Balanced ball game between Mattersburg and Rheindorf Altach expected

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Competition: Austria Tipico Bundesliga
Competition: Sat 22.February
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Pappelstadion (15100 seats)

Mattersburg hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 17 points and a 9th position in the Tipico Bundesliga table. Visiting Rheindorf Altach holds 8th place with 20 pts.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

Mattersburg have had a bad season and will be relegated from Tipico Bundesliga. Rheindorf Altach are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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Mattersburg form and stats

Mattersburg's results here at Pappelstadion in the Tipico Bundesliga have been very modest with 1 victory, 1 draw and 7 defeats. With eight home games in a row without a win, the Mattersburg fans could feel they are not getting value for their money. It remains to be seen whether this unfortunate streak, which started after the Hartberg game long ago, can be stopped today.

A strong away win for Mattersburg against Sturm Graz the last match, as Andreas Gruber (2) were on target. In the preceding match a 3-1 victory visiting Wattens.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Mattersburg have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found two matches with the results: Won one, drawn zero and lost one.

The Mattersburg fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 9 matches. Neutralizing the opposition is a challenge, Mattersburg having conceded 24 goals here at Pappelstadion so far.

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Rheindorf Altach form and stats

There's been little loot from Rheindorf Altach's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 9 away games in the Tipico Bundesliga. Rheindorf Altach only have 3 wins to counter their 6 defeats and 0 draws. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Rheindorf Altach are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.

There were no winners in Rheindorf Altach's previous match, a Tipico Bundesliga home game that ended 2-2 vs Austria Wien (placed 7th). Ahead of that match was the victory versus St. Polten at their stadium, the result 3-0.

It looked so good for Rheindorf Altach vs Austria Wien, but the job was not completed and victory was lost as a 2-0 lead was turned into a 2-2 draw.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Rheindorf Altach playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were two Rheindorf Altach wins, one draw and four defeats.

Rheindorf Altach have scored 13 goals on their travels this season, from 9 away games in the league. For Rheindorf Altach, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Mattersburg and Rheindorf Altach have met before this season: Rheindorf Altach - Mattersburg 0-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Mattersburg four wins, three draws and Rheindorf Altach three victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

MattersburgA. Gruber
A. Gruber
9 goals
MattersburgA. Kuen
A. Kuen
4 goals
Rheindorf AltachC. Gebauer
C. Gebauer
4 goals

Mattersburg missing players

Rheindorf Altach missing players

Mattersburg Rheindorf Altach
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
19 9 3 Played P 2 9 19
5 1 1 Won W 2 3 6
2 1 1 Drew D 0 0 2
12 7 1 Lost L 0 6 11
25 10 6 Scored S 7 13 31
48 24 9 Conceded C 0 20 40
95% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
89% 89% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 95%
79% 78% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 78% 79%
53% 44% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 33% 42%
37% 44% 67% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 22% 32%
68% 67% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 44% 53%
11% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 100% 22% 16%
26% 33% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 32%
 
4.1 4.8 5.7 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4 4.4
8.5 7.1 6.7 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.9 4.8
2.2 2.1 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 2.7 2.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
171 95 37 Total Shots T S 19 80 206
76 38 13 Shots on Target S O 14 40 87
33% 26% 46% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 32% 36%
Key stats in Tipico Bundesliga this season:
  • All of Rheindorf Altach's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Mattersburg have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Mattersburg have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored at home.
  • Mattersburg have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Mattersburg haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Rheindorf Altach has the fewest matches under the total-line (4)
  • Rheindorf Altach has the most conceded goals in the first half (25)
  • Rheindorf Altach 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 LASK Linz 19 14 3 2 40 18 9 4 3 2 18 13 10 10 0 0 22 5 22 45
2 Salzburg 19 13 5 1 68 21 10 8 1 1 43 14 9 5 4 0 25 7 47 44
3 Rapid Wien 19 10 5 4 40 21 10 3 4 3 17 13 9 7 1 1 23 8 19 35
4 Wolfsberger AC 19 10 4 5 44 23 10 5 2 3 25 13 9 5 2 2 19 10 21 34
5 Sturm Graz 19 8 4 7 34 25 10 4 1 5 15 14 9 4 3 2 19 11 9 28
6 Hartberg 19 8 4 7 33 40 9 5 2 2 18 13 10 3 2 5 15 27 -7 28
7 Austria Wien 19 5 7 7 30 33 9 4 2 3 15 12 10 1 5 4 15 21 -3 22
8 Rheindorf Altach 19 6 2 11 31 40 10 3 2 5 18 20 9 3 0 6 13 20 -9 20
9 Mattersburg 19 5 2 12 25 48 9 1 1 7 10 24 10 4 1 5 15 24 -23 17
10 St. Polten 19 3 7 9 20 46 10 1 4 5 12 26 9 2 3 4 8 20 -26 16
11 Admira 19 3 6 10 19 40 9 1 3 5 6 14 10 2 3 5 13 26 -21 15
12 Wattens 19 3 3 13 20 49 9 1 1 7 7 24 10 2 2 6 13 25 -29 12

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The Austrian Football Bundesliga is the top level football league in Austria. It was founded in 1974, but there has been an Austrian league championship since 1911. Since the 1950s Austrian football has been dominated by Rapid Wien, Austria Wien and recently Red Bull Salzburg.