Austria Wien vs Hartberg preview

Austria flag 2025/2026 Admiral Bundesliga, Austria
Generali Arena Yesterday - 12:30 PM
Admiral Bundesliga
Austria Wien FAK
Hartberg HTB
KICKOFF : Yesterday - 12:30 PM
Round 8 Championship Round

CONTEXT

Austria Wien host Hartberg at Generali Arena in the Championship Round of the Admiral Bundesliga's 2025/2026 season. The hosts occupy 5th place, one spot above their visitors in 6th, setting up a tight battle for positioning in the upper echelons. Austria Wien hold a clear power edge with 63.2 rating against Hartberg's 59.65, a 3.6 point advantage that highlights their structural superiority. Remarkably, both sides enter with matching form scores of 14.33, indicating balanced recent momentum without a standout performer. At home turf, Austria Wien can capitalize on familiarity and that power differential to push forward. Hartberg, resilient in their mid-table scrap, will aim to disrupt with disciplined defending and counter threats. This fixture pits closely ranked teams where fine margins decide outcomes, promising tactical intrigue and high stakes.

TL;DR

  • Structural: Austria Wien enjoy a 3.6 point power advantage with 63.2 score over Hartberg's 59.65.
  • Form: Both teams share identical form scores of 14.33.
  • Squad: Austria Wien sit 5th in the league while Hartberg are 6th.
  • Efficiency: Efficiency data unavailable for this fixture.
  • Transition: Transition metrics not available.
  • Set pieces: Set piece data unavailable as xG metrics absent with low confidence proxy.
  • xVariable: Advanced xG variables unavailable due to data limitations.
  • Market: Austria Wien 50.5% (Δ+0%) | Draw 25.6% (Δ+0%) | Hartberg 23.8% (Δ+0%).
No standings statistics available.
No head-to-head records found.
0.5+ goals: 85%
1.5+ goals: 70%
2.5+ goals: 50%
3.5+ goals: 25%
Confidence: High (≥8 matches)

Quality vs Volume

Home: xG 1.8, Shots 12, xG/Shot 0.15
Away: xG 1.5, Shots 14, xG/Shot 0.11

Open Play vs Set Play

Open Play: 65%
Set Play: 35%

Expected Points

TeamxPts
Home1.8
Away1.2
ℹ️ Methodology: Expected Goals (xG) measures shot quality
Jan 25 vs Team A
Feb 1 vs Team B
Feb 8 vs Team C
Austria Wien S. Helm
S. Helm
VS
Hartberg M. Schmid
M. Schmid
1.47
Avg Points / Game (Last 100 Matches)
1.35
0.83 i
Last 6 Opponents
Sturm Graz Rank: 68 D
Salzburg Rank: 69 L
Salzburg Rank: 67 L
SK Rapid Rank: 60 D
LASK Linz Rank: 67 L
Hartberg Rank: 60 W
Avg Points / Game (Last 6 Matches)
0.83 i
Last 6 Opponents
LASK Linz Rank: 66 L
SK Rapid Rank: 60 W
SK Rapid Rank: 60 D
Sturm Graz Rank: 69 D
Salzburg Rank: 69 L
Austria Wien Rank: 63 L
14
Head to Head (Wins - Draws - Losses)
14 - 3 - 7
7
No sidelined player data available.

Win Probabilities

Live Win Probability (90 Min)
Home Austria Wien
50.54%
Draw
25.63%
Away Hartberg
23.82%

Team Power Ranking

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What is Power Ranking?
Power ranking is SportMonks' model-based team strength indicator. Historical input capped to 2 seasons.
63.2
59.65
0 (Weakest) 100 (Strongest)
Metric
Austria Wien
Hartberg
Power Score
63.2
59.65
League Position
5
6
Global Rank
379
486

Form Analysis Opponent-Weighted

Line chart of recent results (points/trend). Friendlies excluded by default. Hover for opponent, result, xG/xGA and power ranking — based on last 6 matches.

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vs
Austria Wien — Opponent-weighted form score
Hartberg — Opponent-weighted form score
Win (3 pts) Draw (1 pt) Loss (0 pts) Austria Wien Hartberg

Team Head to Head Last 6 Seasons

Summary of 24 matches between these sides — filtered by competition and venue context.

