It's advantage LASK Linz so far with their 2nd position in the Tipico Bundesliga table, welcoming St. Pölten who are placed 6th.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
LASK Linz form and stats
LASK Linz have performed well so far this season with 6 wins from 11 matches. Points have also been lost, 5 after draws and 0 from defeats.The LASK Linz crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 0-2 to Salzburg here in a Tipico Bundesliga match. The points were shared before that, a Austrian Cup home game that ended 1-1 versus Rapid Wien.
The LASK Linz manager O. Glasner has got the team scoring with 22 from 11 home games. LASK Linz are not conceding a lot of goals here, averaging less than one per game. The total is 10 from 11 matches.
St. Pölten form and stats
3-3-5 is the win-draw-loss statistic for St. Pölten in their matches away.The manager R. Popović was unhappy after their last game, a Tipico Bundesliga match played at their home ground. St. Pölten suffered a 1-3 loss to Wolfsberger AC. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Sturm Graz at their stadium, the result 1-0.
The visitors have scored 10 goals from 11 away games, an average of less than one per game. St. Pölten have conceded 15 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
LASK Linz and St. Pölten have met before this season: St. Pölten - LASK Linz 2-2. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 6 LASK Linz victories, 2 draws and 2 St. Pölten wins.Top Goalscorers
 
João Victor
12 goals / 4 assists
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R. Gartler
7 goals / 1 assists
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D. Frieser
6 goals / 2 assists
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LASK Linz missing players
St. Pölten missing players
| LASK Linz | St. Pölten | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | Played | 12 | 24 |
| 43 | 22 | Scored | 11 | 28 |
| 21 | 12 | Conceded | 15 | 32 |
| 92% | 83% | Over 0.5 | 83% | 83% |
| 75% | 83% | Over 1.5 | 67% | 71% |
| 50% | 42% | Over 2.5 | 25% | 42% |
| 25% | 25% | Over 3.5 | 17% | 29% |
| 12% | 25% | Over 4.5 | 17% | 12% |
| 46% | 50% | Both teams to score | 33% | 38% |
| 46% | 42% | Clean Sheet | 42% | 42% |
| 17% | 25% | Failed To Score | 42% | 38% |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Salzburg | 22 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 51 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 12 | 33 | 55 |
| 2 | LASK Linz | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 21 | 46 |
| 3 | Sturm Graz | 22 | 7 | 10 | 5 | 26 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 31 |
| 4 | Wolfsberger AC | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 32 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 30 |
| 5 | Austria Wien | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 30 |
| 6 | St. Pölten | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -3 | 30 |
| 7 | Mattersburg | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -8 | 29 |
| 8 | Rapid Wien | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 29 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 21 | -3 | 27 |
| 9 | Hartberg | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 31 | -10 | 26 |
| 10 | Admira | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 26 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 22 | -16 | 21 |
| 11 | Rheindorf Altach | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 30 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 13 | -2 | 18 |
| 12 | Wacker Innsbruck | 22 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 21 | -17 | 17 |
