2023-05-26 09:53:26
1:1 at home, 2:2 away, 2:2 at home – this is the previous record against LASK in the current season. In the history of the Bundesliga, Linz have never drawn four times against a club in one season, Austria only drew in 2013/14 against SV Ried and in 2021/22 in the derby all four duels.
While LASK could probably live with the point, a win would be worth a lot for Michael Wimmer’s team, as it would also put them in front of the final one Home game against Salzburg Fourth next Saturday (June 3, 5:00 p.m.).
Stable defense receives offensive in scoring mood
On Sunday, the best offensive with 16 goals (together with Sturm Graz) meets the second-best defensive with only seven goals (behind Salzburg with six) in the master group. Also exciting: LASK had 174 moves with at least ten passes in the current season and thus the most of this type; directly behind is Austria Wien with 162 such moves. In addition, only Salzburg (57%) has a larger percentage of ball possession than Linzer (54%) and Veilchen (53%).
Trainer Michael Wimmer: “A look at the goal statistics shows on the one hand that we’re playing well forward and creating a lot of chances, but on the other hand that we’ll need these chances against LASK because they don’t allow much. It will be important that we be stable on the defensive and go onto the pitch with the right attitude. LASK is a really good team that is guaranteed not to sit back and play at full power. Our goal is a win and we will need our fans again for that When I hear how many will make their way to Linz (over 1,600 tickets have been sold for the Austria sector, note), then the anticipation increases even more. In Klagenfurt, our fans had the energy that we unfortunately didn’t have in the first half. They pushed us there and that’s exactly what we’ll need again on Sunday against a strong opponent.”
Sports Director Manuel Ortlechner: “There are still two rounds to play, we’re in fourth place and we want to defend it. We need really good energy on the pitch in Linz and our team can look forward to great support again. We have our first home game showed in the master group that we can pose problems for LASK, but it is also clear that we are meeting a top team and therefore need a top performance to be able to take three points with us.”
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Muharem Husković and Florian Wustinger were able to take part in part of the team training recently: “It’s very gratifying that Muki and Flo can be back on the pitch with the team, and that gives all the players extra energy again.” How Ziad El Sheiwi and Marko Raguz but they are still not an issue and also for Lucas Galvao, who is fully back in team training, the game on Sunday comes too early. “Apart from that, we have plenty to draw from,” says Wimmer.
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