Match Previews
Bundesliga
Round 5
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Last updated: Sat 26 August 2023 08:31Sabitzer may start. Formation/personnel changes not likely. Still no Kerschbaumer. Tijani has joined.
Made it clear from the start that they'd headed to the capital purely for a point, and did precisely that by drawing 0-0 with Austria Vienna, although they could have impudently nicked it at the death via Sabitzer. Barely gave any chances away throughout.
Novak is carrying a knee injury. Jasic, Veratschnig, and Baumgartner's presence makes Novak's injury somewhat irrelevant.
Experienced midfielder Kerschbaumer was yet again absent without any reason given last match. His absence forced the debut of Altunashvili. The former would be missed if absent again.
Although incredibly painful viewing, their defensive 5-3-2 worked a treat against Austria Vienna. Now they're up against the best attack in Austria, there's no reason to believe they'd change anything defensively. May introduce Sabitzer in attack as they really didn't offer anything going forward last match.
Midfielder Tijani has joined on loan. Unlikely to make his debut against his parent club after only being at his new club for a couple of days, if the away team even allow him to play.
Red Bull Salzburg
Last updated: Sat 26 August 2023 08:30Ulmer, Fernando, and Koita return. Terzic is 50/50. Piatkowski returns.
Won 5-1 against tricky TSV Hartberg away from home despite missing almost as many players as most Bundesliga clubs have in their squad. Their starting eleven was the youngest in Bundesliga history, not that you'd know it from their mature showing. Harsh on TSV Hartberg but Salzburg were too clinical.
Their defensive worries are less galling now. Solet and Morgalla remain injured, but Piatkowski is back after tonsilitis, and Terzic is 50/50 after injury.
Rotation options Guindo and Omoregie are injured. Neither are missed.
Attack is still a problem with Sucic out, and now Ratkov too after sustaining a thigh injury against SCR Altach. Koita and Fernando's return makes their attacking a lot less problematic, not that Konate and Simic have been struggling! May be too early for Koita and Fernando to think about starting, however - a bench role is likelier.
Backup CB Okoh suffered a bad injury in the game against Internazionale, and may not play again in 2023. Young defender Wallner will most likely be out for the rest of August, having picked up an injury in the same match. Neither are missed at this time.
Midfield regular Capaldo is closing in on a return from injury but won't play; a big blow, considering their lack of personnel. Backup CM Diambou will be out for a long time with injury too.
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Bryan Okoh5 -
Lukas Wallner55 -
Oumar Solet22 -
Leandro Morgalla39 -
Daouda Guindo29 -
Mamady Diambou15 -
Nicolás Capaldo7 -
Justin Omoregie36 -
Luka Sucic10 -
Petar Ratkov21
5-3-2 Previous Line Ups
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hendrik Bonmann | 1 | ||
| Nicholas Veratschnig | 6 | ||
| Dominik Baumgartner | 22 | ||
| Simon Piesinger | 8 | ||
| Scott Kennedy | 4 | ||
| Jonathan Scherzer | 3 | ||
| Sandro Altunashvili | 19 | ||
| Ervin Omic | 44 | ||
| Thierno Ballo | 11 | ||
| Bernhard Zimmermann | 9 | ||
| Thomas Sabitzer | 10 |
4-1-2-1-2 Previous Line Ups
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Schlager | 24 | ||
| Amar Dedic | 70 | ||
| Samson Baidoo | 6 | ||
| Strahinja Pavlovic | 31 | ||
| Andreas Ulmer | 17 | ||
| Lucas Gourna-Douath | 27 | ||
| Mads Bidstrup | 18 | ||
| Amankwah Forson | 32 | ||
| Maurits Kjaergaard | 14 | ||
| Roko Simic | 23 | ||
| Karim Konate | 19 |
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lukas Gütlbauer | 32 | ||
| Lukas Ibertsberger | 26 | ||
| Augustine Boakye | 20 | ||
| Mario Leitgeb | 16 | ||
| Florian Rieder | 23 | ||
| Adis Jasic | 97 | ||
| Mohamed Bamba | 12 |
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Mantl | 1 | ||
| Kamil Piątkowski | 4 | ||
| Oscar Gloukh | 30 | ||
| Dijon Kameri | 8 | ||
| Sekou Koita | 20 | ||
| Fernando Pedro | 11 | ||
| Dorgeles Nene | 45 |
- 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, Samson Tijani (mid), loan from Red Bull Salzburg.
