TSV Hartberg host Austria Lustenau in the Austria Bundesliga. Both sides have had a fairly similar start to the campaign, taking points off decent opposition without ever putting a real run together.
They go into this one level on points, just a couple of places apart in the table. Their recent meetings have tended to produce goals at both ends, which is a decent place to start when thinking about this one.
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How each side has been playing
Hartberg's last two league outings were draws, 3-3 at home to Lask Linz and 2-2 away at WSG Wattens, sandwiched between a home loss to Austria Vienna and wins over Ried, Altach and Sturm Graz. It's been a bit stop-start rather than any real pattern.
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TSV Hartberg: 20 completed matches; Austria Lustenau: 20 completed matches.
TSV Hartberg
- Win
- 60% 12 / 20
- Draw
- 15% 3 / 20
- Loss
- 25% 5 / 20
- Scored
- 42
- Conceded
- 23
- Difference
- +19
Austria Lustenau
- Win
- 40% 8 / 20
- Draw
- 25% 5 / 20
- Loss
- 35% 7 / 20
- Scored
- 29
- Conceded
- 25
- Difference
- +4
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bundesliga | TSV Hartberg | Lask Linz | 20.09.2026 | 3-3 |
| Bundesliga | WSG Wattens | TSV Hartberg | 13.09.2026 | 2-2 |
| Cup | SK Vorwarts Steyr | TSV Hartberg | 06.09.2026 | 0-4 |
| Bundesliga | TSV Hartberg | Ried | 30.08.2026 | 3-2 |
| Bundesliga | SCR Altach | TSV Hartberg | 22.08.2026 | 1-2 |
| Bundesliga | TSV Hartberg | Austria Vienna | 16.08.2026 | 0-2 |
| Bundesliga | TSV Hartberg | Sturm Graz | 08.08.2026 | 0-2 |
| Bundesliga | Red Bull Salzburg | TSV Hartberg | 01.08.2026 | 1-0 |
| Cup | Imst | TSV Hartberg | 26.07.2026 | 1-3 |
| Friendlies Clubs | TSV Hartberg | Voitsberg | 18.07.2026 | 0-2 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bundesliga | Austria Lustenau | SCR Altach | 19.09.2026 | 2-0 |
| Bundesliga | Austria Vienna | Austria Lustenau | 13.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Cup | SV Lafnitz | Austria Lustenau | 05.09.2026 | 2-6 |
| Bundesliga | Austria Lustenau | WSG Wattens | 28.08.2026 | 0-4 |
| Bundesliga | Sturm Graz | Austria Lustenau | 22.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| Bundesliga | Austria Lustenau | Wolfsberger AC | 15.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| Bundesliga | Grazer AK | Austria Lustenau | 08.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| Bundesliga | Austria Lustenau | Ried | 02.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| Cup | Krems / Rehberg | Austria Lustenau | 25.07.2026 | 0-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Nürnberg II | Austria Lustenau | 16.07.2026 | 1-0 |
Lustenau have been just as up and down. A 2-0 home win over Altach was followed by a defeat at Austria Vienna and a heavy 0-4 loss at home to Wattens, before a draw at Sturm Graz and a win over Wolfsberger AC either side of a loss at Grazer AK.
Neither team has strung together consistent results, so recent form doesn't point clearly one way.
Comparative Team Statistics: TSV Hartberg vs Austria Lustenau

An even head-to-head with goals in it
These two have met plenty of times over the years and it's rarely been a dull affair. Hartberg won 4-0 in the Bundesliga back in 2023 and then 3-0 in a Cup meeting the following year, but Lustenau have had their own big days too, including a 5-1 and a 4-1 win in recent seasons.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | Austria Lustenau | TSV Hartberg | 29.10.2024 | 0-3 |
| Bundesliga | Austria Lustenau | TSV Hartberg | 29.10.2023 | 0-4 |
| Bundesliga | TSV Hartberg | Austria Lustenau | 29.07.2023 | 2-2 |
| Bundesliga | Austria Lustenau | TSV Hartberg | 02.06.2023 | 5-1 |
| Bundesliga | TSV Hartberg | Austria Lustenau | 31.03.2023 | 0-1 |
| Bundesliga | TSV Hartberg | Austria Lustenau | 05.11.2022 | 1-1 |
| Bundesliga | Austria Lustenau | TSV Hartberg | 14.08.2022 | 4-1 |
| 2. Liga | TSV Hartberg | Austria Lustenau | 25.05.2018 | 2-0 |
| 2. Liga | Austria Lustenau | TSV Hartberg | 06.04.2018 | 0-4 |
| 2. Liga | TSV Hartberg | Austria Lustenau | 17.11.2017 | 0-0 |
On the individual side, Lustenau's D. Weixelbraun has scored four goals in seven appearances this term, with A. Verinac adding three goals and two assists. Hartberg's scoring has been more shared out, with T. Kainz among those chipping in with assists.
