The pressure is on both teams to come away with a positive result on Thursday as they endeavour to keep their slim hopes of a top-two finish in Group E alive. A victory would do the world of good for either side, but we feel that the spoils may be shared in a closely-fought contest considering that there is little to separate these two clubs. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Union SG win with a probability of 45.4%. A win for LASK Linz had a probability of 29.79% and a draw had a probability of 24.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a Union SG win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.51%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.24%) and 2-0 (7.5%). The likeliest LASK Linz win was 0-1 (7.42%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.7%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Union SG would win this match.

Result
Union SG	Draw	LASK Linz
45.4% ( 1.05)	24.81% ( 0)	29.79% ( -1.06)

Both teams to score 56.19% (

-0.59)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

53.27% (

-0.52)

46.72% (

0.51)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

31.01% (

-0.49)

68.98% (

0.48)

Union SG Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

79.35% (

0.25)

20.64% (

-0.26)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

46.79% (

0.4)

53.21% (

-0.4)

LASK Linz Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

70.81% (

-0.98)

29.18% (

0.97)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

34.87% (

-1.22)

65.13% (

1.21)

Score Analysis

Union SG 45.4%

LASK Linz 29.79%

Draw 24.8%

Union SG	Draw	LASK Linz
1-0 @ 9.51% ( 0.27) 2-1 @ 9.24% ( 0.09) 2-0 @ 7.5% ( 0.27) 3-1 @ 4.86% ( 0.09) 3-0 @ 3.94% ( 0.17) 3-2 @ 2.99% ( -0.03) 4-1 @ 1.92% ( 0.05) 4-0 @ 1.56% ( 0.08) 4-2 @ 1.18% ( -0) Other @ 2.72% Total : 45.4%	1-1 @ 11.7% ( 0.03) 0-0 @ 6.02% ( 0.13) 2-2 @ 5.69% ( -0.1) 3-3 @ 1.23% ( -0.04) Other @ 0.16% Total : 24.8%	0-1 @ 7.42% ( -0.04) 1-2 @ 7.21% ( -0.18) 0-2 @ 4.57% ( -0.15) 1-3 @ 2.96% ( -0.16) 2-3 @ 2.33% ( -0.11) 0-3 @ 1.88% ( -0.12) 1-4 @ 0.91% ( -0.08) Other @ 2.51% Total : 29.79%