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Bundesliga
Round 3
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Last updated: Sat 12 August 2023 08:03May rotate. Prass, Borkovic, Serrano, Jantscher, and Dermaku in contention. Sarkaria is injured.
Produced a really solid, professional showing to overcome LASK 2-0 last weekend. Didn't risk much en route, and took their chances well.
Conceded an early goal in Eindhoven midweek, and promptly fell apart, suffering an incredibly damaging defeat that makes turning things around next week all but impossible.
May need to rotate because of fixture congestion. A more important fixture (PSV Eindhoven at home) looms in the middle of next week, even though the tie already looks beyond Sturm Graz. Gazibegovic, Borving, Prass, Wuthrich, Schnegg, Hierlander contenders to be benched/omitted if rotation is to take place. Boss Ilzer talking about the second leg, "“An advancement is unrealistic. But we believe in this unrealistic opportunity.”
Serrano, Borkovic, and Dermaku were deemed fit enough to make the bench midweek so should be back in contention for the matchday squad. Even club legend Jantscher, omitted from the past couple of squads, made the bench midweek.
Despite suffering a bad knock when clattered into by da Graca, Prass was fit enough to start midweek.
Although he made the bench last weekend following an injury, Sarkaria was ruled out of the midweek match with a hamstring injury. Not a huge loss with Wlodarczyk in the form he is but still a good attacking option. Sarkaria is likely to miss all remaining August matches.
Austria Klagenfurt
Last updated: Sat 12 August 2023 08:03Rotation possible. Gkezos may be pushed into midfield. Jaritz struggling for starts. Schwarz may debutise.
The forced midweek derby swung back and forth. Both teams made errors. Wolfsberger AC's second-half substations proved pivotal. A draw was a fair outcome.
After poor weather forced their weekend match to be played midweek instead, fixture congestion could lead to rotation where possible (e.g. Bonnah, Djoric starting).
Problems remain in attack with Soto and Binder both out until mid-August at the earliest. Karweina and Arweiler are playing well together in their absence though.
New midfielder May is carrying an injury.
Although deployed as a third CB last match, midfielder Gkezos may end up in a more familiar role in midfield for this tough away game.
Jaritz is struggling for starts, and this is a tough away game so displacing Schumacher looks unlikely. Schwarz pushing to debutise after making the bench midweek.
Defender Robatsch is carrying an injury; not missed.
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4-1-2-1-2 Previous Line Ups
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kjell Scherpen | 1 | ||
| Max Johnston | |||
| David Affengruber | 42 | ||
| Alexandar Borkovic | 6 | ||
| Amadou Dante | 44 | ||
| Jon Gorenc Stankovic | 4 | ||
| Javi Serrano | 14 | ||
| Otar Kiteishvili | 10 | ||
| Tomi Horvat | 19 | ||
| Bryan Silva Teixeira Jr. | 17 | ||
| Szymon Wlodarczyk | 9 |
3-5-2 Previous Line Ups
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phillip Menzel | 13 | ||
| Nikola Djoric | 4 | ||
| Thorsten Mahrer | 31 | ||
| Nicolas Wimmer | 37 | ||
| Solomon Bonnah | 2 | ||
| Andrew Irving | 19 | ||
| Kosmas Gkezos | 8 | ||
| Christopher Cvetko | 14 | ||
| Til Schumacher | 33 | ||
| Sinan Karweina | 10 | ||
| Jonas Arweiler | 39 |
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Maric | 31 | ||
| Jusuf Gazibegovic | 22 | ||
| David Schnegg | 28 | ||
| Gregory Wuthrich | 5 | ||
| Alexander Prass | 8 | ||
| Stefan Hierlander | 25 | ||
| William Boving | 15 |
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marco Knaller | 1 | ||
| Simon Straudi | 17 | ||
| Turgay Gemicibasi | 81 | ||
| Florian Jaritz | 7 | ||
| Rico Benatelli | 20 | ||
| Christopher Wernitznig | 24 | ||
| Aaron-Sky Schwarz |
- 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.
