Match Previews
Bundesliga
Round 1
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Last updated: Sun 30 July 2023 08:19Wustinger's season could be over. El Sheiwi remains out. Guenouche back in training but rule out. Baltaxa 50/50. Tabakovic returns. Raguz/Wels are doubts. Rotation possible.
Crushed Spittal/Drau 7-0 in the OFB-Cup recently. It was all over by HT but that didn't stop a hungry Austria Vienna from continuing into the second-half.
A partially second string Austria Vienna side defeated Borac Banja Luka 1-0 in the UEFA Europa Conference League midweek. Dominated from the outset, and should have sewn it up sooner.
Talented midfielder Wustinger has - despite his youthful age - suffered a second ACL injury. He won't be playing again for a long time.
Striker Tabakovic returned midweek despite sustaining a knock in the match against Spittal/Drau, making Raguz's likely absence less detrimental. Tabakovic continues to be linked with a move elsewhere though.
New defender Guenouche - as well as young talent El Sheiwi - are carrying injuries. The former is back in training so may return next week; the latter has a serious cruciate ligament injury. Potzmann has done well on the left though, so their customary 3-4-3 / 3-4-2-1 should remain.
New midfielder Wels is battling a knee injury.
Although a partial second string eleven played midweek, some regulars (e.g. da Graca) may be rotated out to keep them fresh for next week's trip to Bosnia-Herzegovina.
Rotation defender Baltaxa is 50/50 for this game; not a loss if he fails.
Sturm Graz
Last updated: Sun 30 July 2023 08:19Borkovic returns. Bøving may be benched, as may Jantscher. Have won four in a row against Austria Vienna. Johnston may sit this one out.
Drubbed part-timers SAK Klagenfurt 7-2 in the OFB-Cup recently despite a hailstorm early on, which caused a temporary stoppage to the game. Started both halves really strongly.
Lost a midweek friendly against Racing Club Strasbourg 3-0, although at least a lot of their players got valuable game time.
Centre-back Borkovic returned from injury midweek.
Fan favourites Jantscher is going to find it tough to get into the eleven with new striker Wloldarczyk having played a key role in their win last match.
Bøving didn't play especially well last match so may be benched in favour of Horvat starting.
Due to having only acquired him this week, a place in the squad may be a little too soon for new right-back Johnston.
Have won their last four meetings with Austria Vienna, home or away.
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Matan Baltaxa5 50 % -
Marko Raguz29 50 % -
Moritz Wels37 50 %
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3-4-3 Previous Line Ups
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mirko Kos | 99 | ||
| Johannes Handl | 46 | ||
| Lucas Galvão | 3 | ||
| Matteo Meisl | 40 | ||
| Reinhold Ranftl | 26 | ||
| James Holland | 8 | ||
| Aleksandar Jukic | 77 | ||
| Marvin Potzmann | 19 | ||
| Manfred Fischer | 30 | ||
| Haris Tabakovic | 25 | ||
| Dominik Fitz | 36 |
4-1-2-1-2 Previous Line Ups
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kjell Scherpen | 1 | ||
| Jusuf Gazibegovic | 22 | ||
| Alexandar Borkovic | 6 | ||
| Gregory Wuthrich | 5 | ||
| Amadou Dante | 44 | ||
| Jon Gorenc Stankovic | 4 | ||
| Tomi Horvat | 19 | ||
| Alexander Prass | 8 | ||
| Otar Kiteishvili | 10 | ||
| Manprit Sarkaria | 11 | ||
| Szymon Wlodarczyk | 9 |
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Fruchtl | 1 | ||
| Tin Plavotić | 24 | ||
| Marvin da Graca | 66 | ||
| Matthias Braunöder | 23 | ||
| Muharem Huskovic | 9 | ||
| Andreas Gruber | 17 | ||
| Silva Kani | 60 |
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Maric | 31 | ||
| David Schnegg | 28 | ||
| David Affengruber | 42 | ||
| Stefan Hierlander | 25 | ||
| Javi Serrano | 14 | ||
| William Boving | 15 | ||
| Jakob Jantscher | 13 |
- Moritz Wels (mid), transfer from Sturm Graz, Tin Plavotic (def), transfer from SV Ried, Silva Kani (mid), transfer from Bnei Yehuda Tel-Aviv, Hakim Guenouche (def), transfer from Austria Lustenau, Oliver Schmidhauser (att), loan from RB Leipzig, Philipp Hosiner (att), transfer from Kickers Offenbach, Marvin Potzmann (def), transfer from LASK, Reinhold Ranftl (def), loan move made permanent.
- Georg Teigl (def), transfer to Admira Wacker, Can Keles (on loan to Fatih Karagümrük), Nikola Dovedan (att), transfer to 1. FC Heidenheim, Doron Leidner (def), loan expired, Lukas Mühl (def), contract expired, Armand Smrcka (mid), transfer to FAC.
- Szymon Wlodarczyk (att), transfer from Gornik Zabrze, Kjell Scherpen (gk), loan from Brighton & Hove Albion, Matteo Bignetti (gk), transfer from Eintracht Frankfurt), Javi Serrano (mid), loan with option to buy from Atletico Madrid, Vesel Demaku (mid), loan expired, Christoph Lang (att), loan expired, Luca Kronberger (mid), loan expired, Max Johnston (def), transfer from Motherwell.
