In this week 13 match on Oct 22nd, Hartberg will play host to Wattens in a clash of the Tipico Bundesliga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. In their last match, 12th placed Hartberg, recorded a 0-1 loss against Rheindorf Altach. Atdhe Nuhiu scored the first goal for Rheindorf Altach in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed Hartberg couldn’t manage to score, and Rheindorf Altach took the shutout win. Hartberg looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while wattens is fresh off their 3-2 win against Austria Lustenau. Kofi Schulz scored the first goal for Wattens in the 14th minute, then Sandi Ogrinec added another in the 28th minute. Wattens is looking for direction having 3 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
On the 31st of July, Wattens hosted Hartberg at the Tivoli Stadion Tirol in their last match together. Wattens won by a score of 2 to 1. Okan Aydın scored the first goal for Hartberg in the 37th minute, then Sandi Ogrinec tied it up for Wattens in the 2nd minute of the first half’s stoppage time Finally they completed the comback victory in the 55th minute on a penalty goal by Tim Prica to cap off a wild match.
Wattens’s most prolific scorer has been Nik Prelec. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Dario Tadić has been the most prolific scorer on Hartberg in his last 5 matches with 3 goals.