SKN ST. Polten vs Austria Vienna (Am) Prediction

Right then, let's get down to business! SKN ST. Polten are sitting pretty at the top of the 2. Liga table with 29 points from 14 games, while Austria Vienna's amateur side are languishing in 6th on 21 points. That's a proper gap between these two sides, and the home team should be smelling blood here.

Looking at recent form, the league leaders have been a bit shaky lately - only 5 wins from their last 10 games with 4 losses thrown in. They drew 1-1 with WSPG Wels in their last outing, which isn't exactly championship-winning stuff, is it? Before that, they did manage a 2-1 win over SV Kapfenberg, but they've also suffered losses to Admira Wacker (2-1) and a concerning 2-0 home defeat to Floridsdorfer AC. Not the form of a team that's running away with the title, hey!

Austria Vienna's youngsters haven't been much better either - 3 wins, 3 draws, and 4 losses in their last 10. They did pick up a decent 2-1 away win at SV Kapfenberg and beat bottom-dwellers Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz 2-1 at home, but they've also lost to Floridsdorfer AC and FC Liefering recently. They're scoring goals but leaking them at the back - typical young team stuff!

Now here's where it gets interesting - the head-to-head record is completely one-sided! SKN ST. Polten have won 4 out of 5 meetings with just 1 draw, and they've scored 13 goals while conceding only 1. That's domination, my friend! They've won every single home game against these boys, including a 4-1 thumping back in August.

The home side averages 1.40 goals per game at home while conceding just 0.80, which is solid. Austria Vienna away from home actually score the same 1.40 goals per game but let in 1.80 - that's like leaving the back door wide open! Both teams have been scoring regularly though - SKN have seen both teams score in 60% of their recent games, while Austria Vienna are at 70%.

With the odds at 1.48 for the home win, it's not exactly value territory given their recent form. But the Both Teams to Score market at 1.80 looks tasty - both sides have been finding the net regularly, and Austria Vienna's leaky away defense combined with SKN's recent defensive wobbles suggests goals at both ends.

Key Points:

• SKN ST. Polten top the table but recent form has been inconsistent

• Head-to-head record heavily favors the home side (4W-1D-0L)

• Both teams scoring in recent matches - SKN 60%, Austria Vienna 70%

• Austria Vienna concede 1.80 goals per game away from home

• Home side have 100% win record against this opposition at home

I'm backing both teams to score here. SKN should have too much quality overall, but their recent defensive issues combined with Austria Vienna's away scoring record suggests we'll see goals at both ends. The odds offer decent value and the stats back it up perfectly.