Austria Wien FAK Home
24 matches
Hartberg HTB Away
Match Record
14
Wins
7
3
Draws
3
7
Losses
14
Goals
45
Goals Scored
25
25
Goals Conceded
45
+20
Goal Difference
-20
Expected Goals
1.37
xG
0.05
0.05
xGA
1.37

Data last updated: 2026-05-02T01:04:57+00:00

STARTING XI - EXPECTED

Pitch
S. Sahin-Radlinger
1 S. Sahin-Radlinger
T. Plavotic
24 T. Plavotic
A. Dragović
15 A. Dragović
P. Wiesinger
28 P. Wiesinger
R. Ranftl
26 R. Ranftl
Lee Kang-Hee
16 Lee Kang-Hee
P. Maybach
6 P. Maybach
T. Lee
17 T. Lee
M. Fischer
30 M. Fischer
S. Saljic
20 S. Saljic
K. Boateng
14 K. Boateng
T. Hülsmann
40 T. Hülsmann
L. Pazourek
2 L. Pazourek
H. Coulibaly
6 H. Coulibaly
L. Spendlhofer
19 L. Spendlhofer
D. Kovacevic
95 D. Kovacevic
J. Heil
28 J. Heil
T. Kainz
23 T. Kainz
B. Markuš
4 B. Markuš
F. Wilfinger
18 F. Wilfinger
C. Hoffmann
22 C. Hoffmann
L. Fridrikas
30 L. Fridrikas

General Information

Date & Time
May 03, 2026, 12:30 PM
Competition
2025/2026 Admiral Bundesliga, Austria · Round 8 · Championship Round
Stadium
Generali Arena
Capacity
10398
Pitch Surface
Grass
Weather
☀️ 12°C, Fair
Referees
Sebastian Gishamer
Roland Riedel
Santino Schreiner
Isa Simsek

Expected Lineup

Referee : Sebastian Gishamer

Starting XI ▼

1
Samuel Sahin-Radlinger
Samuel Sahin-Radlinger Goalkeeper
6.63
26
Reinhold Ranftl
Reinhold Ranftl Midfielder
6.86
17
Tae-seok Lee
Tae-seok Lee Midfielder
6.92
20
Sanel Saljic
Sanel Saljic Midfielder
6.69
30
Manfred Fischer
Manfred Fischer Midfielder
6.88
14
Kelvin Boateng
Kelvin Boateng Centre Forward
6.61
6
Philipp Maybach
Philipp Maybach Central Midfield
6.45
15
Aleksandar Dragovic
Aleksandar Dragovic Centre Back
6.83
16
Kang-hee Lee
Kang-hee Lee Central Midfield
6.63
24
Tin Plavotic
Tin Plavotic Right Back
6.75
28
Philipp Wiesinger
Philipp Wiesinger Left Back
6.83
Referee : Sebastian Gishamer

Starting XI ▼

40
Tom Ritzy Hülsmann
Tom Ritzy Hülsmann Goalkeeper
6.88
22
Marco Hoffmann
Marco Hoffmann Midfielder
6.58
23
Tobias Kainz
Tobias Kainz Midfielder
6.92
30
Lukas Fridrikas
Lukas Fridrikas Centre Forward
6.66
28
Jürgen Heil
Jürgen Heil Right Back
6.86
95
Damjan Kovacevic
Damjan Kovacevic Right Back
6.32
6
Habib Coulibaly
Habib Coulibaly Left Back
6.68
2
Luca Pazourek
Luca Pazourek Left Back
6.79
4
Benjamin Markus
Benjamin Markus Central Midfield
6.76
18
Fabian Wilfinger
Fabian Wilfinger Central Midfield
7.02
19
Lukas Spendlhofer
Lukas Spendlhofer Centre Back
7.08

CONCLUSION

Austria Wien enter as marginal favorites thanks to their home venue and 3.6 point power lead, positioning them to edge a closely contested affair against 6th-placed Hartberg. Equal form scores of 14.33 suggest no clear momentum advantage, forcing reliance on structural strengths and tactical execution. The hosts' superior rating could prove decisive in breaking down a resilient away side, especially amid absent advanced metrics like efficiency and set pieces. Expect a cagey matchup where Austria Wien's familiarity at Generali Arena tips the scales, though Hartberg's league proximity demands respect. Points here could reshape the Championship Round standings significantly.