Austria Wien overcomes Blau-Weiß Linz 2-1

LINZ. Austria Wien beat Blau-Weiß Linz to win 2-1.

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John Ross
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Austria Wien overcomes Blau-Weiß Linz 2-1

LINZ. Austria Wien defeated Blau-Weiß Linz to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half.​ It was Austria Wien to strike first with an early goal of Dominik Fitz at the 4′. Then it was a goal in the 36′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Andreas Gruber gave the win to Austria Wien in the 45′ minute with a goal.

The match was played at the Linzer Stadion stadium in Linz on Sunday and it started at 5:00 pm local time. The referee was Chiristian-Petru Ciochirca with the collaboration of Maximilian Weiss and Michael Obritzberger. The 4th official was Safak Barmaksiz. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was cold at 12.96 degrees Celsius or 55.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 58%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Blau-Weiß Linz

1 - 2

Team 1

Austria Wien

  • 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
  • 12 Total 12
  • 4 On Target 5
  • 6 Off Target 3
  • 2 Shots blocked 4
  • 87 Attack 117
  • 34 Dangerous attack 38
  • 81 Ball safe 82
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 9 Total 12
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Blau-Weiß Linz was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Austria Wien that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Austria Wien was more aggressive with 38 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Austria Wien won the encounter.​

Blau-Weiß Linz shot 12 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Austria Wien shot 12 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Blau-Weiß Linz received 2 yellow cards (Paul Mensah and Manuel Maranda). Talking about the opposition, Austria Wien received 3 yellow cards (Johannes Handl, Hakim Guenouche and Lucas Galvão).

Match Timeline

4'
Dominik Fitz(goal)Hakim Guenouche
24'
R. Vučić- sub ->Luca Pazourek
C. Noß(goal)Fabio Strauss
36'
45'
Andreas Gruber(goal)Frans Krätzig
57'
Lucas Galvão- Yellow
63'
Johannes Handl- Yellow
S. Seidl- sub ->Conor Noß
64'
74'
Alexander Schmidt- sub ->Andreas Gruber
J. Gölles- sub ->João Luiz
84'
P. Mensah- Yellow
86'
M. Maranda- Yellow
89'
86'
James Holland- sub ->Muharem Husković
M. Ibrahimi- sub ->Paul Mensah
87'
90'
Hakim Guenouche- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Sturm Graz
46
22
Salzburg
35
6
LASK Linz
27
6
Austria Klagenfurt
22
6
Rapid Vienna
33
22
Hartberg
21
6
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 this match, Blau-Weiß Linz stays with 19 points to remain in the 9th place. Talking about the opposition, Austria Wien will has 30 points to sit in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Admiral Bundesliga, Blau-Weiß Linz will play away with Austria Lustenau on the 16th of March with a 0-0 head to head.

Austria Wien will host WSG Tirol on the 16th of March with a 5-2 head to head statistic in favor of Austria Wien (4 draws).

Blau-Weiß Linz – Formation

Blau-Weiß Linz
G
N. Schmid 1.Austria
6.4
D
F. Strauß 2.Austria
7.9
D
M. Maranda 15.Austria
6.6
89'
D
L. Tursch 23.Austria
6.8
M
M. Krainz 4.Austria
7.0
M
T. Koch 6.Austria
6.7
M
C. Noß 7.Germany
7.1
64' Goals36'
M
S. Pirkl 8.Austria
7.1
M
P. Mensah 10.Ghana
7.1
87' 86'
M
João Luiz 11.Brazil
7.1
84'
F
Ronivaldo 9.Brazil
7.1
Substitutes
G
A. Lukse 12.Austria
D
D. Mitrović 5.Serbia
D
J. Gölles 14.Austria
6.8
84'
D
A. Briedl 19.Austria
M
S. Seidl 20.Austria
6.6
64'
F
S. Feiertag 18.Austria
F
M. Ibrahimi 29.Germany
6.4
87'

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 (6.4), Lukas Tursch (6.8), Manuel Maranda (6.6), Fabio Strauss (7.9), João Luiz (7.1), Tobias Koch (6.7), Marco Krainz (7.0), Simon Pirkl (7.1), Paul Mensah (7.1), Ronivaldo (7.1) and Conor Noß (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Danilo Mitrović, Andreas Lukse, Julian Gölles (6.8), Stefan Feiertag, Alexander Briedl, Simon Seidl (6.6) and Mehmet Ibrahimi (6.4).

Substitutions

Blau-Weiß Linz made 3 changes: Conor Noß for Simon Seidl (64′), João Luiz for Julian Gölles (84′) and Paul Mensah for Mehmet Ibrahimi (87′).

Player of the match: Fabio Strauss​

The most impressive player for Blau-Weiß Linz was Fabio Strauss.

His rating is 7.9 with 51 passes (69% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 15 duels out of 17. He performed 1 cross.

Austria Wien – Formation

Austria Wien
G
Christian Früchtl 1.Germany
7.1
D
Lucas Galvão 3.Brazil
6.8
57'
D
Tin Plavotic 24.Croatia
7.0
D
Johannes Handl 46.Austria
8.1
63'
M
L. Pazourek 2.Austria
6.4
24'
M
Andreas Gruber 17.Austria
7.1
74' Goals45'
M
Hakim Guenouche 21.France
6.7
90'
M
Manfred Fischer  30.Austria
7.0
M
Dominik Fitz 36.Austria
8.1
Goals4'
M
Frans Krätzig 41.Germany
7.3
F
M. Husković 9.Austria
7.0
86'
Substitutes
G
Mirko Kos 99.Austria
D
Matteo Meisl 40.Austria
M
James Holland 8.Australia
6.4
86'
M
M. Wels 37.Austria
F
R. Vučić 27.Austria
7.0
24'
F
Alexander Schmidt 33.Austria
6.3
74'

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

Michael Wimmer played with: Christian Früchtl (7.1), Johannes Handl (8.1), Tin Plavotić (7.0), Lucas Galvão (6.8), Luca Pazourek (6.4), Manfred Fischer (7.0), Hakim Guenouche (6.7), Frans Krätzig (7.3), Andreas Gruber (7.1), Dominik Fitz (8.1) and Muharem Husković (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: James Holland (6.4), Romeo Vučić (7.0), Alexander Schmidt (6.3), Moritz Wels, Matteo Meisl and Mirko Kos.

Austria Wien could not rely on the presence of Romeo Vučić (injured) and Alexander Schmidt (injured).

Substitutions

Austria Wien made 3 changes: Luca Pazourek for Romeo Vučić (24′), Andreas Gruber for Alexander Schmidt (74′) and Muharem Husković for James Holland (86′).

Player of the match: Dominik Fitz​

The most impressive player for Austria Wien was Dominik Fitz.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 41 passes (54% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

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