LEIPZIG. LASK Linz conquers Salzburg 1-0 after R. Žulj scored just 1 goal (34′).

The match was played at the Red Bull Arena stadium in Leipzig on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Alexander Harkam with the help of Martin Höfler and Gerald Bauernfeind. The 4th official was Safak Barmaksiz. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 15.95 degrees Celsius or 60.71 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Salzburg was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. LASK Linz that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

LASK Linz had a more offensive attitude with 49 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why LASK Linz won the match.​

Salzburg shot 11 times, 2 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, LASK Linz shot 16 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Salzburg didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, LASK Linz received 1 yellow card (Peter Michorl).

Standings

After this match, Salzburg will stay with 23 points to hold in the 2nd place. Talking about the opposition, LASK Linz will have 21 points to remain in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Admiral Bundesliga, Salzburg will play away with LASK Linz on the 16th of March with a 23-5 head to head stats in favor of Salzburg (12 draws).

LASK Linz will host Salzburg on the 16th of March with a 23-5 head to head stats in favor of Salzburg (12 draws).

Salzburg – Formation

Salzburg started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

The manager Gerhard Struber decided to play with the following team: Alexander Schlager (7.9), Amar Dedic (7.0), Oumar Solet (7.5), Samson Baidoo (7.1), Aleksa Terzic (6.4), Nicolás Capaldo  (7.0), Lucas Gourna-Douath (6.6), Amankwah Forson (7.0), Oscar Gloukh (6.8), Karim Konaté (6.6) and Roko Simic (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Dorgeles Nene (6.8), Dijon Kameri, Andreas Ulmer (7.0), Petar Ratkov  (7.1), Luka Sucic (7.5), Nico Mantl and Maurits Kjaergaard (7.0).

Salzburg could not rely on the presence of Dorgeles Nene (injured).

Substitutions

Salzburg made 5 changes: Aleksa Terzic for Andreas Ulmer (45′), Amankwah Forson for Luka Sucic (46′), Karim Konaté for Dorgeles Nene (76′), Roko Simic for Petar Ratkov  (57′) and Oscar Gloukh for Maurits Kjaergaard (57′).

Best player: Alexander Schlager​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Salzburg was the goalkeeper: Alexander Schlager. His rating is 7.85. He performed 4 saves.

LASK Linz – Formation

LASK Linz started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Thomas Sageder played with: Tobias Okiki Lawal (7.0), Philipp Ziereis (7.5), Andrés Andrade (7.3), Maksym Taloverov (6.8), Filip Stojković (6.8), Sascha Horvath (7.9), Ivan Ljubić (7.0), George Bello (7.1), Robert Žulj (8.2), Marin Ljubičić (7.0) and Moses Usor (6.7).

They had on the bench: Lukas Jungwirth, Thomas Goiginger (7.3), Elias Havel (6.6), Sanoussy Ba (6.7), Ibrahim Mustapha, Peter Michorl (6.7) and Husein Balić.

LASK Linz could not rely on the presence of Elias Havel (injured), Peter Michorl (injured), Thomas Goiginger (injured) and Sanoussy Ba (injured).

Substitutions

LASK Linz made 4 changes: Marin Ljubičić for Elias Havel (69′), Sascha Horvath for Peter Michorl (77′), Moses Usor for Thomas Goiginger (69′) and Filip Stojković for Sanoussy Ba (87′).

Best player: Robert Žulj​

The most impressive player for LASK Linz was Robert Žulj.

His rating is (8.2) with 1 goal, 47 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 20. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Admiral Bundesliga.​

• Salzburg – LASK Linz – 0-1
• Blau-Weiß Linz – Austria Lustenau – 0-0
• Sturm Graz – Hartberg – 2-1