International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Austria Wien and Villarreal are looking forward to this Europa Conference League fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.
It's quite the trip for Villarreal when visiting Austria Wien as the cities are 2000 kilometers apart.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Austria Wien form and stats
Austria Wien participated in Europa Conference League the last season, where they reached the 2nd qualifying round and lost against Breidablik.2-2-1 (win-draw-lost) are the Tipico Bundesliga numbers at home for Austria Wien so far this season. On the other hand, in the Europa Conference League, Austria Wien has performed like this (both home and away): 0 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.
Happy days for Austria Wien in their previous game, a fixture away at Rapid Wien that ended with a 2-1 victory. Gruber (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.63/10. Gruber served one assist, hit two key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.
Before that game, a loss in the away fixture against Villarreal in the Europa Conference League.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Tipico Bundesliga game versus Salzburg in only three days. This game is also played here at Generali Arena.
The Austria fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 8 goals in 5 league matches. Austria Wien have conceded 7 in these home matches.
Villarreal form and stats
2-2-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Villarreal in their La Liga matches away. When we have look at the Europa Conference League statistics, we find 5W-0D-0L. This is both home and away.
Villarreal aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 219 league minutes without a goal. Baena was the last player to find the net.
Villarreal lost away at Real Sociedad (0-1) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Midfielder Capoue was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.22. Capoue dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 29 successful passes (of 32 total).
A home victory as expected against Austria Wien preceding that, in the Europa Conference League.
A quick return to home after this game, as Villarreal are hosting Osasuna in the La Liga only four days away.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Villarreal as they have only managed to score 5 times from 6 away games in the league. Villarreal's manager Emery has created a great defensive setup working very nicely in away games with only {2 conceded goals}. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The latest head to head game ended Villarreal - Austria Wien 5-0, earlier this season. Morales likes to face Austria Wien and have scored 3 goals in these matches.
Top Goalscorers
  A. Gruber 4 goals |  D. Fitz 3 goals |   Á. Baena 3 goals |
Austria Wien missing players
Villarreal missing players
| Austria Wien | Villarreal | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 9 | Played | P | 17 | 25 | ||
| 11 | 3 | Won | W | 11 | 16 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | ||
| 51 | 13 | Scored | S | 29 | 52 | ||
| 43 | 12 | Conceded | C | 10 | 20 | ||
| 96% | 89% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 88% | 92% | ||
| 96% | 89% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 80% | ||
| 84% | 56% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 35% | 48% | ||
| 44% | 22% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 12% | 28% | ||
| 36% | 11% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 12% | 20% | ||
| 56% | 56% | BTTS | BTTS | 41% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 22% | Clean Sheets | C S | 47% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 24% | 16% | ||
| 5.3 | 5.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.5 | 4 | ||
| 4 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 5 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.8 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 14.7 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.1 | 11.8 | ||
| 5.3 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 5 | ||
| 38% | 35% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 40% | ||
| 11.2 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 11.8 | ||
| 4.8 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 4.2 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Villarreal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | Lech Poznań | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Hapoel Be'er Sheva | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| 4 | Austria Wien | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | -8 | 1 |
| 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 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 19 | 26 |
| 2 | Sturm Graz | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 24 |
| 3 | LASK Linz | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 19 |
| 4 | Austria Klagenfurt | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 17 |
| 5 | Austria Wien | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 15 |
| 6 | Wolfsberger AC | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 7 | Rapid Wien | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 8 | Austria Lustenau | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 12 |
| 9 | Wattens | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | -7 | 11 |
| 10 | Hartberg | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -6 | 10 |
| 11 | Rheindorf Altach | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -12 | 8 |
| 12 | Ried | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -10 | 8 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | FC Barcelona | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 19 | 22 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 22 |
| 3 | Athletic Club | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 17 |
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 5 | Real Betis | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| 6 | Real Sociedad | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 16 |
| 7 | Valencia | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 13 |
| 8 | Osasuna | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 |
| 9 | Villarreal | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 12 |
| 10 | Rayo Vallecano | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 10 |
| 11 | Celta de Vigo | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -5 | 10 |
| 12 | Mallorca | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -2 | 9 |
| 13 | Real Valladolid | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | -7 | 8 |
| 14 | Girona | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 7 |
| 15 | Almeria | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | -5 | 7 |
| 16 | Getafe | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -8 | 7 |
| 17 | Espanyol | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -5 | 6 |
| 18 | Sevilla | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | -6 | 6 |
| 19 | Cadiz | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -13 | 5 |
| 20 | Elche | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 12 | -15 | 2 |
