- Team result: Austria Wien won the first leg of this UEFA Conference League Qualification fixture 2-0 away from home.
- Away form: Liepaja have won 1 and lost 3 of their last 4 away matches in all competitions.
- Away scoring: Liepaja have scored just 0.75 goals per away game on average across their last 4.
Austria’s momentum to finish Liepaja
Tactics and system
Stephan Helm has Austria Wien organized and flexible, with a compact 3-4-2-1 that protects the central lanes and springs quick vertical counters. They can also sit back and soak up pressure when needed, and they didn't need to do much work to win 2-0 away from home against Liepaja in the first-leg of this tie.
Form and consistency
The Austrian side head into this one with form on their side, with 5 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats in their last 10 in all competitions, including a 4-1 win over Paksi FC in their most recent home game. Liepaja have been more inconsistent, with 3 wins and 2 defeats in their last 5 games. The 2-0 defeat to Austria Wien at home in the previous leg showed a ceiling to what this side are capable of when under pressure.
Liepaja style
Vladimir Vassiljev has Liepaja playing a direct, wide-heavy game, using a 4-2-3-1 shape that pushes early balls into the box and looks to win duels. They don't offer as much structure and can be caught by the second ball, but they do pose a threat.
Liepaja’s direct game not to trouble Austria
Match outlook
With the 2-0 away win in the bag, Austria should be able to take their time and finish this matchup off in regulation time. Liepaja have only scored 0.75 goals per game in their away games over the last 4, so backing Over 2.5 goals at 1.47 and Both Teams To Score – No at 1.7 makes sense.
Austria have won 2, drawn 2 and lost 1 of their 5 home games in all competitions, conceding just 6 goals across those games, so there's a good chance that they can keep a clean sheet and finish the tie in a controlled manner.
We don't think this will be a shootout and fancy Austria to finish the job on Thursday.
- Fellipe Vieira has 3 goals in his last 5 games for Liepaja and has 3 goals in their last 8, while Ede Oloko has 1 goal in 3 games for the Latvian side and is currently the highest scorer in the club's UEFA Conference League Qualification history.
- Florian Wustinger has 1 goal for Austria Wien in this competition.
- The hosts are priced at 1.23 with the draw at 6.2, while Liepaja are massive underdogs.
