Lask Linz vs Slovan Bratislava Prediction

Shaky form on both sides

Lask have lost five of their last six matches in all competitions, including a 4-0 defeat at Austria Lustenau and a 3-6 thriller at home to Liverpool. They did show they can score, beating Ried 5-4 in the cup just days ago, but their defending has been loose throughout.

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Lask Linz to win

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Lask Linz: 20 completed matches; Slovan Bratislava: 20 completed matches.

Lask Linz

20 matches

Win

65% 13 / 20

Draw

5% 1 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

57

Conceded

32

Difference

+25

Slovan Bratislava

20 matches

Win

55% 11 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

42

Conceded

30

Difference

+12

Slovan have actually looked more solid domestically, going unbeaten in their last four Super Liga outings with wins at Trencin and Trnava either side of draws. In Europe though it's been a different story, with heavy losses to Roma (4-0) and Stuttgart (0-3) in their last two Champions League matches.

Neither side's European form matches their domestic output right now.

Comparative Team Statistics: Lask Linz vs Slovan Bratislava

Both stuck at the bottom of the group table

This is the Champions League league phase table, and it makes for grim reading for both clubs. Lask sit 33rd with zero points from two games, while Slovan are just below them in 36th, also without a point.

Lask's goal difference is less damaging than Slovan's, having scored three and conceded seven compared to Slovan's one scored and nine conceded, but neither side has anything to show for their European campaign so far.

Limited team news, mostly on the Slovan side

The only individual data we have relates to Slovan. Aleksandar Šporar has two goals in four appearances, making him their most productive forward of late, while Blackman, Mustafić and Sandro Cruz have all picked up multiple yellow cards in their last seven matches each, which is worth keeping an eye on given how quickly bookings can mount in a tight European fixture.

Slovan Bratislava:

Best scorers:

A. Šporar - 2

Penalty cards:

C. Blackman x 3

A. Mustafić x 2

Sandro Cruz x 2

There's no comparable player information available for Lask here, so it's not possible to flag any specific men in form or at risk on their side.

A favourite with questions to answer

Lask being priced up as clear favourites sits a little oddly against a run of five defeats in six. Slovan, by contrast, have shown they can win games domestically even if their continental form has been poor.

Both teams come into this needing something from Europe, sitting at the foot of the table with nothing to show so far. That shared pressure, combined with how differently each side has performed depending on the competition, makes this a hard one to read with real confidence.