Match Report
In the standings it was Blau-Weiß Linz 6th on 21 points, Austria Wien 4th on 29 — separated by 8. Blau-Weiß Linz had been under-performing their position — 20th on five-round form against 6th in the table. In league terms the two rates read 1.16/1.53 for Blau-Weiß Linz and 1.41/1.56 for Austria Wien (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.34.
A win had eluded Blau-Weiß Linz for 5 matches.
The head-to-head ledger counts 9 games: 2 Blau-Weiß Linz wins, 5 for Austria Wien, 2 draws, at 2.33 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 33% of the meetings went to the host.
The match was played at Linzer Stadion in Linz (capacity 21,005). On the scoreboard, Austria Wien led 2-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-3.
Goal scorers
Blau-Weiß Linz: Simon Seidl (20'), Simon Seidl (76') · Austria Wien: Johannes Eggestein (45'), Manprit Sarkaria (13'), Manprit Sarkaria (52')