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Austria’s football fans could look forward to an exciting championship fight before the break, but after two days of play-offs, this tension is gone. Salzburg is headed for the next championship with big steps, the fight for the second to fourth place will be exciting. On the third play-off matchday there is a hit between LASK and Rapid Vienna.
However, the perfectly legitimate question arises whether the second place in the table is worth striving for? Of course, the appeal of the Champions League qualification is there, but the third place in the table has the ticket for the Europa League group phase in the pocket unlike the vice-champion. The vice-champion has to organize a knockout duel in the event of a knockout in the premier class.
A look at the table shows that Rapid is now one point ahead of the black and white. Nevertheless, according to current odds, the best bookmakers on the market between LASK and Rapid Wien see the favorite role with the home side.
A detailed analysis including forecast for the top game can be found in this article. The remaining games of Austrian football are analyzed in the tip category Football Austria.
LASK:
Thanks to the missteps of the LASK, the current table should be treated with a little caution, after all, those responsible for the black and white continue to hope for mildness after the corona faux pas. The deduction of points and the fact that the LASK only collected one point from the first two games, however, put Linz in fourth place in the table.
After the game in the Lavanttal at the WAC, however, a double zero could have been posted. The LASK led 2-0 after courageous performance and steered towards the twelfth away win in the twelfth duel.
However, Wolfsberg fought back impressively. In the final minutes, the complete turnaround in the form of the 3: 2 lead goal was achieved. A shit storm, a defeat with umpteen missed top chances against Hartberg and a playful 2-0 lead – mentally this was by no means easy, but the LASK fought back and made up for it again. Even chances for the late lucky punch were still there.
After the game, Ismael was satisfied with the performance shown and especially cheered the mentality monster. Once again there was nothing to complain about playfully, in phases the LASK reminded us of the top form from autumn.
However, this only applies to the offensive game, because the defensive is currently surprisingly vulnerable. Christian Ramsebner in particular poses a danger. Five goals in two games are extremely unusual.
Due to the fact that the game performed well in the game and the defensive problems, predictions of a goal-rich game in the top duel between LASK and Rapid Wien are obvious.
Rapid Vienna:
After the horror start due to three serious injuries at Rapid Wien, the Austrian record champion managed to get a convincing answer in a duel with SK Sturm Graz. A 4-0 success of the green-whites was not to be expected with the best will.
The quiet master dreams that were heard before the start of the play-offs are no longer current, but the qualification for international business looks very good. Thanks to their success against the Blackies, Rapid is now six points ahead of fifth or even seven over Grazer.
The many absent people could not be felt in the green-whites. Once again the youngsters played great and presented themselves brilliantly. With his double pack, Kelvin Arase became one of the match winners in half time.
Leo Greiml delivered a hard-fought performance, who in the previous year in the Europa League Play-Off against Sturm Graz became a sad hero (own goal, penalty caused). A year after his first starting line-up, it went much better with number two from the start.
An impressive achievement, with which the team fueled a lot of self-confidence. In the top game in Linz, the Kuehbauer elf is surprisingly considered a clear outsider.
It should not be forgotten that the LASK acts much weaker at home than abroad and Rapid is the reflection, because the green-whites are more successful away than at the Allianz Stadium at home.
The failures hurt, but at the latest the appearance against the LASK has shown that the squad has the necessary breadth, talent and class to cope with such bad news.
LASK vs Rapid Vienna head to head matches
01.12.19 BUN LASK Rapid Vienna 0 : 4
24.08.19 BUN Rapid Vienna LASK 1 : 2
03.04.19 CUP LASK Rapid Vienna 1 : 2 (1 : 1)
25.11.18 BUN Rapid Vienna LASK 0 : 1
19.08.18 BUN LASK Rapid Vienna 2 : 1