Match Report
37 points separated the sides: St. Pölten 4th on 53, Lafnitz 16th on 16. Lafnitz ranked 11th in the league on five-round form, well above their 16th table position. Against a league average of 1.48 goals per team per game, Lafnitz ran at 1.33 scored and 2.7 conceded, St. Pölten at 1.87 and 1.13.
Defeat had followed defeat for Lafnitz — three in succession, having scored in 9 consecutive games. St. Pölten came in having won five on the spin, having scored in 11 consecutive games. Recent form was uneven: 3/15 points for Lafnitz, 15/15 for St. Pölten.
GioScore's database holds 4 meetings between the two: 0 for Lafnitz, 3 for St. Pölten and 1 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. These meetings skew tight — only 25% saw more than two goals.
Sportplatz Lafnitz in Lafnitz staged the fixture, a ground that holds 4,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: St. Pölten led 2-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 2-2.
Goal scorers
Lafnitz: Andreas Radics (50'), Michael Preisinger (74') · St. Pölten: Claudy Mbuyi (7'), Claudy Mbuyi (11')