 0 | Lost | L | 6 | 7 | ||
| 50 | 28 | Scored | S | 12 | 38 | ||
| 30 | 11 | Conceded | C | 24 | 34 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 80% | 89% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 76% | ||
| 64% | 89% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 56% | ||
| 48% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 31% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 20% | ||
| 52% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 44% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 46% | 36% | ||
| 5.1 | 2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4 | ||
| 3.4 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.3 | ||
| 2.3 | 3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 0.3 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 11.1 | 9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5 | 6 | ||
| 5.7 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 2.7 | ||
| 20% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 20% | 38% | ||
| 8.4 | 5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 17 | 13.3 | ||
| 4.1 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 11.5 | 8.7 | ||
