Austria Wien
- Austria Wien have failed to win either of their last two home matches, drawing one and losing the other.
- FK Austria Wien have been in poor form lately with no wins, two draws and three defeats in their last five Bundesliga Championship Group contests, while Hartberg’s results have been mixed.
Hartberg
- Hartberg have won one, drawn two and lost two of their last five Bundesliga Championship Group matches.
- The visitors line up in a compact5-3-2system which is defensive, disciplined and tough to break down.
- Manfred Schmid’s men have won five, drawn seven and lost only two of their 14 away matches in the Bundesliga Championship Group, scoring an average of 1.29 goals-per-game and conceding just 0.93.
- So, Schmid’s side are unbeaten in their last two road games, including a 2-0 win at Rapid Wien, and are more than capable of taking something from this game.
Head-to-Head
- There’s not a great deal between these two sides in their two previous head-to-head meetings, with each side winning once in those games, though Hartberg have won two of their last three visits to Vienna, and we think the visitors can come out on top this Sunday.
- Both sides have been involved in some end-to-end games recently and the nature of Schmid’s style and Helm’s approach - with Schmid set-up to sit deep and counter-attack and Helm’s to build from the back and flood wide areas - suggests we will see both teams to score and over 2.5 goals on Sunday.
Key Players
They are effective on the counter-attack and have a clinical finisher in Elias Havel, who can put Hartberg into the lead in an instant.
Prediction
We’re confident that Schmid’s team can earn all three points in a high-scoring game.
