TSV Hartberg line up against visiting club Austria Klagenfurt at Profertil Arena in the Bundesliga tie on Sunday.
Our tips, poll and stats for TSV Hartberg v Austria Klagenfurt can all be found here - along with the latest match odds.
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Form Guide
TSV Hartberg
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TSV Hartberg will play in this match after a 1-1 Bundesliga tied result against LASK Linz.
In that game, TSV Hartberg managed 43% possession and 8 shots on goal with 2 of them on target. For TSV Hartberg, the goalscorers were Maximilian Fillafer (20') and Ibane Bowat (90' Own goal). For their opponents, LASK Linz had 15 shots on goal with 6 on target. Florian Flecker (44') was the scorer for LASK Linz.
Three or more goals per game have been seen in 5 of the past 6 meetings where TSV Hartberg have taken part. Their opponents scored 15 of them in these games while TSV Hartberg amassed a tally of 8.
Austria Klagenfurt
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Austria Klagenfurt head into the encounter after a 4-3 Bundesliga win against Red Bull Salzburg in their last outing.
In that game, Austria Klagenfurt had 47% possession and 16 attempts at goal with 6 on target. For Austria Klagenfurt, the goalscorers were Solomon Bonnah (52') and Andy Irving (63', 74', 85'). Red Bull Salzburg got 14 attempts on goal with 10 of them on target. Karim Konaté (9', 18') and Strahinja Pavlović (87') scored for Red Bull Salzburg.
The numbers tell their own story, and Austria Klagenfurt have been scored against in 6 of their last 6 matches, with opponents netting 13 goals in total. In defence, Austria Klagenfurt have been far from perfect. That sort of trend might not be carried forward into this game, though.
Coming into this contest, Austria Klagenfurt have not won away from home in their last 4 league games.
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Head to head
An examination of their past head to head meetings stretching back to 06/11/2021 shows that these encounters have been a source of anguish for TSV Hartberg. They have not been able to come away with any victories at all whereas Austria Klagenfurt have just been stronger than them, beating them in 67 per cent of those games where they have faced each other.
An aggregate of 17 goals were scored between the two sides in this period, with 5 of them for Hartberg and 12 for Klagenfurt. The average goals per game has been 2.83.
The previous league encounter between these sides was Bundesliga match day 3 on 07/04/2024 which ended up with the score at Austria Klagenfurt 2-2 TSV Hartberg.
That time, Austria Klagenfurt had 50% possession and 13 attempts at goal with 4 of them on target. The goals were scored by Kosmas Gkezos (28') and Andy Irving (98').
TSV Hartberg got 15 attempts at goal with 5 on target. Maximilian Entrup (25') and Dominik Prokop (45') scored.
The referee was Florian Jäger.
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Team News: TSV Hartberg
Fabian Ehmann (Shoulder injury) and Fabian Wilfinger (unknown injury) won’t be available for TSV Hartberg manager Markus Schopp.
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Team News: Austria Klagenfurt
Austria Klagenfurt manager Peter Pacult has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Bego Kujrakovic (Knee injury), Anton Maglica (Achilles tendon problems) and Simon Straudi (Hamstring injury) are not able to play.
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Prediction
Our assessment here is that Austria Klagenfurt may well find it hard to register a score against this TSV Hartberg side who we think might well score at least once to put them ahead.
We’ve gone for a narrow 1-0 winning score for TSV Hartberg at the end of the 90 minutes.
Looking forward to watching this one unfold.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Peter Guest,
21:10 24/04/2024
⚽️ Team Focus:
TSV Hartberg
Formed: 1946
Stadium: Profertil Arena (5,024)
Captain: Jürgen Heil
Chairman: Brigitte Annerl
Manager: Markus Schopp
Competitions: Bundesliga position 5
⭐ Key Player: Maximilian Entrup
Mostly taking up the Striker position, Maximilian Entrup was born in Austria. After having played his first senior match for Floridsdorfer AC in the 2015 - 2016 season, the goalscoring Forward has scored 12 league goals in the Bundesliga 2023 - 2024 season to date in a total of 21 appearances.