Match Previews
Bundesliga
Round 1
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Last updated: Fri 28 July 2023 08:03Ljubicic may start. No reason to switch from a 4-2-3-1. No absentees of note - just Taoui, Anselm, Ba, and Wiesinger are confirmed as out. Thomas Sageder's first Bundesliga match in charge. Andrade back in training.
Destroyed part-timers SC Röthis 6-0 in the OFB-Cup last time out. Dominated from the start, and took a decent lead early on before arriving with even more vim and vigour after the interval.
Nakamura and Marin Ljubicic are still at loggerheads over who should be the starting forward. Ljubicic's convincing showing in the OFB-Cup demolition job against SC Röthis last time out should give him the edge here.
No noteworthy absentees have been reported, and there's no reason to expect any major changes from their last match. The team are settled in a 4-2-3-1; it suits them, and they're at their most effective with it.
First Bundesliga match in charge for new boss Thomas Sageder.
Rotation options Taoui, Anselm, Ba, and Wiesinger missed the OFB-Cup match because of injury. None of them will make this game, and none of them should be missed.
Having started training on 26/07, centre-back Andrade - now back at the club - is in contention for the squad, although a bench spot looks more likely at present.
Have not lost at home against Rapid Vienna in their last four meetings, winning their last two consecutively.
Rapid Vienna
Last updated: Fri 28 July 2023 08:04Cvetkovic and Oswald are available. Burgstaller returns. Hofmann getting closer. Bajic and Pejic are out.
Hammered part-timers Donaufeld 7-0 in the OFB-Cup last time out. Faded a little toward HT (although still 2-0 up) but emerged with far more endeavour after the HT break.
Defender Cvetkovic missed the last match with a calf injury but has been back in training this week and is expected to participate. May be thrown in at the deep end; they've looked poor defensively without their new signing.
Key striker Burgstaller returned from injury in time for the OFB-Cup encounter against Donaufeld.
Pejic and Oswald were carrying injuries but the latter is now available; the former will be out for a while yet.
Defender Hofmann is no longer injured but rehabilitation is taking longer than anticipated.
Attacker Bajic picked up a knock last match; not a big loss if he fails. He'll be out until mid-August or so.
Haven't won in Linz for four consecutive visits, losing the last two.
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4-2-3-1 Previous Line Ups
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tobias Lawal | 1 | ||
| Filip Stojkovic | 22 | ||
| Philipp Ziereis | 5 | ||
| Felix Luckeneder | 33 | ||
| Rene Renner | 7 | ||
| Peter Michorl | 8 | ||
| Branko Jovicic | 18 | ||
| Florian Flecker | 29 | ||
| Robert Zulj | 10 | ||
| Moussa Kone | 11 | ||
| Marin Ljubicic | 9 |
4-2-3-1 Previous Line Ups
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niklas Hedl | 45 | ||
| Thorsten Schick | 13 | ||
| Nenad Cvetkovic | 55 | ||
| Leopold Querfeld | 43 | ||
| Jonas Auer | 23 | ||
| Nikolas Sattlberger | 34 | ||
| Roman Kerschbaum | 5 | ||
| Nicolas Kühn | 10 | ||
| Matthias Seidl | 18 | ||
| Marco Grüll | 27 | ||
| Guido Burgstaller | 9 |
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jörg Siebenhandl | 28 | ||
| Andres Andrade | 16 | ||
| Sascha Horvath | 30 | ||
| Keito Nakamura | 38 | ||
| Ivan Ljubic | 21 | ||
| Ibrahim Mustapha | 23 | ||
| Moses Usor | 17 |
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Gartler | 25 | ||
| Michael Sollbauer | 19 | ||
| Martin Moorman | 26 | ||
| Patrick Greil | 4 | ||
| Nicolas Bajlicz | 30 | ||
| Fally Mayulu | 17 | ||
| Oliver Strunz | 7 |
- George Bello (def), transfer from (Arminia Bielefeld, Ebrima Darboe (mid), loan from AS Roma, Moussa Kone (att), transfer from Nimes Olympique, Elias Havel (att), transfer from Liefering, Lenny Pintor (mid), transfer from AS Saint-Etienne, Ivan Ljubic (mid), transfer from Sturm Graz, Jörg Siebenhandl (gk), transfer from Sturm Graz, Andres Andrade (def), transfer from Arminia Bielefeld, Sanoussy Ba (def), loan from RB Leipzig, Husein Balic (mid), loan expired, Efthymios Koulouris (att), loan expired, Nikolas Polster (gk), loan expired, Marcel Monsberger (att), loan expired, Filip Twardzik (def), loan expired, Marco Sulzner (mid), loan expired, Sebastian Kapsamer (def), loan expired, Dominik Weixelbraun (mid), loan expired.
- Efthymios Koulouris (att), transfer to Pogon Szczecin, Thomas Sabitzer (att), transfer to Wolfsberger AC, Alexander Schlager (gk), transfer to FC Red Bull Salzburg, Nemanja Celic (mid), loan expired, Enrique Wild (def), transfer to DSV Leoben, Oumar Sako (def), transfer to Arda, Maksym Taloverov (def), loan expired, Marvin Potzmann (def), transfer to Austria Vienna, Jan Boller (def), contract expired, Marcel Monsberger (att), transfer to SKU Amstetten, Nikolas Polster (gk), loan to Horn.
