Match Previews
Bundesliga
Round 2
Rain, Overcast
17oC | Precip: 66.7% (0 mm) | Wind 0.9 m/s Sturm Graz
Last updated: Sat 05 August 2023 08:40Prass is a slight doubt. Rotation possible. Serrano/Borkovic/Dermaku getting minutes with the "B" team. Transfer rumours for Gazibegovic swirl.
Produced a dominant display to see off Austria Vienna 3-0 last weekend. Were the better team throughout, and thoroughly deserved their win although it should be noted that their hosts were very poor.
There has been a lot of noise surrounding club legend Jantscher recently because he's quite old now. The manager said he won't get many starts, but he didn't even make the squad last time out but may be recalled here as part of rotation.
Dermaku, Serrano, and Borkovic all played with the Sturm Graz "B" team last time out to gain fitness. Latter is not missed whilst Wuthrich and Affengruber are available.
Midfielder Prass was caught by da Graca with a high boot last match. Was able to stay on before being subbed in the second-half but may require some treatment so may not be risked, especially with an important UCL match against PSV Eindhoven looming. He may not be the only one to be rotated out; the UCL is the priority.
There are fears amongst the fanbase that Scottish youngster Johnston has been signed as they're likely to lose star right-back Gazibegovic, one of their best players from the past two years.
Despite heavy rainfall, the club maintain that the pitch should be in "very good" condition.
LASK Linz
Last updated: Sat 05 August 2023 08:40Changes in attack expected. Andrade should start. Horvath is a doubt. Newbies Darboe, Bello, and Ivan Ljubicic struggling for game time.
Were really poor at home against Rapid Vienna last time out, and really should have lost. Wholesale changes at HT didn't change the game at all for them. Blind luck saved them in the end.
Rotation options Taoui, Anselm, Ba, and Wiesinger are carrying injuries. None of them should be missed.
With over a week of training set to have been completed before this match, the expectation is that returning centre-back Andrade should start.
Changes are expected in attack following a shocking first-half against Rapid Vienna. Nakamura and Marin Ljubicic may both be benched as a consequence.
New signings Ivan Ljubicic and Darboe are struggling to get game time ahead of Jovicic and Michorl.
New LB Bello hasn't been able to displace Renner yet.
Attacking midfielder Horvath was absent against Rapid Vienna with no reason given. Not a colossal issue whilst Zulj is fit but they lacked chance creation last match so his potential absence could be felt.
Highly-rated young striker Marin Ljubicic is being courted by AS Roma.
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Alexandar Borkovic6 75 % -
Vesel Dermaku23 75 % -
Javi Serrano14 75 % -
Alexander Prass8 75 %
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4-1-2-1-2 Previous Line Ups
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kjell Scherpen | 1 | ||
| Max Johnston | |||
| David Affengruber | 42 | ||
| Gregory Wuthrich | 5 | ||
| Amadou Dante | 44 | ||
| Jon Gorenc Stankovic | 4 | ||
| Tomi Horvat | 19 | ||
| Otar Kiteishvili | 10 | ||
| William Boving | 15 | ||
| Jakob Jantscher | 13 | ||
| Szymon Wlodarczyk | 9 |
4-2-3-1 Previous Line Ups
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tobias Lawal | 1 | ||
| Filip Stojkovic | 22 | ||
| Andres Andrade | 16 | ||
| Philipp Ziereis | 5 | ||
| Rene Renner | 7 | ||
| Branko Jovicic | 18 | ||
| Peter Michorl | 8 | ||
| Moses Usor | 17 | ||
| Robert Zulj | 10 | ||
| Ibrahim Mustapha | 23 | ||
| Moussa Kone | 11 |
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Maric | 31 | ||
| Niklas Geyrhofer | 35 | ||
| Jusuf Gazibegovic | 22 | ||
| Alexander Prass | 8 | ||
| Stefan Hierlander | 25 | ||
| Bryan Silva Teixeira Jr. | 17 | ||
| Manprit Sarkaria | 11 |
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jörg Siebenhandl | 28 | ||
| Felix Luckeneder | 33 | ||
| Thomas Goiginger | 27 | ||
| Ivan Ljubic | 21 | ||
| Keito Nakamura | 38 | ||
| Lenny Pintor | 19 | ||
| Marin Ljubicic | 9 |
- 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.
- 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.
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kjell Scherpen | 1 | ||
| Max Johnston | |||
| David Affengruber | 42 | ||
| Gregory Wuthrich | 5 | ||
| Amadou Dante | 44 | ||
| Jon Gorenc Stankovic | 4 | ||
| Tomi Horvat | 19 | ||
| Otar Kiteishvili | 10 | ||
| William Boving | 15 | ||
| Jakob Jantscher | 13 | ||
| Szymon Wlodarczyk | 9 |
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Maric | 31 | ||
| Niklas Geyrhofer | 35 | ||
| Jusuf Gazibegovic | 22 | ||
| Alexander Prass | 8 | ||
| Stefan Hierlander | 25 | ||
| Bryan Silva Teixeira Jr. | 17 | ||
| Manprit Sarkaria | 11 |
- 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.
LASK Linz
Last updated: Sat 05 August 2023 08:40Changes in attack expected. Andrade should start. Horvath is a doubt. Newbies Darboe, Bello, and Ivan Ljubicic struggling for game time.
Were really poor at home against Rapid Vienna last time out, and really should have lost. Wholesale changes at HT didn't change the game at all for them. Blind luck saved them in the end.
Rotation options Taoui, Anselm, Ba, and Wiesinger are carrying injuries. None of them should be missed.
With over a week of training set to have been completed before this match, the expectation is that returning centre-back Andrade should start.
Changes are expected in attack following a shocking first-half against Rapid Vienna. Nakamura and Marin Ljubicic may both be benched as a consequence.
New signings Ivan Ljubicic and Darboe are struggling to get game time ahead of Jovicic and Michorl.
New LB Bello hasn't been able to displace Renner yet.
Attacking midfielder Horvath was absent against Rapid Vienna with no reason given. Not a colossal issue whilst Zulj is fit but they lacked chance creation last match so his potential absence could be felt.
Highly-rated young striker Marin Ljubicic is being courted by AS Roma.
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tobias Lawal | 1 | ||
| Filip Stojkovic | 22 | ||
| Andres Andrade | 16 | ||
| Philipp Ziereis | 5 | ||
| Rene Renner | 7 | ||
| Branko Jovicic | 18 | ||
| Peter Michorl | 8 | ||
| Moses Usor | 17 | ||
| Robert Zulj | 10 | ||
| Ibrahim Mustapha | 23 | ||
| Moussa Kone | 11 |
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jörg Siebenhandl | 28 | ||
| Felix Luckeneder | 33 | ||
| Thomas Goiginger | 27 | ||
| Ivan Ljubic | 21 | ||
| Keito Nakamura | 38 | ||
| Lenny Pintor | 19 | ||
| Marin Ljubicic | 9 |
- 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.