Match Previews
Bundesliga
Round 1
Rain, Overcast
24oC | Precip: 100% (0 mm) | Wind 0.7 m/s Wolfsberger AC
Last updated: Sat 29 July 2023 08:04Bonmann should start. Veratschnig, Novak doubts. Baribo absent; medical in USA. Likely to be too soon for Bamba to debutise.
Hammered part-timers FC Kufstein 4-0 in the OFB-Cup last time out. It felt like more of a training match as Wolfsberger AC dominated throughout, and attacked whenever it suited them to do so. They didn't have to get out of first gear to win 4-0.
Despite starting in their OFB-Cup match, it's expected that backup GK Gütlbauer will return to the bench with Bonmann starting ahead of him.
Novak, Veratschnig and Baribo were surprise absentees from the squad for the game last time out. It's not yet clear if the former duo are injured or not but the latter duo would be big losses if they failed to make the squad here as it'd be two new attackers playing up front together, albeit against a newly-promoted team at home. Baribo will miss out; he's having a medical at Philadelphia Union. They've already signed Bamba as a replacement for him, although only a day before this match so may not be utilised.
Blau-Weiß Linz
Last updated: Sat 29 July 2023 08:05First ever Bundesliga match. Maranda and Tursch are doubts. No real reason to change anything.
Smashed part-timers Wallern/Marienkirchen 5-1 away from home in the OFB-Cup last time out. Their second-half showing was more convincing than their first-half showing, and they owed a lot of that to the surprise equaliser from Mitter.
Defender Maranda and midfielder Tursch were surprise omissions for the OFB-Cup win against Wallern/Marienkirchen. It's not clear why they were absent at this point. The former would be a substantial miss here.
No real reason to change anything from last match. They do need to sharpen up but there's nobody on the bench that is better than anybody in the starting eleven so a change for a tricky fixture like this seems unlikely at this time.
The Hofmann Personal Stadium is finally open, although they won't be able to play their first match in it until the next round of Bundesliga matches where they host TSV Hartberg.
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Michael Novak27 25 % -
Nicholas Veratschnig6 25 %
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Tai Baribo11
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4-2-2-2 Previous Line Ups
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hendrik Bonmann | 1 | ||
| Adis Jasic | 97 | ||
| Dominik Baumgartner | 22 | ||
| Simon Piesinger | 8 | ||
| Jonathan Scherzer | 3 | ||
| Mario Leitgeb | 16 | ||
| Ervin Omic | 17 | ||
| Thierno Ballo | 70 | ||
| Florian Rieder | |||
| Bernhard Zimmermann | |||
| Thomas Sabitzer |
3-2-2-2-1 Previous Line Ups
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Schmid | 1 | ||
| Stefan Haudum | 27 | ||
| Fabio Strauss | 2 | ||
| Danilo Mitrovic | 5 | ||
| Michael Brandner | 13 | ||
| Tobias Koch | 6 | ||
| Fabian Windhager | 22 | ||
| Julian Golles | 14 | ||
| Raphael Hofer | |||
| Paul Mensah | 10 | ||
| Ronivaldo Bernardo Sales | 9 |
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lukas Gütlbauer | 32 | ||
| Scott Kennedy | |||
| Lukas Ibertsberger | |||
| Konstantin Kerschbaumer | 7 | ||
| Augustine Boakye | 20 | ||
| Pascal Müller | 14 | ||
| Thorsten Röcher | 18 |
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Radulovic | 31 | ||
| Simon Pirkl | 8 | ||
| Marcel Schantl | 28 | ||
| Conor Noß | 7 | ||
| Marco Krainz | 4 | ||
| Stefan Feiertag | 18 | ||
| Mehmed Ibrahimi | 29 |
- Thomas Sabitzer (att), transfer from LASK, Florian Rieder (mid), transfer from Austria Klagenfurt, Bernhard Zimmermann (att), loan from Rapid Vienna, Sandro Altunashvili (mid), transfer from Dinamo Batumi, Nikolaos Vergos (att), loan expired, Lukas Ibertsberger (def), loan from FC Red Bull Salzburg, Scott Kennedy (def), transfer from Jahn Regensburg, Mohamed Bamba (att), transfer from Hapoel Rishon leZion.
- Dario Vizinger (att), transfer to Warta Poznan), Maurice Malone (att), loan expired, Tim Oermann (def), loan expired, Matthäus Taferner (mid), contract expired, Nikolaos Vergos (att), transfer to Atromitos, David Gugganig (def), contract expired, Matteo Anzolin (def), transfer to Triestina.
- Conor Noß (mid), transfer from Borussia Mönchengladbach, Mehmet Ibrahimi (mid), transfer from RB Leipzig, Stefan Feiertag (att), transfer from SKU Amstetten, Stefan Haudum (mid), transfer from SCR Altach, Alem Pasic (def), transfer from Vorwarts Steyr, Marcel Schantl (def), transfer from TSV Hartberg, Kristijan Dobras (mid), transfer from FC Vaduz, Raphael Hofer (mid), loan from /Red Bull Salzburg.
