Austria - BundesligaData current as of September 12, 2026

Blau-Weiß Linz vs Wattens: match statistics

Blau-Weiß Linz crest
Blau-Weiß Linz
2 : 3half-time 1:3
Wattens crest
Wattens
135%(2.69)
X35%(3.04)
230%(2.69)

Statistical analysis indicates very balanced chances for both teams, which points towards a draw. Although Blau-Weiß Linz occupies a higher position in the table, their home form is poor (60% losses, only 30% wins), and their last five matches have yielded just 0.8 points per game. Wattens perform slightly better in terms of efficiency (26 goals this season vs 17 for the hosts), but their away form is also far from ideal (40% draws, 40% losses). A key factor is their identical clean sheet percentage (20% CS%) as well as similar xG values, which suggests an even quality of play. Taking into account the poor form of both teams in their last five matches and the high FTS% rates (40% for both sides), the most likely outcome appears to be a draw, although a slight advantage is given to the hosts due to playing at home.

Blau-Weiß Linz vs Wattens: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Blau-Weiß Linz played against Wattens in Bundesliga (Austria). The game was played on March 1, 2026. Final score: 2:3.

Recent form

Blau-Weiß Linz has 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.80 points per game. Wattens has 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses, with 0.80 points per game.

Scoring records

Blau-Weiß Linz scores 0.85 goals per game and allows 1.60. Wattens scores 1.30 and allows 1.40. Games in this league average 2.64 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 35% of Blau-Weiß Linz's games and 65% of Wattens's. The Over 2.5 rates are 40% and 45%, compared with league averages of 55% for BTTS and 52% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Wattens has the higher season xG average, 1.30 to 1.20 per game. Blau-Weiß Linz takes 11.3 shots per game, while Wattens takes 11.9.

First-half and second-half trends

Blau-Weiß Linz leads at halftime in 15% of its games and scores 0.45 goals per game after halftime. Wattens leads at halftime in 25% and scores 0.80 after halftime.

When the teams score

Blau-Weiß Linz's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (5 goals). For Wattens, it is minutes 61-75 (7 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

Bundesliga games average 2.64 goals. Both teams score in 55% of games, and 52% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 0 home wins, 0 draws and 1 away win. Those games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Statistical analysis indicates very balanced chances for both teams, which points towards a draw. Although Blau-Weiß Linz occupies a higher position in the table, their home form is poor (60% losses, only 30% wins), and their last five matches have yielded just 0.8 points per game. Wattens perform slightly better in terms of efficiency (26 goals this season vs 17 for the hosts), but their away form is also far from ideal (40% draws, 40% losses). A key factor is their identical clean sheet percentage (20% CS%) as well as similar xG values, which suggests an even quality of play. Taking into account the poor form of both teams in their last five matches and the high FTS% rates (40% for both sides), the most likely outcome appears to be a draw, although a slight advantage is given to the hosts due to playing at home.

View the statistical overview

Stats by half

1 : 3
First half
1 : 0
Second half

Game stats

59Possession (%)41
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens
10Shots17
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens
4Shots on target3
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens
1.2xG1.62
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens
2Corners5
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens
39Dangerous attacks47
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens
17Fouls15
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens
2Cards3
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Blau-Weiß LinzWattens
0.85Goals scored / game1.3
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens
1.6Goals allowed / game1.4
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens
49%Average possession44%
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens
2.85Shots on target / game3.9
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

11.3Shots per game11.9
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens
2.85Shots on target3.9
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens
7.5%Shot conversion10.9%
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens
49%Possession44%
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens
1.2xG for1.3
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens
1.42xG against1.28
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens

Shooting quality

Blau-Weiß Linz: BalancedWattens: Balanced
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens
Accuracy (shots on target)25%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.33

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Blau-Weiß Linz
LDLWL
Season result split
20% W10% D70% L
Season (W-D-L)
4-2-14
0.70 pts / game · goal difference -15
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
3-1-6
Last 5 at home
1-1-3
LLLDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.44Opponent xG: 1.52BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%
Wattens
LLLWD
Season result split
30% W35% D35% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-7-7
1.25 pts / game · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
2-4-4
Last 5 away
2-1-2
WDWLL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.30Opponent xG: 1.32BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Wattens is 53% better for: goals scored per game.

0.85 goals / game - Blau-Weiß Linz · 1.3 goals / game - Wattens

Wattens is 14% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.6 goals / game - Blau-Weiß Linz · 1.4 goals / game - Wattens

Blau-Weiß Linz scoring profile: strong

Blau-Weiß Linz scores in 50% of games (10 of 20 meczów), while Wattens keeps a clean sheet in 20% (4 of 20 meczów).

Wattens scoring profile: very strong

Wattens scores in 75% of games (15 of 20 meczów), while Blau-Weiß Linz keeps a clean sheet in 15% (3 of 20 meczów).

17Goals scored (season)26
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens
32Goals conceded (season)28
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens
2.45Average goals per game2.7
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens
3Goals scored (last 5)3
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens
6Goals conceded (last 5)7
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens

How often they score at least...

50%1 goal75%
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens
25%2 goals30%
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens
10%3 goals20%
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens
0%4 goals5%
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens

How often they concede at least...

