Austria Vienna vs FK Liepaja — UEFA Europa Conference League: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
- 4′FK Liepaja, goal:0–1
- 8′FK Liepaja, red card:Professional foul last man
- 11′Austria Vienna, yellow card:Foul
- 16′FK Liepaja, yellow card:Foul
- 19′Austria Vienna, goal:1–1assist
- 29′Austria Vienna, goal:2–1
- 34′FK Liepaja, yellow card:Foul
- 36′FK Liepaja, substitution:off
- 42′FK Liepaja, substitution:off
- Half-time2 – 1
- 46′Austria Vienna, substitution:off
- 46′FK Liepaja, substitution:off
- 60′Austria Vienna, substitution:off
- 60′Austria Vienna, substitution:off
- 60′Austria Vienna, substitution:off
- 66′Austria Vienna, goal:3–1assist
- 72′FK Liepaja, substitution:A. Leiteoff
- 72′FK Liepaja, substitution:off
- 73′Austria Vienna, substitution:off
- Full-time3 – 1
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Match report
Austria Vienna overturn early deficit to beat 10-man Liepaja
Austria Vienna came from behind to beat FK Liepaja 3-1 in the UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round at Generali Arena, turning an early setback into a comfortable win after Liepaja were reduced to ten men.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Liepaja made the perfect start when A. Haidara scored in the fourth minute to put the visitors ahead, but their evening unravelled almost immediately as Marvin Martins was sent off in the eighth minute. Austria Vienna capitalised before the break, with J. Feddersen levelling in the 19th minute from a Philipp Maybach assist before Kelvin Boateng put the home side ahead in the 29th, sending them in 2-1 up at half-time.
The hosts extended their advantage in the second half when Reinhold Ranftl converted a Manfred Fischer assist in the 66th minute to make it 3-1, a scoreline that held to the final whistle. Austria Vienna dominated possession and territory throughout against their depleted opponents, pressing home the numerical advantage created by the early red card.
Ranftl scored the decisive third goal in the 66th minute and finished as the highest-rated player on the pitch with an 8.5 rating.
Austria Vienna's 66% share of possession reflected their control for long periods, particularly after Liepaja were reduced to ten men.
Austria Vienna beat FK Liepaja 3–1 (half-time 2–1).
Austria Vienna met FK Liepaja in the UEFA Europa Conference League (2nd Qualifying Round). Kick-off was Thursday, 30 July 2026, 18:30 UTC at Generali Arena. Referee: Luca Zufferli.
Team pages: Austria Vienna · FK Liepaja · UEFA Europa Conference League
Key moments
- 4' Goal: A. Haidara — 0–1
- 8' Red card: Marvin Martins
- 19' Goal: J. Feddersen (assist: Philipp Maybach) — 1–1
- 29' Goal: Kelvin Boateng — 2–1
- 66' Goal: Reinhold Ranftl (assist: Manfred Fischer) — 3–1
Starting line-ups
Austria Vienna (3-4-3)
FK Liepaja (4-2-3-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Austria Vienna 67%, the draw 19%, FK Liepaja 14%. It finished Austria Vienna 3–1 FK Liepaja.
Austria Vienna's rating gap decides it — Austria Vienna are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and that is most of Austria Vienna's 67%. The draw at 19% is about what a gap this size usually leaves.
Why Austria Vienna at 67%?
Austria Vienna sit 224 points higher on our strength rating — 1512 to 1287. Sides with a 200–300-point rating edge at home won 67.0% of 5,896 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 61–21–18.
Why only 67%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 67% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 19% and FK Liepaja at 14%.
Why is the draw only 19%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 19.6%. These teams' recent games average 3.0 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.6% of 24,687.
What did we measure but not count?
Austria Vienna average 16 points more possession, but the rating gap here is 224 points. Our control receipt only exists between near-equals — there it moved results; across a class gap we could not measure a separate style edge, so style scores 0 here.
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About this match
On this page: the Austria Vienna vs FK Liepaja final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Europa Conference League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Austria Vienna and FK Liepaja team pages or the UEFA Europa Conference League page.