Austria - 2. LigaData current as of 23 July 2026

St. Pölten vs WSPG Wels: match statistics

St. Pölten crest
St. Pölten
1 : 0half-time 0:0
WSPG Wels crest
WSPG Wels

St. Pölten vs WSPG Wels: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

St. Pölten play WSPG Wels in 2. Liga (Austria). The match date is 14 May 2026 at 17:00. Final score: 1:0.

Current form

St. Pölten: 2-3-0, 1.80 points/match. WSPG Wels: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

St. Pölten scores 1.62 and concedes 0.93 goals per match. WSPG Wels scores 1.34 and concedes 1.41. League average: 2.68 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: St. Pölten 48%, WSPG Wels 52%. Over 2.5: St. Pölten 59%, WSPG Wels 41%. League level: BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 50%.

xG, shots and style

St. Pölten has higher xG: 1.59 vs 1.28. St. Pölten: 13.1 shots per match, WSPG Wels: 10.3.

Match halves

St. Pölten: half-time lead 28%, second-half goals 1.00. WSPG Wels: half-time lead 21%, second-half goals 0.69.

Goals by minute

St. Pölten: 76-90+ (11 goals). WSPG Wels: 46-60 (10 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

2. Liga: 2.68 goals per match, BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 50%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-1-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 100%.

Match description

St. Pölten sit 1st and have won 16 matches this season; at home they have a 71% win rate, scoring 1.93 goals and conceding only 0.79 goals per match. WSPG Wels are 11th; away they concede 1.86 goals on average, keep only 7% clean sheets and have failed to score in 36% of away fixtures, indicating defensive vulnerabilities on the road. The hosts generate clearly more high-quality chances: average xG at home is 1.56 versus visitors’ 1.34 xG away, and average shots on target are 5.29 vs 4.14 (average attempts 12.57 vs 10.86). At the same time Wels are in better short-term form (3 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss in the last 5) and have scored 10 goals in that period, while St. Pölten have just 1 win, 3 draws, 1 loss and 3 goals in their last 5. Considering the hosts’ defensive advantage (0.79 vs 1.86 conceded), superiority in possession (59% vs 49%) and greater number of shots on target, I favour St. Pölten with a 65% chance, draw 20%, and Wels victory estimated at 15%.

Half-by-half

0 : 0
1st half
1 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

53Possession (%)47
St. PöltenWSPG Wels
11Shots11
St. PöltenWSPG Wels
3Shots on target1
St. PöltenWSPG Wels
1.21xG0.96
St. PöltenWSPG Wels
5Corners5
St. PöltenWSPG Wels
43Dangerous attacks28
St. PöltenWSPG Wels
7Fouls4
St. PöltenWSPG Wels
0Cards1
St. PöltenWSPG Wels

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

St. PöltenWSPG Wels
1.62Goals scored / match1.34
St. PöltenWSPG Wels
0.93Goals conceded / match1.41
St. PöltenWSPG Wels
61%Average possession49%
St. PöltenWSPG Wels
5.03Shots on target / match3.97
St. PöltenWSPG Wels

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

13.07Shots per match10.28
St. PöltenWSPG Wels
5.03Shots on target3.97
St. PöltenWSPG Wels
12.4%Shot conversion13.1%
St. PöltenWSPG Wels
61%Possession49%
St. PöltenWSPG Wels
1.59xG for1.28
St. PöltenWSPG Wels
1.13xG against1.4
St. PöltenWSPG Wels

Shooting quality

St. Pölten: BalancedWSPG Wels: Efficient finishing
St. PöltenWSPG Wels
Accuracy (shots on target)38%39%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.320.34

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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

St. Pölten
DDDWW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
59% W17% R24% P
Season (W-D-L)
17-5-7
1.93 pts / match · goal difference +20
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-3-0
1.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
11-2-2
Last 5 at home
3-2-0
WWDDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 0.0xG: 1.28Opponent xG: 1.42BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 20%
WSPG Wels
WWLWL
Season result split
31% W21% R48% P
Season (W-D-L)
9-6-14
1.14 pts / match · goal difference -2
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
4-1-10
Last 5 away
3-0-2
WWWLL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.35Opponent xG: 1.47BTTS: 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.

St. Pölten is 21% better for: goals scored per match.

1.62 goals / match - St. Pölten · 1.34 goals / match - WSPG Wels

St. Pölten is 52% better for: goals conceded per match.

0.93 goals / match - St. Pölten · 1.41 goals / match - WSPG Wels

St. Pölten scoring profile: very strong

St. Pölten scores in 79% of matches (23 of 29 matches), while WSPG Wels keeps a clean sheet in 17% (5 of 29 matches).

WSPG Wels scoring profile: mixed

WSPG Wels scores in 66% of matches (19 of 29 matches), while St. Pölten keeps a clean sheet in 45% (13 of 29 matches).

47Goals scored (season)39
St. PöltenWSPG Wels
27Goals conceded (season)41
St. PöltenWSPG Wels
2.55Average goals in match2.76
St. PöltenWSPG Wels
4Goals scored (last 5)9
St. PöltenWSPG Wels
0Goals conceded (last 5)5
St. PöltenWSPG Wels

How often they score at least...

79%1 goal66%
St. PöltenWSPG Wels
48%2 goals34%
St. PöltenWSPG Wels
21%3 goals24%
St. PöltenWSPG Wels
14%4 goals7%
St. PöltenWSPG Wels

How often they concede at least...

