UEFA Champions League · League Stage - 4 
Slovan Bratislava seek a standings lift against Lask Linz
Slovan Bratislava arrive bottom of the Champions League league-phase table, still chasing their first point after three matches. Lask Linz sit 24th on three points and will look to build on their advantage.
📍 Raiffeisen Arena
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Match facts
Recent form
Last 5 league games, latest on the right
Goals per game
| · | Scored | Conceded |
|---|---|---|
| Lask Linz | 2.2 | 2.6 |
| Slovan Bratislava | 1.2 | 1.9 |
PreviaXI model
Model confidence: Strong
- Predicted score
- 2-0
- Expected goals (model)
- 2.35 – 0.99
- Double chance
- 1X · 86%12 81% · X2 33%
- Over 2.5 goals
- 65%Over 1.5: 85% · Over 3.5: 43%
- Both teams score
- 57%
- Clean sheet
- 37% – 10%Lask Linz–Slovan Bratislava
- Half-time result
- 1 · 50%X 34% · 2 16%
- Half-time / full-time
- 1/1 · 45%X/1 19% · X/X 10%
- Expected corners
- 10.46.3 – 4.1 · Over 9.5: 58%
- Expected cards
- 4.02.1 – 1.9 · Over 3.5: 57%
- Most likely scores
- 2-010%
- 2-110%
- 1-19%
- 1-08%
- 3-08%
Statistical model based on expected goals (xG), results and match statistics from the last two seasons. For information only. How our model works →
Key trends
- 7 of Lask Linz’s last 8 matches had over 2.5 goals.
- 6 of Slovan Bratislava’s last 8 matches had over 2.5 goals.
- Both teams scored in 6 of Lask Linz’s last 8 matches.
Absences
Lask Linz
- OutG. Bello · Muscle Injury
- OutK. Cheikne · Off the roster
- OutR. Harakate · Knee Injury
- OutA. Smakaj · Off the roster
Slovan Bratislava
- OutA. Griger · Off the roster
- OutM. Kianga · Off the roster
- OutM. Kukharevych · Injury
- DoubtfulR. Cerepkai · Back Injury
Injury and suspension list from our data provider, updated every 6 hours. It can change before kick-off.
Chance to score
Lask Linz
- S. Adeniran8 goals in 11 games42%
- C. Lang8 goals in 15 games34%
- F. Flecker4 goals in 12 games19%
Slovan Bratislava
- A. Yirajang3 goals in 14 games7%
- A. Šporar2 goals in 11 games6%
Model estimate: each player’s season goals per minute compared with his team’s, applied to the model’s expected goals for this match and his usual minutes. Players listed as out are left out.
UEFA Champions League table
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Paris Saint Germain | 3 | +9 | 9 |
| 2 |  Aston Villa | 3 | +9 | 9 |
| 3 |  Liverpool | 3 | +5 | 9 |
| 4 |  Real Madrid | 3 | +5 | 9 |
| 5 |  Real Betis | 3 | +3 | 9 |
| 6 |  VfB Stuttgart | 3 | +5 | 7 |
| 7 |  Arsenal | 3 | +4 | 7 |
| 8 |  Barcelona | 3 | +5 | 6 |
| 9 |  Como | 3 | +5 | 6 |
| 10 |  Manchester City | 3 | +4 | 6 |
| 11 |  Club Brugge KV | 3 | +3 | 6 |
| 12 |  Sporting CP | 3 | +3 | 6 |
| 13 |  Borussia Dortmund | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| 14 |  Bayern München | 3 | +5 | 5 |
| 15 |  AS Roma | 3 | +3 | 4 |
| 16 |  Atletico Madrid | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| 17 |  Shakhtar Donetsk | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| 18 |  PSV Eindhoven | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 19 |  Villarreal | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 |  Inter | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 21 |  Manchester United | 3 | -1 | 3 |
| 22 |  Napoli | 3 | -2 | 3 |
| 23 |  Galatasaray | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 24 |  Lask Linz | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 25 |  Sabah FA | 3 | -3 | 3 |
| 26 |  Feyenoord | 3 | -4 | 3 |
| 27 |  Lens | 3 | -4 | 3 |
| 28 |  Bodo/Glimt | 3 | -5 | 3 |
| 29 |  AEK Athens FC | 3 | -5 | 3 |
| 30 |  RB Leipzig | 3 | -5 | 3 |
| 31 |  Fenerbahçe | 3 | -6 | 2 |
| 32 |  Slavia Praha | 3 | -3 | 1 |
| 33 |  Viking | 3 | -4 | 1 |
| 34 |  FC Porto | 3 | -4 | 0 |
| 35 |  Lille | 3 | -6 | 0 |
| 36 |  Slovan Bratislava | 3 | -12 | 0 |
Table as of
Next matches
Lask Linz
- Sat 7 NovRied – Lask LinzBundesliga
- Sat 21 NovLask Linz – TSV HartbergBundesliga
- Tue 24 NovBodo/Glimt – Lask LinzUEFA Champions League
Slovan Bratislava
- Sat 7 NovSlovan Bratislava – AS TrencinSuper Liga
- Sat 21 NovRužomberok – Slovan BratislavaSuper Liga
- Tue 24 NovSlovan Bratislava – Real BetisUEFA Champions League
A chance to climb
Slovan Bratislava head to Linz sitting 36th in the 36-team Champions League league-phase standings, with no points from three matches and a goal difference of minus 12. Their immediate aim is to climb the table and get their first points on the board. Lask Linz are 24th with three points from three games and a goal difference of minus three, giving them a stronger starting position before this fourth-round meeting.
That gap makes the match especially important for Slovan, but Lask also have an opportunity to strengthen their place in the standings. The home side will try to make its advantage count at Raiffeisen Arena.
Goals at both ends
Lask’s last five matches have brought 11 goals scored and 13 conceded, pointing to an attack that can threaten but a defence that has been vulnerable. Slovan have scored four and conceded 15 across their last five. Their three consecutive league-phase defeats, after opening with a win, underline the challenge they face as they seek a response.
Familiarity still to come
There is no recent head-to-head record between the teams to shape the build-up, so the league-phase standings and their contrasting goal returns offer the clearest clues.
Absences to manage
Lask are without G. Bello and R. Harakate through injury, while K. Cheikne and A. Smakaj are off the roster. Slovan will be without A. Griger, M. Kianga and M. Kukharevych; R. Cerepkai is questionable with a back injury.
Where the pressure may tell
Lask’s 11 goals in their last five matches give them a more productive recent attack than Slovan’s, while the visitors’ 15 goals conceded in that span point to a defensive vulnerability the hosts may seek to exploit. Slovan, meanwhile, need to turn their push for a first point into a more resilient display.
Our prediction
Lask’s stronger position in the standings and sharper recent scoring record make them the likelier side to control the match. PreviaXI’s model also favours the hosts, with the balance of its projection pointing to a Lask win and a clean sheet.
Lask Linz 2-0 Slovan Bratislava
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