- Matthias Seidl (mid), transfer from FC Blau-Weiss Linz, Dennis Kaygin (mid), transfer from FSV Mainz 05, Fally Mayulu (att), transfer from FC Blau-Weiss Linz, Nenad Cvetkovic (def), transfer from MS Ashdod, Rene Kriwak (att), loan expired.
- Ferdy Druijf (att), loan to PEC Zwolle), Dragoljub Savic (mid), transfer to FK RFS, Rene Kriwak (att), transfer to FC Dordrecht, Bernhard Zimmermann (att), loan to WAC, Denso Kasius (def), loan expired, Dejan Petrovic (mid), transfer to HNK Rijeka, Kevin Wimmer (def), transfer to Slovan Bratislava), Christoph Knasmüllner (mid), contract expired, Lion Schuster (mid), contract expired.
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tobias Lawal | 1 | ||
| Filip Stojkovic | 22 | ||
| Philipp Ziereis | 5 | ||
| Felix Luckeneder | 33 | ||
| Rene Renner | 7 | ||
| Peter Michorl | 8 | ||
| Branko Jovicic | 18 | ||
| Florian Flecker | 29 | ||
| Robert Zulj | 10 | ||
| Moussa Kone | 11 | ||
| Marin Ljubicic | 9 |
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jörg Siebenhandl | 28 | ||
| Andres Andrade | 16 | ||
| Sascha Horvath | 30 | ||
| Keito Nakamura | 38 | ||
| Ivan Ljubic | 21 | ||
| Ibrahim Mustapha | 23 | ||
| Moses Usor | 17 |
- George Bello (def), transfer from (Arminia Bielefeld, Ebrima Darboe (mid), loan from AS Roma, Moussa Kone (att), transfer from Nimes Olympique, Elias Havel (att), transfer from Liefering, Lenny Pintor (mid), transfer from AS Saint-Etienne, Ivan Ljubic (mid), transfer from Sturm Graz, Jörg Siebenhandl (gk), transfer from Sturm Graz, Andres Andrade (def), transfer from Arminia Bielefeld, Sanoussy Ba (def), loan from RB Leipzig, Husein Balic (mid), loan expired, Efthymios Koulouris (att), loan expired, Nikolas Polster (gk), loan expired, Marcel Monsberger (att), loan expired, Filip Twardzik (def), loan expired, Marco Sulzner (mid), loan expired, Sebastian Kapsamer (def), loan expired, Dominik Weixelbraun (mid), loan expired.
- Efthymios Koulouris (att), transfer to Pogon Szczecin, Thomas Sabitzer (att), transfer to Wolfsberger AC, Alexander Schlager (gk), transfer to FC Red Bull Salzburg, Nemanja Celic (mid), loan expired, Enrique Wild (def), transfer to DSV Leoben, Oumar Sako (def), transfer to Arda, Maksym Taloverov (def), loan expired, Marvin Potzmann (def), transfer to Austria Vienna, Jan Boller (def), contract expired, Marcel Monsberger (att), transfer to SKU Amstetten, Nikolas Polster (gk), loan to Horn.
Rapid Vienna
Last updated: Fri 28 July 2023 08:04Cvetkovic and Oswald are available. Burgstaller returns. Hofmann getting closer. Bajic and Pejic are out.
Hammered part-timers Donaufeld 7-0 in the OFB-Cup last time out. Faded a little toward HT (although still 2-0 up) but emerged with far more endeavour after the HT break.
Defender Cvetkovic missed the last match with a calf injury but has been back in training this week and is expected to participate. May be thrown in at the deep end; they've looked poor defensively without their new signing.
Key striker Burgstaller returned from injury in time for the OFB-Cup encounter against Donaufeld.
Pejic and Oswald were carrying injuries but the latter is now available; the former will be out for a while yet.
Defender Hofmann is no longer injured but rehabilitation is taking longer than anticipated.
Attacker Bajic picked up a knock last match; not a big loss if he fails. He'll be out until mid-August or so.
Haven't won in Linz for four consecutive visits, losing the last two.
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niklas Hedl | 45 | ||
| Thorsten Schick | 13 | ||
| Nenad Cvetkovic | 55 | ||
| Leopold Querfeld | 43 | ||
| Jonas Auer | 23 | ||
| Nikolas Sattlberger | 34 | ||
| Roman Kerschbaum | 5 | ||
| Nicolas Kühn | 10 | ||
| Matthias Seidl | 18 | ||
| Marco Grüll | 27 | ||
| Guido Burgstaller | 9 |
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Gartler | 25 | ||
| Michael Sollbauer | 19 | ||
| Martin Moorman | 26 | ||
| Patrick Greil | 4 | ||
| Nicolas Bajlicz | 30 | ||
| Fally Mayulu | 17 | ||
| Oliver Strunz | 7 |
- Matthias Seidl (mid), transfer from FC Blau-Weiss Linz, Dennis Kaygin (mid), transfer from FSV Mainz 05, Fally Mayulu (att), transfer from FC Blau-Weiss Linz, Nenad Cvetkovic (def), transfer from MS Ashdod, Rene Kriwak (att), loan expired.
- Ferdy Druijf (att), loan to PEC Zwolle), Dragoljub Savic (mid), transfer to FK RFS, Rene Kriwak (att), transfer to FC Dordrecht, Bernhard Zimmermann (att), loan to WAC, Denso Kasius (def), loan expired, Dejan Petrovic (mid), transfer to HNK Rijeka, Kevin Wimmer (def), transfer to Slovan Bratislava), Christoph Knasmüllner (mid), contract expired, Lion Schuster (mid), contract expired.