- Matthias Seidl (mid), transfer to Rapid Vienna, Fally Mayalu (att), transfer to Rapid Vienna, Christoph Schösswendter (def), retired, Anteo Fetahu (att), transfer to FC Dornbirn, Fabian Neumayr (att), transfer to Seekirchen, Jahn Herrmann (mid), transfer to FSV Zwickau, Lukas Rath (def), contract expired.
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
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| Hendrik Bonmann | 1 | ||
| Adis Jasic | 97 | ||
| Dominik Baumgartner | 22 | ||
| Simon Piesinger | 8 | ||
| Jonathan Scherzer | 3 | ||
| Mario Leitgeb | 16 | ||
| Ervin Omic | 17 | ||
| Thierno Ballo | 70 | ||
| Florian Rieder | |||
| Bernhard Zimmermann | |||
| Thomas Sabitzer |
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
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| Lukas Gütlbauer | 32 | ||
| Scott Kennedy | |||
| Lukas Ibertsberger | |||
| Konstantin Kerschbaumer | 7 | ||
| Augustine Boakye | 20 | ||
| Pascal Müller | 14 | ||
| Thorsten Röcher | 18 |
- Thomas Sabitzer (att), transfer from LASK, Florian Rieder (mid), transfer from Austria Klagenfurt, Bernhard Zimmermann (att), loan from Rapid Vienna, Sandro Altunashvili (mid), transfer from Dinamo Batumi, Nikolaos Vergos (att), loan expired, Lukas Ibertsberger (def), loan from FC Red Bull Salzburg, Scott Kennedy (def), transfer from Jahn Regensburg, Mohamed Bamba (att), transfer from Hapoel Rishon leZion.
- Dario Vizinger (att), transfer to Warta Poznan), Maurice Malone (att), loan expired, Tim Oermann (def), loan expired, Matthäus Taferner (mid), contract expired, Nikolaos Vergos (att), transfer to Atromitos, David Gugganig (def), contract expired, Matteo Anzolin (def), transfer to Triestina.
Blau-Weiß Linz
Last updated: Sat 29 July 2023 08:05First ever Bundesliga match. Maranda and Tursch are doubts. No real reason to change anything.
Smashed part-timers Wallern/Marienkirchen 5-1 away from home in the OFB-Cup last time out. Their second-half showing was more convincing than their first-half showing, and they owed a lot of that to the surprise equaliser from Mitter.
Defender Maranda and midfielder Tursch were surprise omissions for the OFB-Cup win against Wallern/Marienkirchen. It's not clear why they were absent at this point. The former would be a substantial miss here.
No real reason to change anything from last match. They do need to sharpen up but there's nobody on the bench that is better than anybody in the starting eleven so a change for a tricky fixture like this seems unlikely at this time.
The Hofmann Personal Stadium is finally open, although they won't be able to play their first match in it until the next round of Bundesliga matches where they host TSV Hartberg.
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| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholas Schmid | 1 | ||
| Stefan Haudum | 27 | ||
| Fabio Strauss | 2 | ||
| Danilo Mitrovic | 5 | ||
| Michael Brandner | 13 | ||
| Tobias Koch | 6 | ||
| Fabian Windhager | 22 | ||
| Julian Golles | 14 | ||
| Raphael Hofer | |||
| Paul Mensah | 10 | ||
| Ronivaldo Bernardo Sales | 9 |
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Radulovic | 31 | ||
| Simon Pirkl | 8 | ||
| Marcel Schantl | 28 | ||
| Conor Noß | 7 | ||
| Marco Krainz | 4 | ||
| Stefan Feiertag | 18 | ||
| Mehmed Ibrahimi | 29 |
- Conor Noß (mid), transfer from Borussia Mönchengladbach, Mehmet Ibrahimi (mid), transfer from RB Leipzig, Stefan Feiertag (att), transfer from SKU Amstetten, Stefan Haudum (mid), transfer from SCR Altach, Alem Pasic (def), transfer from Vorwarts Steyr, Marcel Schantl (def), transfer from TSV Hartberg, Kristijan Dobras (mid), transfer from FC Vaduz, Raphael Hofer (mid), loan from /Red Bull Salzburg.
- Matthias Seidl (mid), transfer to Rapid Vienna, Fally Mayalu (att), transfer to Rapid Vienna, Christoph Schösswendter (def), retired, Anteo Fetahu (att), transfer to FC Dornbirn, Fabian Neumayr (att), transfer to Seekirchen, Jahn Herrmann (mid), transfer to FSV Zwickau, Lukas Rath (def), contract expired.