Hartberg and St. Pölten have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the Tipico Bundesliga.
Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!
Hartberg form and stats
Hartberg have collected 13 points from their Tipico Bundesliga home games so far after 4-1-2. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Profertil Arena Hartberg.
The fans are hoping that Hartberg will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-5 away loss in the Tipico Bundesliga game against Austria Wien (placed 7th). Previous to that game, a home match hosting Rheindorf Altach in a game that was won 2-1.
Hartberg were outplayed and humiliated in their previous game, as mentioned in the paragraph above. They will need to reinstall their confidence before this one.
The Hartberg fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 13 goals in 7 league matches. On the other hand, Hartberg have conceded 9 goals.
St. Pölten form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Tipico Bundesliga travels is 2 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
St. Pölten's last game was the home draw against Mattersburg (0-0). Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Salzburg.
The attacking power of St. Pölten when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 8 league matches away. The St. Pölten manager A. Schmidt has some worries about the defense as 17 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: St. Pölten - Hartberg 1-3. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 2 Hartberg victories, 4 draws and 4 St. Pölten wins. 4 of these games ended with three goals or more, 6 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  D. Tadic 9 goals |  R. Rep 4 goals |
Hartberg missing players
St. Pölten missing players
| Hartberg | St. Pölten | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 16 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 6 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 28 | 13 | 2 | Scored | S | 1 | 6 | 16 |
| 33 | 9 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 17 | 38 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 81% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 81% |
| 75% | 71% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 69% |
| 56% | 43% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 38% | 56% |
| 31% | 14% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | 19% |
| 69% | 71% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 38% | 44% |
| 19% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 25% | 19% |
| 12% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 38% | 44% |
| 5.4 | 5.3 | 8 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5 | 3.8 | 4.9 |
| 6.4 | 6.7 | 1 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 4 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
| 3.1 | 2.9 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 160 | 65 | 11 | Total Shots | T S | 8 | 50 | 117 |
| 78 | 33 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 19 | 56 |
| 36% | 39% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 32% | 29% |
- Hartberg has the most conceded goals in the second half (25)
- Hartberg have scored at least twice as many goals at home as St. Pölten have scored away.
- Hartberg haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- St. Pölten has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0)
- St. Pölten has the fewest scored goals (6) away
- St. Pölten has the fewest scored goals in the first half (6)
- St. Pölten have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- St. Pölten have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- St. Pölten 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 | Salzburg | 15 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 58 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 4 | 44 | 39 |
| 2 | LASK Linz | 15 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 23 | 38 |
| 3 | Wolfsberger AC | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 21 | 30 |
| 4 | Sturm Graz | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 27 |
| 5 | Rapid Wien | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 25 |
| 6 | Hartberg | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 24 | -5 | 24 |
| 7 | Austria Wien | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -3 | 19 |
| 8 | St. Pölten | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | -22 | 15 |
| 9 | Wattens | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18 | -21 | 12 |
| 10 | Mattersburg | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 44 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 22 | -25 | 11 |
| 11 | Rheindorf Altach | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 22 | 36 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -14 | 10 |
| 12 | Admira | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 33 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 23 | -19 | 10 |