With their 7 point advantage in the league table, Wattens fans are hoping to see their team collect maximum points from this game against St. Pölten.
- Wattens has the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Tipico Bundesliga
- St. Pölten is in the worst form (0-2-4)
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.
Wattens form and stats
When playing at home in the Tipico Bundesliga, Wattens have managed 3 wins, 2 draws and suffered 3 defeats from 8 games.
The Wattens crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 2-4 to Salzburg here at Tivoli Stadion Tirol in a Tipico Bundesliga match. Preceding that game was the away draw at Austria Wien that finished 2-2.
A goal frenzy last time out for Wattens, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Salzburg. Fun stuff to watch!
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Wattens have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eight games) they have won two times, drawn three and lost three.
Wattens have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Tivoli Stadion Tirol with 15 goals in 8 league matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Wattens defense is not exactly impregnable. 13 goals conceded from 8 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
St. Pölten form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Tipico Bundesliga travels is 3 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.
Pölten has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Ried for a Tipico Bundesliga game that ended a draw (1-1). A 1-3 loss hosting LASK Linz before that.
As mentioned above, Pölten drew the match against Ried. Manager R. Ibertsberger brought on Samuel Tetteh to rescue the draw from a losing position and it worked.
We have checked recent matches where Pölten have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those seven games were two victories, three draws and two defeats.
The Pölten manager R. Ibertsberger has got the team scoring on the road, with 16 away goals in 8 league matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Pölten have conceded 13 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
These teams' last encounter with each other was the St. Pölten - Wattens 0-1 earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: one - two - two (Wattens wins - draws - St. Pölten wins). As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Schmidt 10 goals |  N. Frederiksen 9 goals |  D. Hugy 7 goals |
Wattens missing players
St. Pölten missing players
| Wattens | St. Pölten | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 7 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 29 | 15 | 7 | Scored | S | 5 | 16 | 28 |
| 26 | 13 | 4 | Conceded | C | 3 | 13 | 33 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 94% |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 62% | 62% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 75% | 71% |
| 50% | 50% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 50% | 53% |
| 31% | 25% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 25% | 18% |
| 56% | 75% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 50% | 53% |
| 25% | 12% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 25% | 24% |
| 19% | 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 25% | 29% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12.1 | 11.4 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 9.1 | 9.1 |
| 5.5 | 4.6 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
| 33% | 41% | 47% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 62% | 47% | 39% |
- All of St. Pölten's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Wattens's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- St. Pölten have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- St. Pölten haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- St. Pölten is in the worst form (0-2-4)
- Wattens has the most dropped points from leading position (15) in Tipico Bundesliga
- Wattens 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 | 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 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 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 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 10 | -4 | 18 |
| 8 | Hartberg | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 | -12 | 18 |
| 9 | St. Pölten | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 13 | -5 | 17 |
| 10 | Ried | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 19 | -16 | 15 |
| 11 | Rheindorf Altach | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 15 | 36 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 22 | -21 | 12 |
| 12 | Admira | 17 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 18 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 24 | -24 | 12 |