Matches between these two have rarely finished goalless.
A table with nothing between them
Seven games in, Hartberg and Lustenau sit on eight points apiece. Hartberg are sixth, Lustenau eighth, and the gap in goal difference is small too. It's early days, so this is more a snapshot of an even start than anything settled.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Ried | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11/12 | 8 |
| 6 | TSV Hartberg | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10/13 | 8 |
| 7 | WSG Wattens | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9/12 | 8 |
| 8 | Austria Lustenau | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8/11 | 8 |
| 9 | Grazer AK | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6/16 | 8 |
Neither side has established themselves clearly above the other yet this season.

Goals look like the shared theme
Hartberg's matches this season have averaged well over three goals combined, and Lustenau's have sat just above two and a half. Their head-to-head history follows a similar pattern, with several matches producing four or more goals.
Defensively, neither side has looked especially tight, and both have shown they can concede as freely as they score. That points towards an open game rather than a cagey one.
Key player statistics: TSV Hartberg vs Austria Lustenau
Match odds and squad lists
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Spendlhofer | Austria | 33 | Defender | 187 | 82 |
| T. Kainz | Austria | 33 | Midfielder | 174 | 68 |
| M. Pfeifer | Austria | 27 | Defender | 178 cm | 79 kg |
| Y. Diarra | Mali | 28 | Midfielder | 178 | 81 |
| A. Radulović | Serbia | 24 | Attacker | 176 | 71 |
| B. Markuš | Slovenia | 25 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| P. Komposch | Austria | 25 | Defender | 181 | 78 |
| L. Marić | Austria | 24 | Goalkeeper | 184 | 90 |
| A. Gattermayer | Austria | 24 | Attacker | 182 | 73 |
| F. Gerstl | Austria | 23 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| J. Karner | Austria | 22 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| L. Pazourek | Austria | 21 | Midfielder | 178 | n/a |
| Á. Pécsi | Hungary | 21 | Goalkeeper | 190 | n/a |
| C. Hoffmann | Germany | 31 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| J. Drew | Australia | 23 | Attacker | 179 | 71 |
| F. Wilfinger | Austria | 23 | Defender | 178 | 74 |
| O. Lukic | Austria | 20 | Midfielder | 188 | 70 |
| C. Onuoha | Nigeria | 21 | Attacker | 188 | n/a |
| Habib Coulibaly | Spain | 22 | Defender | 186 | n/a |
| K. Schopp | Austria | 20 | Defender | 195 | 90 |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Grabher | Austria | 33 | Midfielder | 170 | 57 |
| D. Schierl | Austria | 32 | Goalkeeper | 184 | 82 |
| A. Gashi | Austria | 29 | Attacker | 183 | 66 |
| M. Maak | Austria | 34 | Defender | 191 | 87 |
| Danilo Soares | Brazil | 34 | Defender | 170 | 72 |
| F. Gmeiner | Austria | 29 | Defender | 177 | n/a |
| S. Delaye | France | 24 | Midfielder | 171 | 65 |
| L. Jastremski | Germany | 25 | Attacker | 190 | 83 |
| R. Voisine | France | 24 | Defender | 188 | n/a |
| Anilson | Brazil | 25 | Defender | 185 cm | 66 kg |
| L. Ibertsberger | Austria | 23 | 181 cm | n/a | |
| D. Weixelbraun | Austria | 22 | Midfielder | 180 | n/a |
| N. Pertlwieser | Austria | 22 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| D. Kacuri | Switzerland | 22 | Midfielder | 190 cm | 82 kg |
| H. Ismailcebioglu | Austria | 23 | Midfielder | 175 | n/a |
| A. Verinac | Croatia | 21 | Attacker | 193 | n/a |
| I. Ouattara | Côte d'Ivoire | 32 | Attacker | 176 | n/a |
| S. Diarra | Mali | 22 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| P. Böhm | Germany | 24 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| Frederic Flatz | Austria | 20 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
With both teams level in the table and neither settled on form, there's little to split them on pure results. What does stand out is how open their matches have generally been, both individually and against each other.
Given that shared tendency towards goals at both ends, leaning towards Over 2.5 goals feels like the more sensible read of this fixture than trying to call the outright winner.