- Arthur Okonkwo (gk), loan expired, Tobias Schützenauer (gk), transfer to SCR Altach, Moritz Wels (mid), transfer to Austria Vienna, Jörg Siebenhandl (gk), transfer to LASK, Ivan Ljubic (mid), transfer to LASK, Paul Komposch (def), transfer to TSV Hartberg, Luca Kronberger (mid), loan to WSG Tirol, Dardan Shabanhaxhaj (att, transfer to NS Mura, Albian Ajeti (att), loan expired, Sandro Ingolitsch (def), contract expired, Sandro Schendl (mid), transfer to SV Ried,, Christoph Lang (att), (on loan to TSV Hartberg), Emanuel Emegha (att), transfer to Racing Club Strasbourg.
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mirko Kos | 99 | ||
| Johannes Handl | 46 | ||
| Lucas Galvão | 3 | ||
| Matteo Meisl | 40 | ||
| Reinhold Ranftl | 26 | ||
| James Holland | 8 | ||
| Aleksandar Jukic | 77 | ||
| Marvin Potzmann | 19 | ||
| Manfred Fischer | 30 | ||
| Haris Tabakovic | 25 | ||
| Dominik Fitz | 36 |
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Fruchtl | 1 | ||
| Tin Plavotić | 24 | ||
| Marvin da Graca | 66 | ||
| Matthias Braunöder | 23 | ||
| Muharem Huskovic | 9 | ||
| Andreas Gruber | 17 | ||
| Silva Kani | 60 |
- Moritz Wels (mid), transfer from Sturm Graz, Tin Plavotic (def), transfer from SV Ried, Silva Kani (mid), transfer from Bnei Yehuda Tel-Aviv, Hakim Guenouche (def), transfer from Austria Lustenau, Oliver Schmidhauser (att), loan from RB Leipzig, Philipp Hosiner (att), transfer from Kickers Offenbach, Marvin Potzmann (def), transfer from LASK, Reinhold Ranftl (def), loan move made permanent.
- Georg Teigl (def), transfer to Admira Wacker, Can Keles (on loan to Fatih Karagümrük), Nikola Dovedan (att), transfer to 1. FC Heidenheim, Doron Leidner (def), loan expired, Lukas Mühl (def), contract expired, Armand Smrcka (mid), transfer to FAC.
Sturm Graz
Last updated: Sun 30 July 2023 08:19Borkovic returns. Bøving may be benched, as may Jantscher. Have won four in a row against Austria Vienna. Johnston may sit this one out.
Drubbed part-timers SAK Klagenfurt 7-2 in the OFB-Cup recently despite a hailstorm early on, which caused a temporary stoppage to the game. Started both halves really strongly.
Lost a midweek friendly against Racing Club Strasbourg 3-0, although at least a lot of their players got valuable game time.
Centre-back Borkovic returned from injury midweek.
Fan favourites Jantscher is going to find it tough to get into the eleven with new striker Wloldarczyk having played a key role in their win last match.
Bøving didn't play especially well last match so may be benched in favour of Horvat starting.
Due to having only acquired him this week, a place in the squad may be a little too soon for new right-back Johnston.
Have won their last four meetings with Austria Vienna, home or away.
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| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
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| Kjell Scherpen | 1 | ||
| Jusuf Gazibegovic | 22 | ||
| Alexandar Borkovic | 6 | ||
| Gregory Wuthrich | 5 | ||
| Amadou Dante | 44 | ||
| Jon Gorenc Stankovic | 4 | ||
| Tomi Horvat | 19 | ||
| Alexander Prass | 8 | ||
| Otar Kiteishvili | 10 | ||
| Manprit Sarkaria | 11 | ||
| Szymon Wlodarczyk | 9 |
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Maric | 31 | ||
| David Schnegg | 28 | ||
| David Affengruber | 42 | ||
| Stefan Hierlander | 25 | ||
| Javi Serrano | 14 | ||
| William Boving | 15 | ||
| Jakob Jantscher | 13 |
- Szymon Wlodarczyk (att), transfer from Gornik Zabrze, Kjell Scherpen (gk), loan from Brighton & Hove Albion, Matteo Bignetti (gk), transfer from Eintracht Frankfurt), Javi Serrano (mid), loan with option to buy from Atletico Madrid, Vesel Demaku (mid), loan expired, Christoph Lang (att), loan expired, Luca Kronberger (mid), loan expired, Max Johnston (def), transfer from Motherwell.
- Arthur Okonkwo (gk), loan expired, Tobias Schützenauer (gk), transfer to SCR Altach, Moritz Wels (mid), transfer to Austria Vienna, Jörg Siebenhandl (gk), transfer to LASK, Ivan Ljubic (mid), transfer to LASK, Paul Komposch (def), transfer to TSV Hartberg, Luca Kronberger (mid), loan to WSG Tirol, Dardan Shabanhaxhaj (att, transfer to NS Mura, Albian Ajeti (att), loan expired, Sandro Ingolitsch (def), contract expired, Sandro Schendl (mid), transfer to SV Ried,, Christoph Lang (att), (on loan to TSV Hartberg), Emanuel Emegha (att), transfer to Racing Club Strasbourg.