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LASK Linz will not be too troubled by their 2-1 home defeat against Sturm Graz, given the latter currently sit 7 places further up the league table than they do.  They achieved 47% possession in that match and had 9 strikes at goal, with 3 hitting the target, up against Sturm Graz's tally of 8 efforts at goal, 4 of which were on target.  

While they have been strong in attack with 12 goals scored in their last 6 games, their defence has let them down slightly, by conceeding 7 at the other end which has led to points being dropped.  They have scored in 5 of their last 6 games, but so far this season they have conceded at least 1 goal in 10 of their 11 games.  

They're experiencing a very poor spell of form at Raiffeisen Arena, having lost 4 of their last 6 home games.  

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TSV Hartberg will be very happy having secured 3 points in their last match with a significant 2-1 home win against Blau-Weiss Linz.  They came away from that fixture with a 47% share of the possession and clocked up 13 attempts on goal with 4 on target, in comparison to Blau-Weiss Linz, who managed 17 attempts on goal, 9 of which were on target.  

Manager Manfred Schmid will be reasonably pleased with his team's performances in front of goal, having scored 11 goals in their last 6 games, but will want to tighten up his defence with 7 goals conceded in the same period.  They've failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 away games; however, overall they've scored in 9 of their 10 games this season.  

They have had a strong run of form recently, being undefeated in 5 of their last 6 games and picking up 4 wins along the way.  

On an individual basis, Patrik Mijić will be looking to get on the scoresheet again having scored 4 goals in TSV Hartberg's last 6 league games.