St. Pölten and Mattersburg meet forces at NV ARENA, in a match for the 5th round of the Bundesliga. In this stadium, the history of direct confrontations indicates total balance between these two teams, since there were 3 draws and 2 victories for each team in the last 7 games. In fact, the last time these two teams played a match at this stadium was on 30‑11‑2019, for the Bundesliga, which ended in a draw by (0‑0). The home advantage may play an important role in this match, since St. Pölten presents considerable differences in their results at home and away.
St. Pölten :
The home team is currently in 6th place, with 8 points won, after 3 wins, 8 draws and 11 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost at home to Wolfsberger AC by (0‑4). In the last match, they tied in an away match against Austria Vienna, by (0‑0). This is a team that curiously has been stronger as a visitor than in their home games, since in the last 30 games they have recorded 5 wins, 6 draws and 4 losses as a visitor; against 5 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses in his stadium. For the championship, St. Pölten conquered 6 points in 30 possible, after 1 victory, 3 draws and 6 defeats in the last 10 matches that they played in their stadium. In their home league matches the most frequent final result at half-time was 0‑0 (4 in 11 matches). The team allowed the opponent goals in 7 of the last 10 matches for this competition, so he has not been very strong defensively. In their home matches for this competition there is a tendency for goals, since 10 of the last 11 matches have ended with Over 2.5 goals. This is a team that usually scores a few times first: they only opened the scoring in 4 of their last 22 matches for the Bundesliga, of these 4 they came to a break in lead in 2 and won in the late 90’s in 3. In 22 matches In this tournament, he suffered the first goal 16 times and never got the comeback.
St. Polten comes to this game with a 2×0 loss to Altach, thus adding the third consecutive game without winning in this competition. In this home game it is not surprising that coach Robert Ibertsberger played 3-4-3, with Daniel Schutz, Cory Burke and Luxbacher as the team’s most offensive references. On the other hand, Kwang-ryong Pak is St. Polten’s top scorer with five goals scored, but will be absent due to injury. In addition to this player, the coach cannot count on Hofbauer, due to a suspension.
Mattersburg :
After 5 wins, 3 draws and 14 losses, the visiting team is currently in 5th position, with 9 points won. In their last match, they lost to the LASK Linz home at (0‑1), after in the previous match having lost away, in a match against Rapid Vienna, by (3‑1). This is a team little affected by the home factor, that is, it presents similar results at home and away, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 5 wins, 1 draw and 9 losses as a visitor, with 27 goals scored and 35 suffered; against 5 wins, 2 draws and 8 losses in his stadium, with 31 goals scored and 24 suffered. In the last 10 away games for the championship Mattersburg has recorded 4 wins, 1 draw and 5 losses, so it has won 13 points in 30 possible. Defensive consistency hasn’t been their best feature, as they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 9 of the last 11 matches for this competition have ended with Over 2,5 goals. In 22 games in this competition, he never got the comeback in the 11 games in which he suffered the first goal.
The Mattersburg team comes to this match after a 1×4 loss to Austria Vienna, ending three straight games without losing in the Austrian championship: the team’s only goal was scored by Burger. In this away game, coach Franz Ponweiser must play 3-4-3, benefiting from a low block and counterattacks, especially through the flanks. Andrefs Gruber excels at Mattersburg in this competition, with 11 goals. For this game the visiting coach cannot count on Erhardt, due to physical problems.
