WSG Wattens vs Austria Vienna 1-1

WSG Wattens and Austria Vienna drew 1-1 in Innsbruck after Aleksandar Dragović cancelled out Nikolai Baden Frederiksen’s opener before half-time. Neither side could find a winner after the interval.

Nikolai Baden Frederiksen opened the scoring in the 16th minute for WSG Wattens, finishing from Matthäus Taferner to make it 1-0. Austria Vienna levelled in the 42nd minute when Dragović scored from Reinhold Ranftl’s assist, and it was 1-1 at the break.

The second half brought five substitutions windows and a few late changes, but no further goals. WSG Wattens made two changes on 83 minutes, with Moritz Wels and Baden Frederiksen going off for Thomas Goiginger and Lukas Hinterseer, while Austria Vienna made two on 69 minutes and two more on 85 minutes as they tried to tilt the game their way. A 1-1 draw was the final outcome.

The numbers pointed to a fairly even contest, with Austria Vienna shading possession at 52% to 48% and edging shots 12-8 and shots on target 5-3. WSG Wattens, though, produced the better expected goals at 1.81 to 0.71, while the sides were level on five corners and three offsides each. Austria Vienna made 518 passes to WSG Wattens’ 478, but WSG Wattens had the edge in saves, 4-2, and committed fewer fouls, 9-16.

There were three yellow cards in the first half, with Aleksandar Dragović booked in the 30th minute, Matthäus Taferner on 31 minutes and Wilhelm Vorsager also on 31 minutes. Philipp Semlic was booked for WSG Wattens in the 82nd minute. There were no red cards.