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Kick-off in the new season 2017/18 of the Austrian Bundesliga! This season is dominated by the upcoming Ligareform next year and can be seen as a transitional season. Before the new Ligasystem in the season 2018/19 comes to wear, the clubs in the last season with the “old” 10er league again reach their goals. Among other things, the Wolfsberger AC, who will be the reigning champion Red Bull Salzburg on the first day of the Lavanttal Arena.
Both clubs have their first mandatory games this season behind them and now want to start with a good result in the league. The first games serve as location determination and show how well in the preparation was worked. Both teams successfully contested the first Cup game and went on to the next round. Salzburg also won the second round of the Champions League qualification against Hibernians from Malta after two victories. It is now the first important game in the league in front of the door, which immediately shows where the team stands.
AC Wolfsberger :
Wolfsberg finished the previous season on the eighth place of the table and now wants to orient himself further in this season 2017/18. The club was able to hold the league relatively confidently, but the goal is to position itself at least in the middle of the table.
The preparation for the new season did not go one hundred percent according to plan. In the test match against the Russian first division Arsenal Tula, two players injured heavily. Dever Orgill (MS) suffered a transverse traction fracture in the 1st lumbar vertebral body after a two-stroke. Christian Klem (LV) suffered a cruciate ligament rupture in the knee and tear of the external meniscus. He will not be available to the team for several months. In addition, a last-season pillar left the club relatively surprising. The midfielder Peter Tschernegg will wear the shirt from FC St. Gallen from next season.
The first mandatory game in the Cup was successfully contested. The Wolves had to compete against FC Marchfeld Mannsdorf. The Niederösterreichers defeated the FC Wacker Innsbruck last year and were not an easy lot. This was already evident in the initial phase of the game. Both teams were not able to get a chance, and it took a while before the WAC took command. In the end, they finished 2-1 and went into the next round.
Salzburg :
After the fourth consecutive Doublesiegue in the last season, Red Bull Salzburg starts with a new Cheftrainer in the year. Marco Rose, the winner of the U19 Youth League’s previous season’s success, took over the fifth double en suite after Oscar Garcia’s departure. In spite of the coach’s relentless interviews, Red Bull Salzburg is of course an absolute favorite for this year’s championship.
As usual in Red Bull Salzburg, the autumn is dominated by the qualification for the Championsleague group stage. For the tenth time in the Red Bull era, the team will do everything they can to achieve their big goal. For the second round of the qualification, the bulls from Malta were awarded. In the first game they beat Hibernians FC with a 0: 3 victory. At home there was a 4-1 home win. In the first cup game, the bulls did not give any nonsense and finished Germany with 0: 7.
The coach may not be available to all players from the squad. Samuel Tetteh (knee), Xaver Schlager (ankle), Stefan Lainer (ankle) and David Atanga (metatarsal) were not in the squad due to injuries.
AC Wolfsberger vs Salzburg head to head matches
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