WOLFSBERG. LASK Linz had an adventurous win over Wolfsberger AC. The hero of the match was who scored in the 1st, 8th, 21st, 37th and 58th minute. LASK Linz capitalized on its superior ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Lavanttal Arena stadium in Wolfsberg. The referee was Rene Eisner with the support of Robert Steinacher and Martin Höfler. The 4th official was Chiristian-Petru Ciochirca. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot at 25.1 degrees Celsius or 77.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.​

Match Statistics​

Wolfsberger AC

1 - 5

LASK Linz

  • 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
  • 9 Total 13
  • 3 On Target 6
  • 6 Off Target 7
  • 1 Shots blocked 4
  • 102 Attack 81
  • 39 Dangerous attack 39
  • 56 Ball safe 82
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 7
  • 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 14 Total 11
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 7 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

LASK Linz was in firm control of the ball 58% while Wolfsberger AC was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Wolfsberger AC was more pushing with 39 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyhow, LASK Linz found a way to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Wolfsberger AC shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, LASK Linz shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Wolfsberger AC received 3 yellow cards (M. Taferner, T. Rocher and H. Bonmann). On the opposite side, LASK Linz received 1 yellow card (B. Jovicic).

Match Timeline

1'
Marin Ljubicic(goal)T. Goiginger
8'
19'
Branko Jovicic- Yellow
19'
21'
Marin Ljubicic(goal)Hong Hyun-Seok
37'
Marin Ljubicic(goal)K. Nakamura
Thorsten Röcher- Yellow
45'
T. Ballo- sub ->M. Leitgeb
46'
46'
M. Novak- sub ->A. Jasic
46'
46'
58'
Marin Ljubicic(goal)
60'
60'
M. Novak(goal)
61'
71'
Robert Zulj - sub ->Hong Hyun-Seok
71'
Hendrik Bonmann- Yellow
75'
82'
82'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Salzburg
49
32
Wolfsberger AC
31
32
Austria Lustenau
29
32
Sturm Graz
42
32
LASK Linz
35
32
WSG Tirol
24
32
Hartberg
24
32
Rapid Vienna
25
32
Austria Wien
24
32
Rheindorf Altach
19
32
Austria Klagenfurt
23
32
Ried
14
32

After this encounter, Wolfsberger AC stays with 2 points to occupy the 9th place in the table. Regarding the opposition, LASK Linz has 4 points (2nd).

Next matches

In the next match in the Admiral Bundesliga, Wolfsberger AC will play away against Salzburg on the 14th of August with a 23-5 head to head statistic in favor of Salzburg (12 draws).

LASK Linz will play away agasint Sturm Graz on the 20th of August with a 15-11 head to head stats in favor of Sturm Graz (8 draws).

Wolfsberger AC – Formation

Wolfsberger AC
G
Hendrik Bonmann 1.Germany
5.2
75'
D
Jonathan Scherzer 3.Austria
6.1
60'
D
Simon Piesinger 8.Austria
6.5
46'
D
Dominik Baumgartner 22.Austria
7.1
M
Adis Jasic 97.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.5
46'
M
M. Leitgeb 16.Austria
6.3
46'
M
Nikolas Veratschnig 6.Austria
6.1
M
Konstantin Kerschbaumer 7.Austria
6.4
M
Matthäus Taferner 30.Austria
6.8
19'
F
Tai Baribo 11.Israel
6.6
46'
F
Thorsten Röcher 18.Austria
6.6
45'
Substitutes
G
Lukas Gütlbauer 32.Austria
D
Raphael Schifferl 24.Austria
7.0
46'
D
David Gugganig 4.Austria
6.8
60'
D
M. Novak 27.Austria
7.3
46' 61'
F
Dario Vizinger 9.Croatia
F
Nikolaos Vergos 29.Greece
6.6
46'
F
T. Ballo 70.Austria
6.7
46'

Wolfsberger AC started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Robin Dutt decided to play with the following team: Hendrik Bonmann (5.2), Dominik Baumgartner (7.1), Simon Piesinger (6.5), Jonathan Scherzer (6.1), Adis Jasic (6.5), Matthäus Taferner (6.8), Mario Leitgeb (6.3), Konstantin Kerschbaumer (6.4), Nikolas Veratschnig (6.1), Thorsten Röcher (6.6) and Tai Baribo (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Lukas Gütlbauer, Raphael Schifferl (7.0), David Gugganig (6.8), Michael Novak (7.3), Dario Vizinger, Nikos Vergos (6.6) and Thierno Ballo (6.7).

Substitutions

Wolfsberger AC made 5 changes: T. Baribo for N. Vergos (46′), M. Leitgeb for T. Ballo (46′), S. Piesinger for R. Schifferl (46′), A. Jasic for M. Novak (46′) and J. Scherzer for D. Gugganig (60′).

Best player: Michael Novak​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Wolfsberger AC was Michael Novak.

His rating is (7.3) with 1 goal, 13 passes (46% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.

LASK Linz – Formation

LASK Linz
G
Alexander Schlager 1.Austria
7.0
D
Filip Stojkovic 22.Montenegro
7.0
D
Felix Luckeneder 33.Austria
7.1
D
Philipp Ziereis 5.Germany
7.1
D
Rene Renner 7.Austria
7.1
M
Hong Hyun-Seok 21.South Korea
7.2
71'
M
Branko Jovicic 18.Serbia
7.1
82' 19'
M
Thomas Goiginger 27.Austria
8.8
82' 8'
M
Sascha Horvath 30.Austria
6.7
M
Keito Nakamura 38.Japan
7.8
71'
F
Marin Ljubicic 11.Croatia
10.0
60' 1', 21', 37', 58'
Substitutes
G
Tobias Lawal 24.Austria
D
Marvin Potzmann 19.Austria
6.5
82'
D
Jan Boller 34.Germany
M
Robert Zulj 10.Austria
6.1
71'
F
Husein Balic 14.Austria
6.6
71'
F
Efthymios Koulouris 20.Greece
6.2
60'
F
Alexander Schmidt 23.Austria
6.5
82'

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

Dietmar Didi Kühbauer played with: Alexander Schlager (7.0), Filip Stojković (7.0), Philipp Ziereis (7.1), Felix Luckeneder (7.1), René Renner (7.1), Hyunseok Hong (7.2), Branko Jovičić (7.1), Thomas Goiginger (8.8), Sascha Horvath (6.7), Keito Nakamura (7.8) and Marin Ljubičić (10.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Tobias Okiki Lawal, Marvin Potzmann (6.5), Jan Boller, Robert Žulj (6.1), Husein Balić (6.6), Efthymios Koulouris (6.2) and Alexander Schmidt (6.5).

LASK Linz could not rely on the presence of M. Potzmann (injured).

Substitutions

LASK Linz made 5 changes: M. Ljubicic for E. Koulouris (60′), Hong Hyun-Seok for R. Zulj (71′), K. Nakamura for H. Balic (71′), T. Goiginger for A. Schmidt (82′) and B. Jovicic for M. Potzmann (82′).

Best player: Marin Ljubičić​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for LASK Linz was Marin Ljubičić.

His rating is (10.0) with 4 goals, 11 passes (90% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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