On Sunday
LASK Linz hosts
SK Rapid Wien in the
6th round of Austria´s tipp3-Bundesliga. After the performances in this season the guests from Vienna are favourites.
LASK Linz made a disastrous season start. They have lost their five league games so far and are after five rounds without points. Keeper Thomas Mandl has collected 13 goals against. The offensive was harmless, in four of their matches LASK scored no goal. So coach Helmut Kraft have reacted on this weakness and engaged two new midfielders with Emin Sulimani and Klodian Duro.
SK Rapid Wien wants to continue their run with an away win at LASK Linz. The Green-Whites have won their last three league games - 2:1 vs RB Salzburg, 2:0 vs Sturm Graz and 2:0 vs Mattersburg. Furthermore they advanced to the UEFA Europa League group stage with a 3:2 win at Aston Villa on Thursday (first leg 1:1). Altogether Pacult´s side is unbeaten since seven competitive games (6 wins, 1 draw).
LASK Linz – SK Rapid Wien tipp3-Bundesliga: Matchday 6
Date: 29 August, 2010 - 16:00 CET
Stadium: Stadion der Stadt Linz, Linz
Referee: Manfred Krassnitzer
LASK Linz: Keeper: Mandl
Defenders: Bubenik, Chinchilla, Winkler, Schellander
Midfielders: Metz, Aufhauser, Sulimani, Duro, Sobkova
Forwards: Mayrleb
Coach: Helmut Kraft
Injured:
Booked:
SK Rapid Wien: Keeper: Hedl
Defenders: Kayhan, Soma, Sonnleitner, Katzer
Midfielders: Hofmann, Heikkinen, Hinum, Saurer
Forwards: Nuhiu, Salihi
Coach: Peter Pacult
Injured:
Booked:
The Linzer Gugl will be well filled and many rapid fans will support their team also in Linz. Rapid has played six matches more than LASK in this season. Especially the away game on Thursday at Aston Villa was strength-sapping. On the other side the win over Aston Villa brought a lot of confidence. So I see here no pros for any team. For referee Manfred Krassnitzer it becomes the first fixture in the running Bundesliga season.
Last meeting: 13.04.2010, SK Rapid Wien – LASK Linz 0:0
Wins LASK Linz: 30
Wins SK Rapid Wien: 75
Draws: 27
After the performances in this season anything but a Rapid win would be a surprise. Rapid could not win at LASK in previous season (3:3, 2:4). Due to Rapid´s hard Europa League game on Thursday I think that LASK have a good chance to reach a draw. My tip:
Draw.
The best odds for '
Draw' you find at
Bet365,
Bwin and
BetClic.
