Match Report
15 points separated the sides: Barcelona W 1st on 15, St. Polten W 4th on 0. Recent form told a different story for St. Polten W: only 14th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 4th. Against a league average of 1.92 goals per team per game, St. Polten W ran at 0.67 scored and 3.33 conceded, Barcelona W at 4.33 and 0.5.
St. Polten W entered with three losses in a row. Momentum sat with Barcelona W, winners of their last six, having scored in 6 consecutive games. The five-game form split read 6/15 points for St. Polten W against 15/15 for Barcelona W.
The match was played at Generali Arena in Vienna (capacity 10,398). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Barcelona W led 3-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-4.
Goal scorers
St. Polten W: Valentina Madl (59') · Barcelona W: Francisca Nazareth (20'), Vicky López (31'), Francisca Nazareth (29'), Alexia Putellas (57')