LASK Linz have traveled here for an interesting Europa League fight against Ludogorets. Prepare for the match with this cup preview!
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Ludogorets and LASK Linz.
It's quite the trip for LASK Linz when visiting Ludogorets as the cities are 1300 kilometers apart.
Ludogorets form and stats
Ludogorets was eliminated in the 16th finals last season in the Europa League.Ludogorets have been outstanding at home so far in the Parva Liga with 5 wins, 1 draw and only 0 losses. On the other hand, in the Europa League, Ludogorets has performed like this (both home and away): 1 win, 0 draws and 5 losses. Ludogorets haven’t lost a league-game in twelve attempts regardless of arena, a great achievement. Their last loss was the fixture versus Botev Vratsa, 124 days ago. The Ludogorets fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Ludogorets Arena and will expect new points from this game. Ludogorets has played 30 games in a row here without a defeat.
A strong away win for Ludogorets against Slavia Sofia the last match, as Claudiu Keșerü were on target. A Europa League defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Antwerp.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Cherno More are coming to town in three days.
The Ludogorets manager S. Genchev has got the team scoring with 12 from 6 home games in the league. Ludogorets have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 3 goals.
LASK Linz form and stats
Last season their Europa League adventure ended in the 8th finals against Manchester United.Playing away, LASK Linz have won 1 game, drawn 2 and suffered 1 defeat in the Tipico Bundesliga this season. When we have look at the Europa League statistics, we find 4W-1D-2L. This is both home and away.
217 minutes! That's how long the LASK Linz goalkeeper Alexander Schlager and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
LASK won their last game, 3-0 versus Ried played at home. A 3-3 draw was the result before that, hosting Tottenham Hotspur in the Europa League.
LASK has another fixture away, a Tipico Bundesliga game, against Salzburg in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
LASK find the net regularly in their away games. 4 goals from 4 away fixtures in the league. LASK have conceded 5 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; LASK Linz - Ludogorets 4-3.Top Goalscorers
  C. Keșerü 6 goals |   J. Eggestein 5 goals |  H. Marín Escavy 4 goals |
Ludogorets missing players
LASK Linz missing players
| Ludogorets | LASK Linz | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 9 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Won | W | 4 | 13 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 8 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 8 | ||
| 53 | 26 | Scored | S | 13 | 50 | ||
| 31 | 9 | Conceded | C | 11 | 32 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 88% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 89% | 92% | ||
| 68% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 56% | 64% | ||
| 52% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 11% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 20% | ||
| 52% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 44% | 36% | ||
| 40% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 40% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 22% | 24% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.4 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 4 | ||
| 11 | 11.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.3 | 15.3 | ||
| 4.9 | 5.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.7 | 5.8 | ||
| 40% | 34% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 34% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Antwerp | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 |
| 3 | LASK Linz | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -3 | 7 |
| 4 | Ludogorets | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | -10 | 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 | Ludogorets | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 19 | 32 |
| 2 | Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 30 |
| 3 | CSKA Sofia | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 27 |
| 4 | Arda | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 27 |
| 5 | CSKA 1948 Sofia | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 23 |
| 6 | Cherno More | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 21 |
| 7 | Beroe | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| 8 | Botev Vratsa | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | -4 | 15 |
| 9 | Levski Sofia | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
| 10 | Botev Plovdiv | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 19 | -13 | 14 |
| 11 | Tsarsko selo | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 13 |
| 12 | Montana | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | -13 | 12 |
| 13 | Etar | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 31 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 17 | -20 | 10 |
| 14 | Slavia Sofia | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 16 | -15 | 9 |
| 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 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 23 |
| 2 | Salzburg | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 23 | 22 |
| 3 | Rapid Vienna | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 21 |
| 4 | Sturm Graz | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 11 | 18 |
| 5 | St. Polten | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 14 |
| 6 | Wattens | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 14 |
| 7 | Wolfsberger AC | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | -4 | 10 |
| 8 | Austria Wien | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -5 | 10 |
| 9 | Ried | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | -10 | 10 |
| 10 | Hartberg | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | -10 | 10 |
| 11 | Admira | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 29 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 17 | -17 | 7 |
| 12 | Rheindorf Altach | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 14 | -18 | 5 |