Bundesliga
Schedule and table
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Admiral Bundesliga, seventh round
Start 5 p.m .:
WSG Tirol – Salzburg
Innsbruck, Tivoli Stadium, SR Grobelnik
Possible setups:
WSG: Oswald – Koch, Behounek, Awoudja, Klassen – Rogelj, Petsos, Blume, Sabitzer – Vrioni, Anselm
Salzburg: Köhn – Kristensen, Solet, Wöber, Ulmer – Sucic, Camara, Seiwald, Aaronson – Sesko, Adeyemi
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The last defeat so far was against the WSG of all places – a last-minute 2: 3 on April 21. “At some point every team will have a point loss, maybe it will be on Saturday”, hoped Silberberger, whose team has one defeat and five draws before the “Herculean task” in the current season. The full record against Salzburg is less edifying from a Tyrolean perspective. In the other five duels, there were mostly clear favorites wins with at least four goals from the “bulls”.
Silberberger pointed out, however, that the team was even one step further than last year, when they also held five points after six rounds. Then the qualification for the championship group of the top six was successful and thus the most successful season in the club’s history. The next difficult weeks with duels against Sturm Graz, Ried and Rapid could show whether the feat will be repeated.
“Will not underestimate them”
Salzburg coach Jaissle ignored the start of the Champions League group stage on Tuesday in Seville. The Tyroleans are not that easy to beat. “We will certainly not underestimate them. And we focus 100 percent on the game in Innsbruck. We will only deal with the Champions League afterwards. “
Which suit is worn at Tivoli is open. DFB team chick Karim Adeyemi, for example, was only one of 14 Salzburg squad players who were out with their national team in the past few days. “That’s why you can’t say much in terms of personnel,” explained Jaissle. “Now we have to wait for the training impressions and talk to the guys about how they feel.”
Admiral Bundesliga, seventh round
Start 5 p.m .:
WAC – Hartberg
Wolfsberg, Lavanttal Arena, SR Weinberger
WAC: Kofler – Dedic, Baumgartner, Lochoshvili, Scherzer – Leitgeb – Taferner, Liendl, Peretz – Röcher, Baribo
Hartberg: Swete – Stec, Rotter, Sonnleitner, Gollner, Kofler – Kainz, Horvat, Heil – Belakovic, Tadic
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WAC wants to prolong its successful run
In contrast to the Tyroleans who have not yet won, the WAC is aiming for the third success in a row. After a bumpy start to the season, the Carinthians have recently got off to a good start. This series wants to prolong the troop of trainer Robin Dutt. The Styrians, on the other hand, have been unsuccessful since the victory at Rapid in round one.
For the WAC, three points are also the goal against the table penultimate from Hartberg. “We have to go into this game with a lot of energy. We really want the third win in a row. I don’t think we lost our flow because of the international break, ”said WAC captain Michael Liendl before the game.
Dutt warned against considering the encounter as a sure-fire success. “We can expect a very well-organized opponent with a good basic order that can be changed at any time,” said the 56-year-old German. You have to be very patient against Hartberg, the Styrians “set up the rooms well and defend very well”. The 20-year-old Augustine Boakye from Ghana is not yet available, the newcomer is not yet eligible to play.
“We keep up with everyone”
The start of the season for Hartberg did not go as planned. After the 2-0 win at Rapid there were two draws and three defeats. “Not much is missing, we keep up with everyone, are present on the pitch, but don’t reward ourselves,” complained coach Kurt Russ of the lack of luck and efficiency in his team. That should change in Wolfsberg. In the table, the sixth-placed Lavanttaler are only three points ahead of the Styrians and are therefore within reach.
“We really want to take something countable with us in Wolfsberg. It is important to call up the training services. If we can do that, I am convinced that we will at least go home with one point, ”said the 56-year-old Russ optimistically.
Admiral Bundesliga, seventh round
Start 5 p.m .:
Quick – Admire
Vienna, Allianz Stadium, SR Ebner
Possible setups:
Rapid: Strebinger – Stojkovic, Greiml, Hofmann, Ullmann – Petrovic, Ljubicic – Arase, Knasmüllner, Grüll – Kara
Admire: Leitner – Zwierschitz, Bauer, Ostrzolek, Lukacevic – Kerschbaum, Malicsek, Babuscu, Kronberger – Mustapha, Starkl
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Duel Kühbauer against Herzog
For Rapid, the home game against Admira is about a mandatory win and not to lose sight of the top region of the table. It is also the coaching duel between two members of Rapids team of the century. As an Admira coach, Andreas Herzog meets Dietmar Kühbauer, who once started his professional career as a player and later as a coach at the now Herzog Club.
Kühbauer sees his team, ten points behind Leader Salzburg, responsible. “We are the clear favorites again, and we have to live up to this role.” He expected tough resistance from the Lower Austrians who, with a surprise in Hütteldorf, would draw level with the fourth-placed Rapid team (8 points). “We need a good game without a doubt. One can clearly see that in Austria it is not the case that as a favorite you have inevitably won the game. “
Victory as a birthday present?
Herzog, who celebrated his 53rd birthday on Friday, wished his team “a good performance”. “It would be nice if we could top the level of the second half against Sturm (1: 1, note) a bit and that the things that we discuss during the week can be implemented even better. My big goal is to get at least one point – that would also be a nice story for the birthday. “
Preview of the match between Admira and Rapid
After the international break, the Bundesliga continues with round seven on Saturday. The meeting between Rapid and Admira is particularly in the spotlight. It’s a special duel for Admira coach Andreas Herzog.
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According to the ÖFB record team player, this is not taken from the world. “We know that a very good opponent awaits us. But it is also an opponent who allows opportunities, ”said Herzog. “We have to strike coldly in the right situations, then we also have a chance against Rapid away from home.” The recent record does not support that. In 18 away games since Admira’s rise in 2011, only one win has been achieved against Rapid. That was clearly 4-0 on March 12, 2016, but since then there has only been one draw in eight appearances in the west of Vienna and seven defeats (2:23 goals).
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