Austria - BundesligaStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Blau-Weiss Linz and Austria Wien, taking place on Saturday, 18 May 2024, at The Hofmann Personal Stadion in Linz.
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Blau-Weiss Linz, Recent FormFailing to acquire any points in their 1-0 away defeat by Austria Lustenau will have left the Blau-Weiss Linz squad feeling a little deflated. During that encounter they had 63% possession and had 17 attempts on goal with 3 on target, while their opponents hit 4 of their 17 shots on goal.
It's reasonable to say they have enjoyed some decent goal scoring form of late, with 10 goals notched up in their last 6 matches, but while their offensive line is working, their defensive setup has shown cause for concern with 8 goals shipped and valuable points dropped. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games but failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of those games.
BW Linz will take some comfort from being unbeaten in 5 of their last 6 home games, but having managed just 2 wins leaves them plenty of room for improvement. They've had an unusually high number of draws when playing at home this season, with 8 draws in 15 home league games.
On an individual basis, Ronivaldo Sales will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 4 goals in Blau-Weiss Linz's last 6 league games.
Austria Wien, Recent FormAustria Wien boss Michael Wimmer will need to instil positive feelings within his team after they endured a 4-0 home mauling from Wolfsberger AC. In that game they had 66% possession and managed 20 attempts on goal, with 7 on target, compared to Wolfsberger AC who had 8 attempts and 4 on target.
It's fair to say that Wimmer will be pretty happy with his squad's ability to find the net of late, having scored 6 goals in their last 6 matches. That said, he will also be aware there is still work to do at the back, where they have shipped 9 goals in those same matches as well as some valuable points. They've failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 away games.
They're experiencing a bit of an unwelcome spell of form away from home, having lost 3 of their last 6 on the road and picking up only 2 wins.
With 2 goals scored in his last 6 away games for Austria Wien, Andreas Gruber will be looking to add more goals against Blau-Weiss Linz in this match.
The last time these two sides met, it wasn't one to remember, finishing without a goal and both sides taking just a point for their efforts.
In their last 3 league meetings, BW Linz have failed to record a victory against Austria Wien.
With no real injury worries, BW Linz manager Gerald Scheiblehner will be happy to have his full squad available for selection.
There is only really one injury concern for the Austria Wien manager Michael Wimmer ahead of this clash, with Andreas Gruber (Cruciate ligament) missing out, which gives Wimmer a strong squad to pick his starting eleven from.
Blau-Weiss Linz Playing at home | Austria Wien Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.1 | Goals scored | 0.9 |
| 1.2 | Goals conceded | 1.3 |
| 23' | Time first goal scored | 21' |
| 22' | Time first goal conceded | 45' |
| 2.5 | Yellow cards | 2.9 |
| 0.1 | Red cards | 0.2 |
| 4.4 | Subs used | 4.3 |
| 2-0 | Biggest victory | 2-0 |
| 5-0 | Biggest defeat | 3-0 |
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