Match Previews
Bundesliga
Round 9
Clear
21oC | Precip: 0% (0 mm) | Wind 2.3 m/s Sturm Graz
Last updated: Sun 01 October 2023 10:00Dante, Boving, & Lavalee may start. Kiteishvili suspended. Serrano and Jatta return.
A feisty affair in Vienna ended 1-1 last weekend as they came from behind to peg their hosts back. A draw was fair; neither team did enough to win, although not through a lack of effort.
Eased past part-timers Leobendorf in the Cup midweek, winning 3-0 although left it late to cement the win.
New attacker Jatta has made an astonishingly fast recovery, and returned from the bench midweek. May make the bench here at the expense of Fuseini.
Rotation midfielder Serrano has now recovered after an impromptu trip to the hospital.
Rotation options Borkovic, Fusseini, Serrano, Dermaku, and Geyrhofer may be omitted.
A real statement of intent from the manager last match as newbie Lavalee was started at CB at the expense of regular CB Affengruber in a tough away game. Trend may continue here; the latter may need to get used to a bench role.
Regular LB Schnegg was poor at the weekend; Dante may replace him.
Midfield regular Kiteishvili is suspended for an accumulation of yellow cards. A noteworthy loss; he's been great this season. Fortunately, Horvat can come in so it's not as big a problem as it could have been.
Boving may replace Sarkaria (not at his best in Vienna) in attack as they seek to rediscover their attacking prowess.
WSG Swarovski Tirol
Last updated: Sun 01 October 2023 10:01Kronberger/Muller not far from a return. Buksa in danger of being benched again. Naschberger/Geris return.
Were disappointing in their 3-2 home defeat against Wolfsberger AC last weekend. Despite clawing two goals back, they were never truly in the game, and actually deserved to lose by a more convincing margin.
Embarrassed themselves by exiting the Austrian Cup midweek, going down 3-1 against part-timers DSV Leoben. Named a pretty strong eleven too. Shocking start to the game was too much to recover from.
Regular GK Stejskal is back after injury.
Vice-captain Muller will be back soon but not for this game. May have to settle for a bench role, though - Taferner has been doing well.
Rotation option Tomic is carrying a knock; would not be missed. Fellow rotation option Geris returned midweek.
Midfield regular Blume is now close to a return but this game comes too soon for him.
Key midfielder Kronberger won't feature here but is close to a return following his injury. He is sorely missed.
Regular CB Štumberger is the one to repeatedly fall foul of both Bacher and Gugganig being available at the same time last match; may need to get used to life on the bench in future.
Key striker Buksa is in danger of losing his place in the team with Diarra impressing more at the time.
Number one GK Oswald is a long-term absentee.
Rotation options Skrbo & Jaunegg may be omitted.
Rotation midfielder Naschberger returns from injury.
- ---
- ---
4-1-2-1-2 Previous Line Ups
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kjell Scherpen | 1 | ||
| Jusuf Gazibegovic | 22 | ||
| Gregory Wuthrich | 5 | ||
| Dimitri Lavalée | 24 | ||
| Amadou Dante | 44 | ||
| Jon Gorenc Stankovic | 4 | ||
| Stefan Hierlander | 25 | ||
| Tomi Horvat | 19 | ||
| Alexander Prass | 8 | ||
| William Boving | 15 | ||
| Szymon Wlodarczyk | 9 |
4-3-1-2 Previous Line Ups
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Stejskal | 40 | ||
| Alexander Ranacher | 14 | ||
| Felix Bacher | 5 | ||
| David Gugganig | 3 | ||
| Kofi Schulz | 44 | ||
| Lukas Sulzbacher | 6 | ||
| Cem Üstündag | 20 | ||
| Julius Ertlthaler | 77 | ||
| Matthäus Taferner | 30 | ||
| Nik Prelec | 9 | ||
| Mahamadou Diarra | 8 |
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Maric | 31 | ||
| David Affengruber | 42 | ||
| David Schnegg | 28 | ||
| Max Johnston | 2 | ||
| Bryan Silva Teixeira Jr. | 17 | ||
| Seedy Jatta | 20 | ||
| Manprit Sarkaria | 11 |
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Ozegovic | 13 | ||
| Dominik Štumberger | 26 | ||
| Osarenren Okungbowa | 22 | ||
| Sandi Ogrinec | 98 | ||
| Johannes Naschberger | 17 | ||
| Aleksander Buksa | 11 | ||
| Justin Forst | 19 |
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kjell Scherpen | 1 | ||
| Jusuf Gazibegovic | 22 | ||
| Gregory Wuthrich | 5 | ||
| Dimitri Lavalée | 24 | ||
| Amadou Dante | 44 | ||
| Jon Gorenc Stankovic | 4 | ||
| Stefan Hierlander | 25 | ||
| Tomi Horvat | 19 | ||
| Alexander Prass | 8 | ||
| William Boving | 15 | ||
| Szymon Wlodarczyk | 9 |
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Maric | 31 | ||
| David Affengruber | 42 | ||
| David Schnegg | 28 | ||
| Max Johnston | 2 | ||
| Bryan Silva Teixeira Jr. | 17 | ||
| Seedy Jatta | 20 | ||
| Manprit Sarkaria | 11 |
WSG Swarovski Tirol
Last updated: Sun 01 October 2023 10:01Kronberger/Muller not far from a return. Buksa in danger of being benched again. Naschberger/Geris return.
Were disappointing in their 3-2 home defeat against Wolfsberger AC last weekend. Despite clawing two goals back, they were never truly in the game, and actually deserved to lose by a more convincing margin.
Embarrassed themselves by exiting the Austrian Cup midweek, going down 3-1 against part-timers DSV Leoben. Named a pretty strong eleven too. Shocking start to the game was too much to recover from.
Regular GK Stejskal is back after injury.
Vice-captain Muller will be back soon but not for this game. May have to settle for a bench role, though - Taferner has been doing well.
Rotation option Tomic is carrying a knock; would not be missed. Fellow rotation option Geris returned midweek.
Midfield regular Blume is now close to a return but this game comes too soon for him.
Key midfielder Kronberger won't feature here but is close to a return following his injury. He is sorely missed.
Regular CB Štumberger is the one to repeatedly fall foul of both Bacher and Gugganig being available at the same time last match; may need to get used to life on the bench in future.
Key striker Buksa is in danger of losing his place in the team with Diarra impressing more at the time.
Number one GK Oswald is a long-term absentee.
Rotation options Skrbo & Jaunegg may be omitted.
Rotation midfielder Naschberger returns from injury.
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Stejskal | 40 | ||
| Alexander Ranacher | 14 | ||
| Felix Bacher | 5 | ||
| David Gugganig | 3 | ||
| Kofi Schulz | 44 | ||
| Lukas Sulzbacher | 6 | ||
| Cem Üstündag | 20 | ||
| Julius Ertlthaler | 77 | ||
| Matthäus Taferner | 30 | ||
| Nik Prelec | 9 | ||
| Mahamadou Diarra | 8 |
| Player | Rat. | Pos. | No. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Ozegovic | 13 | ||
| Dominik Štumberger | 26 | ||
| Osarenren Okungbowa | 22 | ||
| Sandi Ogrinec | 98 | ||
| Johannes Naschberger | 17 | ||
| Aleksander Buksa | 11 | ||
| Justin Forst | 19 |