In the duel between TSV Hartberg and SV Ried on Saturday (5:00 p.m.) in the sixth round of the Bundesliga, two teams with poor results will meet. Both have been waiting for a complete success for three league games and find themselves in the table basement. There are no favorites in this game. The Styrians, who have not won against Ried in the Bundesliga so far, had two weeks to prepare for this duel – possibly a small advantage.
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Mixed start to the season for Ried
This duel has taken place eight times in the Austrian football league. Ried remained undefeated with three wins and five draws. In the previous season, three of the four duels ended in a draw, and the Upper Austrians won once.
Ried made a mixed start to the new season and is tenth with four points after five games. In the duel with Hartberg, the Vikings want to get the second three, coach Christian Heinle was quite optimistic: “We can do everything in this game. We want to convert our performance into points now.” He sees no favorites in this game, he expects an opponent at eye level.
In order to make the guest appearance in Styria a success, Ried has to build on the good performance of the previous week. Heinle only complained about the efficiency in front of goal and the lack of luck in the game. “The defeat against Tirol was incredibly bitter. We played a very good game, but the course of the game was extremely unfavorable.” The staff situation relaxed. Defense chief Markus Lackner will be available again after his suspension. Striker Seifedin Chabbi should also be fit again after contracting a gastrointestinal virus. Also missing are reserve goalkeeper Jonas Wendlinger (cheekbone fracture) and players Julian Turi (shoulder) and Nikola Stosic (torn cruciate ligament) who have been injured for a longer period of time.
Source: Nachrichten