- Iba May (mid), transfer from Viktoria Berlin, Turgay Gemicibasi (mid), loan expired, Patrick Hasenhüttl (att), loan expired, Nikola Djoric (def), loan expired, Fabio Markelic (mid), loan expired, Aaron-Sky Schwarz (att), loan from Rapid Vienna.
- Florian Rieder (mid), transfer to Wolfsberger AC, Alexander Fuchs (mid), transfer to SV Sandhausen, Vesel Demaku (mid), loan expired, Emilian Metu (mid), loan expired, Daniel Francis (mid), loan expired, Michael Blauensteiner (def), contract expired, Fabian Miesenböck (mid), contract expired, David Puntigam (gk), contract expired, Maximiliano Moreira (def), transfer to Panserraikos.
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kjell Scherpen | 1 | ||
| Max Johnston | |||
| David Affengruber | 42 | ||
| Alexandar Borkovic | 6 | ||
| Amadou Dante | 44 | ||
| Jon Gorenc Stankovic | 4 | ||
| Javi Serrano | 14 | ||
| Otar Kiteishvili | 10 | ||
| Tomi Horvat | 19 | ||
| Bryan Silva Teixeira Jr. | 17 | ||
| Szymon Wlodarczyk | 9 |
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Maric | 31 | ||
| Jusuf Gazibegovic | 22 | ||
| David Schnegg | 28 | ||
| Gregory Wuthrich | 5 | ||
| Alexander Prass | 8 | ||
| Stefan Hierlander | 25 | ||
| William Boving | 15 |
- 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.
Austria Klagenfurt
Last updated: Sat 12 August 2023 08:03Rotation possible. Gkezos may be pushed into midfield. Jaritz struggling for starts. Schwarz may debutise.
The forced midweek derby swung back and forth. Both teams made errors. Wolfsberger AC's second-half substations proved pivotal. A draw was a fair outcome.
After poor weather forced their weekend match to be played midweek instead, fixture congestion could lead to rotation where possible (e.g. Bonnah, Djoric starting).
Problems remain in attack with Soto and Binder both out until mid-August at the earliest. Karweina and Arweiler are playing well together in their absence though.
New midfielder May is carrying an injury.
Although deployed as a third CB last match, midfielder Gkezos may end up in a more familiar role in midfield for this tough away game.
Jaritz is struggling for starts, and this is a tough away game so displacing Schumacher looks unlikely. Schwarz pushing to debutise after making the bench midweek.
Defender Robatsch is carrying an injury; not missed.
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| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Phillip Menzel | 13 | ||
| Nikola Djoric | 4 | ||
| Thorsten Mahrer | 31 | ||
| Nicolas Wimmer | 37 | ||
| Solomon Bonnah | 2 | ||
| Andrew Irving | 19 | ||
| Kosmas Gkezos | 8 | ||
| Christopher Cvetko | 14 | ||
| Til Schumacher | 33 | ||
| Sinan Karweina | 10 | ||
| Jonas Arweiler | 39 |
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marco Knaller | 1 | ||
| Simon Straudi | 17 | ||
| Turgay Gemicibasi | 81 | ||
| Florian Jaritz | 7 | ||
| Rico Benatelli | 20 | ||
| Christopher Wernitznig | 24 | ||
| Aaron-Sky Schwarz |
- Iba May (mid), transfer from Viktoria Berlin, Turgay Gemicibasi (mid), loan expired, Patrick Hasenhüttl (att), loan expired, Nikola Djoric (def), loan expired, Fabio Markelic (mid), loan expired, Aaron-Sky Schwarz (att), loan from Rapid Vienna.
- Florian Rieder (mid), transfer to Wolfsberger AC, Alexander Fuchs (mid), transfer to SV Sandhausen, Vesel Demaku (mid), loan expired, Emilian Metu (mid), loan expired, Daniel Francis (mid), loan expired, Michael Blauensteiner (def), contract expired, Fabian Miesenböck (mid), contract expired, David Puntigam (gk), contract expired, Maximiliano Moreira (def), transfer to Panserraikos.