First Vienna vs SKN ST. Polten Prediction

Mornoo, what's up? Pajimon here with another one for the bookies. We've got First Vienna hosting SKN ST. Polten in the 2. Liga on 9 October, and I'm telling you, this one's got a nice flavour to it — like a good braai on a nice afternoon.

First Vienna have been cooking. Four wins from their last five, and the only blemish is that 1–2 loss at Lask Linz on 2 October. Before that, they were winning 3–1 at WSPG Wels, 2–0 at Rapid Wien II, and 4–0 at Austria Salzburg in the Cup. In their last 10 games across all venues, they've won 7, drawn 1 and lost 2, scoring 2.1 per game and conceding just 1.0. They've failed to score in zero of those 10. That's a team that's got the fire going.

Now look at SKN ST. Polten. In their last 10, they've won 3, drawn 1 and lost 6. They're scoring 0.8 per game and conceding 1.3. Five of those 10 games ended with them failing to score. On the road over 20 away games, they've managed 9 wins, 3 draws and 8 losses, scoring 1.6 per game but conceding 1.4. They're on a two-game winning run — 2–1 at home against Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz and 3–1 at FC Liefering — but that's a short stretch against a longer run of results that don't look good.

The head-to-head at this ground tells a story. The most recent meeting here, on 20 February 2026, was a 2–1 First Vienna win. Going further back, the older meetings at First Vienna's ground saw them win 2–1 and 7–3. I'll be honest — those older games are historical and I'm not treating them as a trend, but they do paint a picture of how this fixture tends to play out at this end.

First Vienna's home record over 20 games: 9 wins, 5 draws, 6 losses, 1.5 goals scored per game, 1.25 conceded. SKN ST. Polten's away record over 20 games: 9 wins, 3 draws, 8 losses, 1.6 scored, 1.4 conceded. First Vienna keep things tighter at home — 7 clean sheets in 20 compared to SKN's 4 away.

The counter-argument? SKN ST. Polten are on a two-game winning run and have scored 5 goals in those two. First Vienna dropped their last game. And the market has the home side at 1.95, which implies about a 51% chance. I think the form gap is bigger than that price suggests. First Vienna are scoring 2.1 per game in their last 10 while SKN ST. Polten manage 0.8, and First Vienna are conceding 1.0 to SKN's 1.3. That's a team that's got the edge.

Key Points:

• First Vienna: 4W 1L in last 5, 7W in last 10, 2.1 goals scored per game, 0 failed to score

• SKN ST. Polten: 3W 1D 6L in last 10, 0.8 goals scored per game, 5/10 failed to score

• H2H at this venue: First Vienna won 2–1 in February 2026; older meetings at this ground were 2–1 and 7–3

• First Vienna home: 9W in 20, 1.25 conceded/game; SKN away: 8L in 20, 1.4 conceded/game

• SKN ST. Polten on a 2-game winning run but poor form over the last 10

Verdict: I'm going with the First Vienna home win at 1.95. The form, the home record, and the head-to-head all point the same way. Grab your beer, mate — this one's a good one.