St. Pölten took all three points from their trip to Waldviertel 2 on Saturday, winning 3:1 in the Bundesliga 2. The result moves the visitors further clear at the top of the table while the hosts remain in fourth place after three games.
St. Pölten now sit on ten points from four matches, having lost just once in that span. Waldviertel 2 still have five points from three games, with two victories and a defeat to their name. The gap between them has grown by five points since the fixture date.
The visitors arrived with momentum, having won four consecutive matches before this trip. Their recent record includes victories over Vöcklabruck, Salzburg, and Oberkärnten, with only a 2:3 loss to Klagenfurt 2 in their last outing before the current run. To be fair, they had not been without a result since that defeat in April.
Waldviertel 2 came into the match with mixed fortunes, having secured three wins from their last five outings but also suffering two heavy defeats. By then, the hosts had shown they could score freely but also conceded in bunches. And here's the thing about home games — you expect a reaction when the form has been inconsistent.
The result keeps St. Pölten in touch with the automatic promotion places while Waldviertel 2 will need to find consistency if they want to climb. Three more matches separate them from where they want to be, and neither side has much room for error at this stage of the campaign.