Austria - BundesligaStarWelcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Wolfsberger AC and TSV Hartberg, taking place on Saturday, 02 September 2023, at Lavanttal-Arena in Wolfsberg.
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Wolfsberger AC, Recent FormThere will be a feeling of disappointment amongst the Wolfsberger AC players having failed to take any points away from their recent 2-1 home defeat at the hands of Red Bull Salzburg. They achieved 36% possession in that match and had 8 strikes at goal, with 3 hitting the target, up against Red Bull Salzburg's tally of 12 efforts at goal, 5 of which were on target.
They may consider themselves adept at breaking through their opponent's defences, having scored 8 goals in their last 6 outings, but they have had their own defensive frailties to worry about, having conceded 7 and seen valuable points lost. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games but failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of those games.
Wolfsberger 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.
With 5 league goals in 6 games at home in Lavanttal-Arena, Thierno Ballo will be feeling confident about hitting the net again in this home encounter.
TSV Hartberg, Recent FormTSV Hartberg boss Markus Schopp will need to instil positive feelings within his team after they endured a 3-0 home mauling from Austria Klagenfurt. In that game they recorded 68 % of the possession, with 9 attempts on goal, 1 on target. Their opponents found the target on 6 of their 13 shots on goal.
Having lost 18 goals in their past 6 matches, Schopp will surely be casting a critical eye over his defensive line, even though his team managed to pick up some points along the way due to the 8 goals they scored. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games but failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of those games.
Hartberg will take some comfort from being unbeaten in 5 of their last 6 away games, but with only 2 wins there is some room for improvement.
On an individual basis, Dominik Prokop will be looking to cause Wolfsberger AC some problems having scored 2 goals in TSV Hartberg's last 6 away games in the league.
In the previous league meeting between these two sides, it was Wolfsberger AC that came out on top with a 0-2 win.
The Hartberg defence has struggled against Wolfsberger in past meetings, having conceded 1 or more goals in each of their last 6 games. When Hartberg visit Wolfsberger in the league, goals tend to happen, with 6 from their previous 3 encounters and a scoring average of 2 goals per match.
With only Michael Novak (Muscle) and Samson Tijani (Leg) the main fitness concerns ahead of this fixture, Manfred Schmid will be happy to have an otherwise healthy squad to pick from.
Hartberg manager Markus Schopp has no real injury worries ahead of this clash.
Wolfsberger AC Playing at home | TSV Hartberg Playing away from home | |
|---|---|---|
| 1.3 | Goals scored | 2 |
| 1.3 | Goals conceded | 1.5 |
| 46' | Time first goal scored | 49' |
| 65' | Time first goal conceded | 4' |
| 3.3 | Yellow cards | 2.5 |
| 0.3 | Red cards | 0 |
| 5 | Subs used | 4 |
| 2-1 | Biggest victory | 1-0 |
| 2-1 | Biggest defeat | - |
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