55%1 goal83%
St. PöltenWSPG Wels
28%2 goals34%
St. PöltenWSPG Wels
10%3 goals17%
St. PöltenWSPG Wels
0%4 goals7%
St. PöltenWSPG Wels

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

50%
League average

Goal patterns

7%BTTS at half-time28%
St. PöltenWSPG Wels
0%BTTS in both halves10%
St. PöltenWSPG Wels
17%Scored in both halves24%
St. PöltenWSPG Wels

BTTS and goal count

45%Min. 3 goals and BTTS34%
St. PöltenWSPG Wels
14%Min. 3 goals without BTTS7%
St. PöltenWSPG Wels
0%BTTS - last 540%
St. PöltenWSPG Wels

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

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

59%Min. 1 goal before half-time72%
St. PöltenWSPG Wels
31%Min. 2 goals before half-time48%
St. PöltenWSPG Wels
10%Min. 3 goals before half-time17%
St. PöltenWSPG Wels

2nd half

76%Min. 1 goal after half-time76%
St. PöltenWSPG Wels
52%Min. 2 goals after half-time34%
St. PöltenWSPG Wels
14%Min. 3 goals after half-time17%
St. PöltenWSPG Wels

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

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

St. Pölten is 22% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.31 pts / match - St. Pölten · 1.07 pts / match - WSPG Wels

St. Pölten - half-time state
28% leading48% draw24% trailing
WSPG Wels - half-time state
21% leading45% draw34% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.31Points per match (1st half)1.07
St. PöltenWSPG Wels
0.62Goals scored (1st half)0.66
St. PöltenWSPG Wels
0.38Goals conceded (1st half)0.76
St. PöltenWSPG Wels
1Average goals (1st half)1.41
St. PöltenWSPG Wels
69%Clean sheet before half-time48%
St. PöltenWSPG Wels
66%No goal before half-time52%
St. PöltenWSPG Wels

After half-time (2nd half)

1.66Points per match (2nd half)1.1
St. PöltenWSPG Wels
1Goals scored (2nd half)0.69
St. PöltenWSPG Wels
0.55Goals conceded (2nd half)0.66
St. PöltenWSPG Wels
1.55Average goals (2nd half)1.34
St. PöltenWSPG Wels
59%Clean sheet after half-time45%
St. PöltenWSPG Wels
38%No goal after half-time59%
St. PöltenWSPG Wels

St. Pölten - second-half results

41% W41% R17% P
38
Half-time points
18
Half-time goals
+7
Goal difference (1st half)
48
Second-half points
+13
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.31
PPG before half-time
Lead holding211%

Leads at half-time in 28% of matches and wins 59%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

WSPG Wels - second-half results

24% W38% R38% P
31
Half-time points
19
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
32
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.07
PPG before half-time
Lead holding148%

Leads at half-time in 21% of matches and wins 31%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

St. Pölten - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.401.40
Goals scored / match0.60.2
Goals conceded / match0.00.0
Average goals in match0.60.2
1 goal20%20%
2 goals20%0%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet100%100%
No goal80%80%
Goal difference+3+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 80% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3
WSPG Wels - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.60
Goals scored / match0.81.0
Goals conceded / match0.60.4
Average goals in match1.41.4
1 goal80%60%
2 goals60%40%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet40%60%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+1+3
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

St. Pölten
ScoredConceded
5
1
0-15
5
5
16-30
8
5
31-45
9
5
46-60
9
5
61-75
11
6
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (11 goli). Concedes most in 76-90 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +5 - wins late phases.

WSPG Wels
ScoredConceded
6
7
0-15
5
10
16-30
8
5
31-45
10
7
46-60
5
5
61-75
5
7
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (10 goli). Concedes most in 16-30 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.65
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.5 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
99%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-25%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
52%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
7%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 14 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

St. Pölten

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.46
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.23
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-9.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.03
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.20
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
113%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
74%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.13
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
23% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
23%

WSPG Wels

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.12
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.05
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-8.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.06
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.01
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
107%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
99%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.66
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.0
Late goals
13% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
13%

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

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (2. Liga).

Teams vs league

St. PöltenLigaWSPG Wels
Average goals in match 2.552.68 2.76
Both teams scored 48%50% 52%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 59%50% 41%
Clean sheets 45%29% 17%
Goal before half-time 59%71% 72%
Goal after half-time 76%74% 76%

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

2.68
Average goals per match
50%
Both teams scored
50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
29%
Clean sheets
1.43
Home goals / match
1.25
Away goals / match
+14%
Home attack advantage
+13%
Home defence advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
74%
1 goal
42%
2 goals
16%
3 goals
6%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: St. Pölten 0 - 1 - 0 WSPG Wels. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of St. Pölten vs WSPG Wels?

The 2. Liga match finished St. Pölten 1:0 WSPG Wels. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before St. Pölten vs WSPG Wels?

St. Pölten score 1.62 goals per game on average and WSPG Wels 1.34. The 2. Liga average is 2.68 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 50% of games. Both teams score in 48% of St. Pölten's matches and 52% of WSPG Wels's.

What form are St. Pölten and WSPG Wels in?

Over the last 5 games St. Pölten have a 2-3-0 record (1.80 points per game) and WSPG Wels 3-0-2 (1.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for St. Pölten vs WSPG Wels?

The statistical background for St. Pölten vs WSPG Wels — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.