Blau-Weiß Linz overcomes Wolfsberger AC 2-0 on Saturday

LINZ. Blau-Weiß Linz tops Wolfsberger AC with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Maranda (10') and a goal from P. Mensah (90').

By
John Ross
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Blau-Weiß Linz overcomes Wolfsberger AC 2-0 on Saturday

LINZ. Blau-Weiß Linz conquers Wolfsberger AC with a 2-0 win with a goal from M. Maranda (10′) and a goal from P. Mensah (90′). Wolfsberger AC was surely superior in terms of ball possession (73%).​

The match was played at the Linzer Stadion stadium in Linz on Saturday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Chiristian-Petru Ciochirca with the support of Maximilian Weiss and Michael Obritzberger. The 4th official was . The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 13.76 degrees Celsius or 56.77 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 63%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Blau-Weiß Linz

2 - 0

Team 1

Wolfsberger AC

  • ! 27 Ball Possession 73
Shots
  • 9 Total 8
  • 7 On Target 1
  • 2 Off Target 4
  • 0 Shots blocked 4
  • 63 Attack 159
  • 28 Dangerous attack 58
  • 83 Ball safe 126
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 8
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 9 Total 14
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Wolfsberger AC had a strong ball possession 73% while Blau-Weiß Linz was struggling with a 27% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Wolfsberger AC was putting more pressure with 58 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 1 were on target. Still, Blau-Weiß Linz managed to find the solution to win this contest.​

Blau-Weiß Linz shot 9 times, 7 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, Wolfsberger AC shot 8 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Blau-Weiß Linz received 1 yellow card (Paul Mensah). On the opposite side, Wolfsberger AC received 3 yellow cards (Dominik Baumgartner, Florian Rieder and Mohamed Bamba).

Match Timeline

M. Maranda(goal)Julian Gölles
10'
23'
P. Mensah- Yellow
29'
37'
Florian Rieder- Yellow
46'
T. Ballo- sub ->Florian Rieder
M. Brandner- sub ->Tobias Koch
46'
C. Noß- sub ->Simon Seidl
61'
S. Feiertag- sub ->Ronivaldo
62'
65'
Dominik Baumgartner- Yellow
66'
Nikolas Veratschnig- sub ->Thomas Sabitzer
M. Schantl- sub ->Julian Gölles
73'
77'
Simon Piesinger(VAR)
S. Haudum- sub ->Fabio Strauss
80'
90'
Samson Tijani- sub ->Mario Leitgeb
90'
B. Zimmermann- sub ->Adis Jasic
P. Mensah(goal)Simon Pirkl
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Sturm Graz
46
22
Salzburg
39
9
LASK Linz
35
22
Hartberg
34
22
Rapid Vienna
33
22
Austria Klagenfurt
22
9
Austria Wien
33
22
Wolfsberger AC
30
22
Rheindorf Altach
19
22
Blau-Weiß Linz
19
22
WSG Tirol
14
22
Austria Lustenau
10
22

After playing this encounter, Blau-Weiß Linz will have 13 points like Rheindorf Altach to hold in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Wolfsberger AC will stay with 14 points like Rapid Vienna to remain in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Admiral Bundesliga, Blau-Weiß Linz will host Austria Wien on the 9th of March with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Austria Wien (0 draws).

Wolfsberger AC will play away agasint LASK Linz on the 2nd of March with a 12-6 head to head stats in favor of LASK Linz (4 draws).

Blau-Weiß Linz – Formation

Blau-Weiß Linz
G
N. Schmid 1.Austria
7.0
D
F. Strauß 2.Austria
7.8
80'
D
M. Maranda 15.Austria
8.1
Goals10'
D
A. Pašić 17.Austria
6.7
M
M. Krainz 4.Austria
7.3
M
T. Koch 6.Austria
7.0
46'
M
J. Gölles 14.Austria
7.3
73'
M
S. Pirkl 8.Austria
7.3
F
S. Seidl 20.Austria
6.8
61'
F
Ronivaldo 9.Brazil
7.3
62'
F
P. Mensah 10.Ghana
7.0
29' Goals90'
Substitutes
G
A. Lukse 12.Austria
D
M. Schantl 28.Austria
6.4
73'
D
A. Briedl 19.Austria
M
S. Haudum 27.Austria
7.0
80'
M
M. Brandner 13.Austria
6.8
46'
M
C. Noß 7.Germany
6.4
61'
F
S. Feiertag 18.Austria
6.7
62'

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

The manager Gerald Scheiblehner decided to play with the following team: Nicolas Schmid (7.0), Alem Pasic (6.7), Manuel Maranda (8.1), Fabio Strauss (7.8), Julian Gölles (7.3), Marco Krainz (7.3), Tobias Koch (7.0), Simon Pirkl (7.3), Paul Mensah (7.0), Simon Seidl (6.8) and Ronivaldo (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Stefan Haudum (7.0), Marcel Schantl (6.4), Alexander Briedl, Stefan Feiertag (6.7), Michael Brandner (6.8), Conor Noß (6.4) and Andreas Lukse.

Substitutions

Blau-Weiß Linz made 5 changes: Tobias Koch for Michael Brandner (46′), Julian Gölles for Marcel Schantl (73′), Ronivaldo for Stefan Feiertag (62′), Fabio Strauss for Stefan Haudum (80′) and Simon Seidl for Conor Noß (61′).

Best player: Manuel Maranda​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Blau-Weiß Linz was Manuel Maranda.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 20 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 7.

Wolfsberger AC – Formation

Wolfsberger AC
G
Hendrik Bonmann 1.Germany
7.5
D
Dominik Baumgartner 22.Austria
7.5
65'
D
Simon Piesinger 8.Austria
6.8
D
Scott Kennedy 4.Canada
6.7
M
Thomas Sabitzer 10.Austria
6.8
66'
M
Adis Jasic 97.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.7
90'
M
Florian Rieder 23.Austria
6.4
46' 37'
M
Augustine Boakye 20.Ghana
6.6
M
M. Leitgeb 16.Austria
7.0
90'
M
Jonathan Scherzer  3.Austria
7.9
F
Mohamed Bamba 12.Ivory Coast
7.0
23'
Substitutes
G
Lukas Gütlbauer 32.Austria
D
L. Ibertsberger 26.Austria
D
Nikolas Veratschnig 17.Austria
6.7
66'
M
E. Omić 44.Austria
M
Samson Tijani 6.Nigeria
90'
F
B. Zimmermann 9.Austria
90'
F
T. Ballo 11.Austria
6.7
46'

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

Manfred Schmid played with: Hendrik Bonmann (7.5), Dominik Baumgartner (7.5), Simon Piesinger (6.8), Scott Kennedy (6.7), Mario Leitgeb (7.0), Adis Jasic (6.7), Augustine Boakye (6.6), Florian Rieder (6.4), Jonathan Scherzer (7.9), Mohamed Bamba (7.0) and Thomas Sabitzer (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Lukas Ibertsberger, Ervin Omic, Samson Okikiola Tijani, Bernhard Zimmermann, Thierno Ballo (6.7), Lukas Gütlbauer and Nikolas Veratschnig (6.7).

Substitutions

Wolfsberger AC made 4 changes: Florian Rieder for Thierno Ballo (46′), Thomas Sabitzer for Nikolas Veratschnig (66′), Mario Leitgeb for Samson Okikiola Tijani (90′) and Adis Jasic for Bernhard Zimmermann (90′).

Best player: Jonathan Scherzer​

The player that probably impressed the most for Wolfsberger AC was Jonathan Scherzer.

His rating is (7.9) with 66 passes (86% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 10 crosses.

Results of the day

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