Liverpool have traveled here for an interesting Europa League fight against LASK Linz. Prepare for the match with this cup preview!
These teams have little in common geographically as Liverpool have to travel 1600 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
LASK Linz and Liverpool 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.
LASK Linz form and stats
LASK Linz have collected 10 points from their Tipico Bundesliga home games so far after 3-1-0.
A good away victory last time out for LASK Linz, who won 3-1 against Austria Klagenfurt. Žulj, who usually plays near the opponent's goal, was the highest rated player for the team in that game, and was presented with a rating of 7.52 (out of 10). Žulj served one assist and hit one key pass.
In the fixture before, 1-1 away to Zrinjski (Europa League).
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Tipico Bundesliga game versus Hartberg in only three days. This game is also played here at Raiffeisen Arena.
The LASK fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 7 goals in 4 league matches. Defensively LASK Linz have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (1 in 4 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Liverpool form and stats
Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the round of 16 against Real Madrid.The seven points Liverpool have gathered from their first three away trips in the Premier League is impressive and could lead to great things if the form continues.
It's the second away game in a row for Liverpool, but there's smiles all around after the 3-1 victory versus Wolverhampton Wanderers last time out. The attacker Salah got a match rating of 8.24 in that game. Salah signed up for two assists and hit five key passes.
A home win before that, celebrating 3-0 vs Aston Villa.After this away game Liverpool return home for a Premier League game against West Ham United. That game is only three sleeps after this.
It's early days yet, but Liverpool has scored 6 and conceded 3 goals from their travels in the league so far (3 games).
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  R. Zulj 3 goals |  P. Ziereis 2 goals |
LASK Linz missing players
Liverpool missing players
| LASK Linz | Liverpool | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 16 | 12 | Won | W | 6 | 15 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 61 | 39 | Scored | S | 30 | 65 | ||
| 25 | 16 | Conceded | C | 21 | 35 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 77% | 80% | ||
| 48% | 64% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 69% | 72% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 46% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 38% | 36% | ||
| 56% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 64% | ||
| 32% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 15% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 23% | 12% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 6.2 | ||
| 3.5 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.9 | 3.5 | ||
| 1.8 | 1.6 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 11.5 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.3 | 16.2 | ||
| 4.5 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 6 | ||
| 50% | 72% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 44% | 43% | ||
| 8.6 | 7.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.7 | 10.4 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.8 | 4.6 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Liverpool | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Toulouse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | LASK Linz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 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 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 14 | 19 |
| 2 | Sturm Graz | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | LASK Linz | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 4 | Austria Klagenfurt | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | Rapid Wien | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| 6 | Hartberg | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | -3 | 8 |
| 7 | Rheindorf Altach | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -3 | 8 |
| 8 | Wolfsberger AC | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -3 | 6 |
| 9 | Austria Wien | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 5 |
| 10 | Blau-Wei Linz | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -9 | 5 |
| 11 | Wattens | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -8 | 2 |
| 12 | Austria Lustenau | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -8 | 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 | Manchester City | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 15 |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 13 |
| 4 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 12 |
| 5 | Arsenal | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | West Ham United | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 9 |
| 8 | Crystal Palace | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| 9 | Fulham | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | -5 | 7 |
| 10 | Brentford | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| 12 | Nottingham Forest | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| 13 | Manchester United | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 6 |
| 14 | Chelsea | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 15 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -6 | 3 |
| 16 | AFC Bournemouth | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 2 |
| 17 | Sheffield United | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| 18 | Everton | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 1 |
| 19 | Burnley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 0 |
| 20 | Luton Town | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -8 | 0 |
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