The Bundesliga fixture at Lavanttal-Arena on Saturday sees home side Wolfsberger AC go into battle with SC Austria Lustenau.
Our predictions, user poll and statistics for Wolfsberger AC v SC Austria Lustenau can be found here (plus the best game odds).
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Form Guide
Wolfsberger AC
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Wolfsberger AC will be hoping for a better result following the 0-1 Bundesliga defeat last time out to Austria Vienna.
In that match, Wolfsberger AC managed 49% possession and 5 attempts on goal with 1 on target. At the other end, Austria Wien got 20 attempts on goal with 7 of them on target. Andreas Gruber (11') was the scorer for Austria Vienna.
Fewer than three goals per match were recorded in 5 of the last 6 meetings where Wolfsberger AC have been participants. Regarding the goal attribution during that period, opposition teams scored an aggregate of 7 and Wolfsberger AC got themselves 2. We shall soon see if that trend will end up being continued on here.
Their previous form shows that Wolfsberger AC:
- have not lost a league tie with SC Austria Lustenau in their last 4 games.
- have not won at home in their last 3 matches in the league.
SC Austria Lustenau
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Since suffering a loss in their previous game against Cashpoint SCR Altach in Bundesliga competition, SC Austria Lustenau will be hoping to turn things around here.
In that match, SC Austria Lustenau had 37% possession and 8 attempts at goal with 1 of them on target. SCR Altach got 8 attempts on goal with 4 of them on target. Sofian Bahloul (80') was the scorer for Cashpoint SCR Altach.
In 5 of the prior 6 games featuring SC Austria Lustenau, a notably low volume of goals have been scored between them and their opponents. The overall average number of goals per game in that spell works out to a paltry 1.67, with the number of goals averaged by Lustenau being 0.83.
Analysis of their past results shows that SC Austria Lustenau:
- have left without a victory over Wolfsberger AC when they've played them away from home in the last 2 matches in the league.
- remain undefeated by Wolfsberger AC in away games against them for the last 5 league games. Travelling fans have really enjoyed these clashes.
- havenโt won away from home in the past 4 matches in the league.
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Head to head
Looking at the statistics for their head to head duels dating back to 12/03/2023, neither club has come out on top overall with Wolfsberger AC winning 2 of those games, SC Austria Lustenau 2 and 2 being drawn in regulation time.
A combined total of 19 goals were yielded between them in these games, with 10 of them from Wolfsberger and 9 created by Lustenau. This gives an average number of goals per game equal to 3.17.
The last league contest featuring these sides was Bundesliga match day 14 on 11/11/2023 which finished with the scoreline of SC Austria Lustenau 2-3 Wolfsberger AC.
On that day, SC Austria Lustenau had 51% possession and 10 shots at goal with 3 of them on target. Goals were scored by Namory Cissรฉ (69') and Yadaly Diaby (85').
At the other end, Wolfsberger AC had 19 shots at goal with 5 on target. Augustine Boakye (13') and Thierno Ballo (64', 77') scored.
The referee was Safak Barmaksiz.
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Team News: Wolfsberger AC
Almost everyone can be considered, as thereโs just a single fitness concern for the Wolfsberger AC gaffer Manfred Schmid to be concerned with from an otherwise fully-primed group of players. Augustine Boakye (Adductor pain) is sidelined. Thierno Ballo is ineligible for this match because of suspension.
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Team News: SC Austria Lustenau
SC Austria Lustenau boss Andreas Heraf has multiple availability issues to deal with. Stefano Surdanovic (Cruciate ligament tear), Matthias Maak (unknown injury), Rafael Devisate (Cruciate ligament tear) and Luca Meisl (Cruciate ligament tear) canโt be considered. Anderson will not be able to play in this game through being suspended.
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Prediction
Weโre of the opinion that Wolfsberger AC are likely to be able to create a decent number of chances and shots on target.
At the same time, SC Austria Lustenau will be up against it to get shooting opportunities but we can see them pulling one back during this clash.
Weโre tipping a decent 3-1 winning margin for Wolfsberger AC after 90 minutes.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Renata Leite,
19:13 19/04/2024
๐๏ธ Team Focus:
Wolfsberger AC
Formed: 1931
Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena (8,100)
Captain: Mario Leitgeb
Chairman: Dietmar Riegler
Manager: Manfred Schmid
Competitions: Bundesliga position 8
โญ Star Player: Thierno Ballo
Regularly used in the Central Attacking Midfielder position, Thierno Ballo was born in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. After having made a senior debut playing for Rapid Vienna in the 2021 - 2022 season, the accomplished Midfielder has struck 9 league goals in the Bundesliga 2023 - 2024 campaign to date in a total of 22 appearances.