Austria Wien vs Wattens: match statistics

Wattens have a clear attacking advantage away from home: they average 2.5 goals per match, while Austria Wien are yet to score at home and have failed to find the net in 100% of such fixtures. The hosts create just 0.73 xG and average only 1 shot on target per match, whereas their opponents record 11.5 shots and 4 efforts on target away from home. Austria Wien’s defence concedes 2 goals per home game, with a high against xG of 2.36, which favours an efficient visiting side. Wattens have scored 12 goals in their last five matches, compared with just 3 for the hosts, and also have the better points return over that period: 1.4 to 0.8. Although the visitors are not flawless defensively, their 50% away clean-sheet rate and against xG of 1.25 point to solid foundations for taking all three points.

A scenario in which both teams fail to score is more likely, mainly due to Austria Wien’s poor finishing: the hosts average just 0.5 goals per season and 0.6 over their last five matches. During this period, Austria scored only 3 goals from 0.93 xG, while they have failed to score in 50% of their matches this season. Wattens have kept a clean sheet in 50% of their matches, and their defensive xG against is 1.25, further increasing the likelihood of keeping the hosts off the scoresheet. The visitors should nevertheless find the net, as they average 2.5 goals per match and 2.4 goals across their last five appearances, while Austria concede an average of 2.0 goals and have yet to keep a clean sheet. The recent BTTS trend also supports the “No” pick, standing at just 20% for Austria and 40% for Wattens, compared with a league average of 45%.

Wattens average 2.5 goals per match, while Austria Wien concede 2.0, which clearly supports the prospect of at least two goals. The hosts have failed to keep a clean sheet, and their average xG conceded is a high 2.21 compared with the 1.26 xG created by the visitors. In their last five matches, Wattens have scored 12 goals, while Austria Wien have managed only 3. However, even with the hosts’ weaker attacking output, matches involving both teams exceeded the 1.5-goal line in 100% of cases. Over 2.5 has a positive case, as all of Wattens’ matches so far have gone above this line, but Austria Wien’s low return of 0.6 goals per match in their last five games reduces confidence in the higher line. The strongest selection is therefore Over 1.5, supported by a projected 2.70 goals and Wattens’ clear attacking advantage over the hosts’ defence.

Wattens have a clear attacking advantage: they score an average of 2.5 goals per match compared with Austria Wien’s 0.5, while registering 4 shots on target from 11.5 attempts and converting 22% of their chances, compared with just 5% for the hosts. Austria Wien concede an average of 2.0 goals and face a high xG against of 2.21, whereas the visitors allow opponents just 1.25 xG. At half-time, Wattens were leading in 50% of their matches and were never behind, while Austria Wien have not led at the break and were trailing in 50% of their games. In the last five matches, the visitors scored an average of 1.0 first-half goal; their first halves featured at least one goal on five occasions, while the hosts scored just 0.2 goals during this period. After the break, Wattens add an average of 1.5 goals, making the most likely outcome an HT/FT 1/1: Wattens to lead at the break and maintain their winning advantage at full-time.