85%1 goal80%
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens
50%2 goals40%
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens
20%3 goals15%
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens
5%4 goals5%
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

55%
League average

Goal patterns

20%BTTS at half-time15%
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens
15%BTTS in both halves5%
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens
25%Scored in both halves20%
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens

BTTS and goal count

30%Min. 3 goals and BTTS40%
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens
10%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens
40%BTTS - last 540%
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

75%Min. 1 goal before half-time80%
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens
30%Min. 2 goals before half-time35%
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens
5%Min. 3 goals before half-time10%
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens

2nd half

70%Min. 1 goal after half-time80%
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens
40%Min. 2 goals after half-time40%
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens
15%Min. 3 goals after half-time20%
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Wattens is 24% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.85 pts / game - Blau-Weiß Linz · 1.05 pts / game - Wattens

Blau-Weiß Linz - half-time state
15% leading40% draw45% trailing
Wattens - half-time state
25% leading30% draw45% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.85Points per game (1st half)1.05
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens
0.4Goals scored (1st half)0.5
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens
0.7Goals conceded (1st half)0.8
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens
1.1Average goals (1st half)1.3
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens
40%Clean sheet before half-time45%
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens
65%No goal before half-time60%
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens

After half-time (2nd half)

0.75Points per game (2nd half)1.25
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens
0.45Goals scored (2nd half)0.8
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens
0.9Goals conceded (2nd half)0.6
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens
1.35Average goals (2nd half)1.4
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens
40%Clean sheet after half-time50%
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens
60%No goal after half-time45%
Blau-Weiß LinzWattens

Blau-Weiß Linz - second-half results

10% W45% D45% L
17
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
-6
Goal difference (1st half)
15
Second-half points
-9
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.85
PPG before half-time
Lead holding133%

Leads at halftime in 15% of games and wins 20%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Wattens - second-half results

30% W35% D35% L
21
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
-6
Goal difference (1st half)
25
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.05
PPG before half-time
Lead holding120%

Leads at halftime in 25% of games and wins 30%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.2

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Blau-Weiß Linz - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.800.80
Goals scored / game0.40.2
Goals allowed / game0.80.4
Average goals per game1.20.6
1 goal100%40%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet20%60%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference-2-1
Half-time: 20% leading - 20% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 80% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Wattens - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.401.40
Goals scored / game0.00.6
Goals allowed / game0.80.6
Average goals per game0.81.2
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%20%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal100%40%
Goal difference-40
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Blau-Weiß Linz
ScoredConceded
1
6
0-15
4
3
16-30
3
5
31-45
1
5
46-60
3
5
61-75
5
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (5 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

Wattens
ScoredConceded
3
6
0-15
2
4
16-30
5
6
31-45
3
4
46-60
7
5
61-75
6
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (7 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.58
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.1 : 1.5
Estimated goal split
home : away
98%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-22%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
38%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
13%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 8 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Blau-Weiß Linz

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.22
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.53
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.35
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.18
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
62%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
126%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.10
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
29% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 6% come in the first quarter-hour.
29%

Wattens

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.02
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.12
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
0.00
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
102%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
102%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.45
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Bundesliga).

Teams vs league

Blau-Weiß LinzLigaWattens
Average goals per game 2.452.64 2.70
Both teams scored 35%55% 65%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 40%52% 45%
Clean sheets 15%25% 20%
Goal before half-time 75%75% 80%
Goal after half-time 70%76% 80%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.64
Average goals per game
55%
Both teams scored
52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
25%
Clean sheets
1.37
Home goals / game
1.27
Away goals / game
+8%
Home attack advantage
+7%
Home defensive advantage
+7%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
75%
1 goal
42%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
76%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
13%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Blau-Weiß LinzGoalNico MaierAssist: Alexander Briedl
  2. Blau-Weiß LinzYellow cardAlem Pasic
  3. WattensYellow cardThomas Sabitzer
  4. Blau-Weiß LinzGoalSimon SeidlAssist: David Bumberger
  5. WattensYellow cardValentino Müller
  6. WattensSubstitutionOn: David JauneggOff: Lukas Sulzbacher
  7. WattensSubstitutionOn: Tobias AnselmOff: Nikolai Baden Frederiksen
  8. Blau-Weiß LinzSubstitutionOn: Paul MensahOff: David Bumberger
  9. WattensYellow cardMarco Boras
  10. Blau-Weiß LinzYellow cardRonivaldo Bernardo Sales

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Jakob SemlerMatches officiated: 10
3.8Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 260%Home wins10%Draws30%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from Blau-Weiß Linz's perspective: 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss against Wattens. Games average 2.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

WSG Swarovski Wattens
2 : 0
FC Blau-Weiß Linz

FAQ

What was the result of Blau-Weiß Linz vs Wattens?

The Bundesliga match finished Blau-Weiß Linz 2:3 Wattens. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Blau-Weiß Linz vs Wattens?

Blau-Weiß Linz score 0.85 goals per game on average and Wattens 1.30. The Bundesliga average is 2.64 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 52% of games. Both teams score in 35% of Blau-Weiß Linz's matches and 65% of Wattens's.

What form are Blau-Weiß Linz and Wattens in?

Over the last 5 games Blau-Weiß Linz have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Wattens 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Blau-Weiß Linz vs Wattens?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Blau-Weiß Linz vs Wattens: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.