- 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, David Gugganig (def), transfer to WSG Tirol.
- Mads Bidstrup (mid), transfer from FC Brentford, Matteo Schablas (def), transfer from Bayern Munich, Douglas Mendes (def), transfer from Red Bull Bragantino, Petar Ratkov (att), transfer from FK TSC Backa Topola, Alexander Schlager (gk), transfer from LASK, John Mellberg (def), transfer from Brommapojkarna, Leandro Morgalla (def), transfer from 1860 Munich, Roko Simic (att), loan expired, Mamady Diambou (mid), loan expired, Nico Mantl (gk), loan expired, Mamadou Sangare (mid), loan expired, Kamil Piatkowski (def), loan expired, Dorgeles Nene (att), loan expired), Daniel Owusu (mid), loan expired, Aleksa Terzic (def), transfer from ACF Fiorentina, Nicolo Turco (att), transfer from Juventus, Elione Fernandes-Neto (mid), transfer from Fortuna Dusseldorf.
- Ignace Van der Brempt (def), loan to Hamburger SV, Philipp Köhn (gk), transfer to AS Monaco, Adam Stejskal (gk), transfer to WSG Tirol, Junior Adamu (att), transfer to SC Freiburg, Nicolas Seiwald (mid), transfer to RB Leipzig, Benjamin Sesko (att), transfer to RB Leipzig, Alexander Walke (gk), retired, Oumar Diakite (att), transfer to Stade de Reims, Antoine Bernede (mid), loan move made permanent, Jerome Onguene (def), loan expired, Lukas Ibertsberger (def) loan to Wolfsberger AC, Raphael Hofer (mid), loan to Blau-Weiß-Linz), Kilian Ludewig (def), loan to 1860 Munich), Marcell Berki (att), transfer to Fehervar, Noah Okafor (att), transfer to Milan, Mamadou Sangare (mid), loan to TSV Hartberg, Nicolo Turco (att), loan to FC Liefering, Bernardo (def), transfer to VfL Bochum, Elione Fernandes-Neto (mid), loaned to FC Liefering, Samson Tijani (mid), loan to Wolfsberger AC.
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hendrik Bonmann | 1 | ||
| Nicholas Veratschnig | 6 | ||
| Dominik Baumgartner | 22 | ||
| Simon Piesinger | 8 | ||
| Scott Kennedy | 4 | ||
| Jonathan Scherzer | 3 | ||
| Sandro Altunashvili | 19 | ||
| Ervin Omic | 44 | ||
| Thierno Ballo | 11 | ||
| Bernhard Zimmermann | 9 | ||
| Thomas Sabitzer | 10 |
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lukas Gütlbauer | 32 | ||
| Lukas Ibertsberger | 26 | ||
| Augustine Boakye | 20 | ||
| Mario Leitgeb | 16 | ||
| Florian Rieder | 23 | ||
| Adis Jasic | 97 | ||
| Mohamed Bamba | 12 |
- 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, Samson Tijani (mid), loan from Red Bull Salzburg.
- 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, David Gugganig (def), transfer to WSG Tirol.
Red Bull Salzburg
Last updated: Sat 26 August 2023 08:30Ulmer, Fernando, and Koita return. Terzic is 50/50. Piatkowski returns.
Won 5-1 against tricky TSV Hartberg away from home despite missing almost as many players as most Bundesliga clubs have in their squad. Their starting eleven was the youngest in Bundesliga history, not that you'd know it from their mature showing. Harsh on TSV Hartberg but Salzburg were too clinical.
