The Vorarlbergers are one of the big surprises of the season so far. Fourth in the table, they are ahead of the two traditional Viennese clubs Rapid and Austria. The Lustenauers are also fourth in the home table, although in contrast to the top three, they have not played four but only three home games.
In the “Ländle” it comes to the first duel between the two teams since April 8, 2000 – back then in Linz. It was a 5-0 win for the “athletes”, who probably have something similar in mind this time too. However, you travel without goalgetter Marin Ljubicic. The Croatian, top of the league marksman list with six goals, is suspended after his red card against Ried and could be replaced by Greek summer signing Efthymis Koulouris.
Athletes are “warned”
Despite the early exclusion (10th), the draw against Ried was a small setback for the euphoric LASK fans, but a win would have been within reach. “I don’t know whether I should be happy or angry,” said Kühbauer. The respect for Lustenau should be there regardless. “Lustenau started the season very well as a promoted team, the eleven points are no coincidence,” emphasized the Burgenlander, who has seven wins and two draws with his team in nine competitive games. “We are definitely warned and expect a difficult task.”
The same applies vice versa. Lustenau recently showed a good reaction to the 0:6 slap against Salzburg in the 2:2 with Wiener Austria and is once again out for points. With currently eleven points, six are behind LASK. Coach Markus Mader described them as a “top team” and a “huge challenge. They often play in the same formation, so the processes are right and they are perfectly coordinated.”
The game in the live ticker:
Source: Nachrichten
