There's been ups and downs for these two teams so far this season, occupying positions near the middle of the Tipico Bundesliga table so far. Here's the St. Pölten - Austria Wien latest:
- St. Pölten has the fewest points (6) at home in Tipico Bundesliga
St. Pölten and Austria Wien should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
St. Pölten form and stats
The home fans haven’t been spoiled with victories in the Tipico Bundesliga this season. St. Pölten, who have the fewest points (6) at home in Tipico Bundesliga, have only managed 1 win, 3 draws and 5 losses from their games here at NV ARENA. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for St. Pölten, their manager R. Ibertsberger and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
Happy days for Pölten in their previous game, a Tipico Bundesliga match away at Wattens (placed 5th) that ended with a 1-0 victory. Preceding that game was the away draw at Ried that finished 1-1.
Pölten are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 12 goals in 9 games. Pölten are struggling defensively, conceding on average more than two goals per home game (20 from 9 played).
Austria Wien form and stats
As the visiting team in Tipico Bundesliga matches, Austria Wien have produced an overall stat of 3-2-4 so far.
The supporters enjoyed Austria Wien's previous game versus Rheindorf Altach (placed 12th), a Tipico Bundesliga 5-1 win played at home. The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Hartberg.
As mentioned above, Austria was the only team on the pitch versus Rheindorf Altach in their previous game, winning 5-1. This could be a tougher task. Austria Wien goalie Patrick Pentz was high and low in the Rheindorf Altach game, contributing six saves towards the victory.
Austria are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 12 away goals from 9 games (in the league). It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. 10 goals have been conceded by Austria in these games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Austria Wien - Pölten 1-1 played earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: two wins for Pölten, six draws and two wins for Austria Wien. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  A. Schmidt 10 goals |  D. Hugy 7 goals |  B. Pichler 6 goals |
St. Pölten missing players
Austria Wien missing players
| St. Pölten | Austria Wien | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 9 | 18 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 29 | 12 | 0 | Scored | S | 4 | 12 | 25 |
| 33 | 20 | 3 | Conceded | C | 3 | 10 | 25 |
| 94% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 94% |
| 83% | 78% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 67% | 78% |
| 67% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | 50% |
| 50% | 56% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 39% |
| 17% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 11% | 11% |
| 50% | 56% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 44% | 56% |
| 28% | 22% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 44% | 22% |
| 28% | 33% | 100% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 22% | 28% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.9 | 2.1 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 9.1 | 9.1 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.5 | 10.4 | 11.4 |
| 4.2 | 4.2 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5 | 3.9 | 3.9 |
| 39% | 32% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 34% | 35% |
- St. Pölten has the fewest points (6) at home in Tipico Bundesliga
- St. Pölten has the most conceded goals (20) at home in Tipico Bundesliga
| 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 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 54 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 36 | 40 |
| 2 | Rapid Wien | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 35 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 37 |
| 3 | LASK Linz | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 35 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 33 |
| 4 | Sturm Graz | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 31 |
| 5 | Wattens | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 24 |
| 6 | Wolfsberger AC | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 11 | -3 | 24 |
| 7 | Austria Wien | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| 8 | St. Pölten | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | -4 | 20 |
| 9 | Hartberg | 17 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 | -12 | 19 |
| 10 | Ried | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 20 | 36 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 | -16 | 16 |
| 11 | Admira | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 24 | -24 | 12 |
| 12 | Rheindorf Altach | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 41 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 27 | -25 | 12 |