Struggling Hartberg will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying LASK Linz in the upcoming league round. It’s 10th vs 3rd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Hartberg form and stats
Overall Tipico Bundesliga stats at home this season for Hartberg, who have the fewest scored goals (6) in Tipico Bundesliga, are 1-1-1 (wins-draw-losses).
Hartberg are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-2 away versus Ried. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Austria Wien in a game that was won 2-1.
Hartberg could not believe their lack of luck in the Ried match, as they hit the posts three times in the 0-2 defeat.
Hartberg are traveling soon after this match as the Austrian Cup match at Austria Wien awaits in four days.
Hartberg has scored 3 league goals at home this season, in 3 matches. 4 goals have been conceded.
LASK Linz form and stats
Things could have gone better for LASK Linz in their Tipico Bundesliga away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right.
The LASK goalkeeper Alexander Schlager is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 270 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Impressive finishing from Johannes Eggestein, Reinhold Ranftl, Lukas Grgić and Gernot Trauner secured the home win 4-0 against Admira in their previous game. Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Antwerp.
As mentioned above, LASK was the only team on the pitch versus Admira in their previous game, winning 4-0. This could be a tougher task.
LASK Linz have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 3 league away games 3 goals have been scored. 4 goals have been conceded by LASK in these games.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Hartberg, three draws and five wins for LASK Linz. Over 2,5 goals: seven times; under 2,5 goals: three games.Top Goalscorers
  D. Tadic 4 goals |   R. Ranftl 2 goals |  G. Trauner 2 goals |
Hartberg missing players
LASK Linz missing players
| Hartberg | LASK Linz | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 0 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 15 |
| 15 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 100% | 100% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 86% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 57% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 43% |
| 14% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 71% | 67% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 57% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 14% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | 2.7 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.3 | 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 76 | 29 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 0 | 33 | 111 |
| 21 | 7 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 0 | 8 | 47 |
| 29% | 43% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 38% | 32% |
- All of Hartberg's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of LASK Linz's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Hartberg has the fewest scored goals (6) in Tipico Bundesliga
- Hartberg has the fewest scored goals in the first half (1) in Tipico Bundesliga
- Hartberg has the most matches under the total-line (6) in Tipico Bundesliga
- Hartberg have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Hartberg have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Hartberg haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- LASK Linz has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (2) in Tipico Bundesliga
- LASK Linz has the most clean sheets (4) in Tipico Bundesliga
- LASK Linz have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- LASK Linz have scored more than double the goals of Hartberg.
- LASK Linz haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Salzburg | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 20 | 19 |
| 2 | Rapid Wien | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | LASK Linz | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 16 |
| 4 | St. Polten | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | Sturm Graz | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 6 | Austria Wien | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 7 | Wattens | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -5 | 8 |
| 8 | Wolfsberger AC | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | -3 | 6 |
| 9 | Ried | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -8 | 6 |
| 10 | Hartberg | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | -9 | 6 |
| 11 | Rheindorf Altach | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 5 |
| 12 | Admira | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 14 | -14 | 4 |