LEIPZIG. Salzburg had a surprising win over Ried with a 2-0 win with a goal from N. Capaldo (19′) and a goal from S. Koïta (88′). Salzburg was definitely better in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Red Bull Arena stadium in Leipzig on Sunday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Alexander Harkam with the help of Robert Steinacher and Gerald Bauernfeind. The 4th official was Dieter Muckenhammer. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 0.2 degrees Celsius or 32.41 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Salzburg was in firm control of the ball 62% while Ried was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Salzburg had a more offensive attitude with 65 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Salzburg won the match.
Salzburg shot 21 times, 7 on target, 14 off target. On the other side, Ried shot 13 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Salzburg received 1 yellow card (Strahinja Pavlovic). On the other side, Ried received 3 yellow cards (Roko Jurisic, J. Wendlinger and K. Michael).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Salzburg will have 48 points to hold in the 1st place. On the other side, Ried will stay with 14 points like Hartberg to remain in the 11th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Admiral Bundesliga, Salzburg will play away against LASK Linz on the 12th of March with a 21-4 head to head statistic in favor of Salzburg (11 draws).
Ried will play away agasint Rheindorf Altach on the 12th of March with a 16-10 head to head in favor of Ried (7 draws).
Salzburg – Formation

Salzburg started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Matthias Jaissle decided to play with the following team: Philipp Köhn
, Amar Dedić , Oumar Solet , Strahinja Pavlović , Andreas Ulmer , Nicolás Capaldo , Lucas Gourna-Douath , Nicolas Seiwald , Oscar Gloch , Noah Okafor and Chukwubuike Adamu .The home team had on the bench: Adam Stejskal, Jérôme Onguene, Ignace Van der Brempt, Sekou Koita
, Benjamin Šeško , Maurits Kjaergaard and Forson Amankwah .Substitutions
Salzburg made 5 changes: O. Gloukh for Maurits Kjaergaard (64′), J. Adamu for Benjamin Šeško (63′), Nicolás Capaldo for Forson Amankwah (75′), Noah Okafor for Sekou Koita (75′) and Amar Dedic for Ignace Brempt (90′).
Best player: Nicolas Seiwald
The player that probably impressed the most for Salzburg was Nicolas Seiwald even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is
with 56 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 6 crosses.Ried – Formation

Ried started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Christian Heinle played with: Jonas Wendlinger
, David Ungar , Julian Turi , Tin Plavotić , Roko Jurišić , Aleksandar Lutovac , Michael Martin , Philipp Pomer , Stefan Nutz , Christoph Lang and Leo Mikić .The following players were sitting on the bench: Josef Weberbauer, Kingsley Michael
, Seifedin Chabbi , Richard Strebinger, Markus Lackner, Julian Wiessmeier and Matthias Gragger.Substitutions
Ried made 2 changes: Aleksandar Lutovac for Kingsley Michael (62′) and Christoph Lang for Seifedin Chabbi (74′).
Best player: Julian Turi
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Ried was Julian Turi.
His rating is
with 31 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 5.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Admiral Bundesliga.
- Rheindorf Altach – WSG Tirol – 0-0
- Wolfsberger AC – Rapid Vienna – 1-2
- Salzburg – Ried – 2-0