Their defensive worries are less galling now. Solet and Morgalla remain injured, but Piatkowski is back after tonsilitis, and Terzic is 50/50 after injury.
Rotation options Guindo and Omoregie are injured. Neither are missed.
Attack is still a problem with Sucic out, and now Ratkov too after sustaining a thigh injury against SCR Altach. Koita and Fernando's return makes their attacking a lot less problematic, not that Konate and Simic have been struggling! May be too early for Koita and Fernando to think about starting, however - a bench role is likelier.
Backup CB Okoh suffered a bad injury in the game against Internazionale, and may not play again in 2023. Young defender Wallner will most likely be out for the rest of August, having picked up an injury in the same match. Neither are missed at this time.
Midfield regular Capaldo is closing in on a return from injury but won't play; a big blow, considering their lack of personnel. Backup CM Diambou will be out for a long time with injury too.
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Bryan Okoh5 -
Lukas Wallner55 -
Oumar Solet22 -
Leandro Morgalla39 -
Daouda Guindo29 -
Mamady Diambou15 -
Nicolás Capaldo7 -
Justin Omoregie36 -
Luka Sucic10 -
Petar Ratkov21
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Schlager | 24 | ||
| Amar Dedic | 70 | ||
| Samson Baidoo | 6 | ||
| Strahinja Pavlovic | 31 | ||
| Andreas Ulmer | 17 | ||
| Lucas Gourna-Douath | 27 | ||
| Mads Bidstrup | 18 | ||
| Amankwah Forson | 32 | ||
| Maurits Kjaergaard | 14 | ||
| Roko Simic | 23 | ||
| Karim Konate | 19 |
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nico Mantl | 1 | ||
| Kamil Piątkowski | 4 | ||
| Oscar Gloukh | 30 | ||
| Dijon Kameri | 8 | ||
| Sekou Koita | 20 | ||
| Fernando Pedro | 11 | ||
| Dorgeles Nene | 45 |
- Mads Bidstrup (mid), transfer from FC Brentford, Matteo Schablas (def), transfer from Bayern Munich, Douglas Mendes (def), transfer from Red Bull Bragantino, Petar Ratkov (att), transfer from FK TSC Backa Topola, Alexander Schlager (gk), transfer from LASK, John Mellberg (def), transfer from Brommapojkarna, Leandro Morgalla (def), transfer from 1860 Munich, Roko Simic (att), loan expired, Mamady Diambou (mid), loan expired, Nico Mantl (gk), loan expired, Mamadou Sangare (mid), loan expired, Kamil Piatkowski (def), loan expired, Dorgeles Nene (att), loan expired), Daniel Owusu (mid), loan expired, Aleksa Terzic (def), transfer from ACF Fiorentina, Nicolo Turco (att), transfer from Juventus, Elione Fernandes-Neto (mid), transfer from Fortuna Dusseldorf.
- Ignace Van der Brempt (def), loan to Hamburger SV, Philipp Köhn (gk), transfer to AS Monaco, Adam Stejskal (gk), transfer to WSG Tirol, Junior Adamu (att), transfer to SC Freiburg, Nicolas Seiwald (mid), transfer to RB Leipzig, Benjamin Sesko (att), transfer to RB Leipzig, Alexander Walke (gk), retired, Oumar Diakite (att), transfer to Stade de Reims, Antoine Bernede (mid), loan move made permanent, Jerome Onguene (def), loan expired, Lukas Ibertsberger (def) loan to Wolfsberger AC, Raphael Hofer (mid), loan to Blau-Weiß-Linz), Kilian Ludewig (def), loan to 1860 Munich), Marcell Berki (att), transfer to Fehervar, Noah Okafor (att), transfer to Milan, Mamadou Sangare (mid), loan to TSV Hartberg, Nicolo Turco (att), loan to FC Liefering, Bernardo (def), transfer to VfL Bochum, Elione Fernandes-Neto (mid), loaned to FC Liefering, Samson Tijani (mid), loan to Wolfsberger AC.