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Bundesliga: Rapid asks LASK for a crisis duel

The parallels between the two teams are obvious. Neither Rapid nor LASK has so far been able to call up the potential in the league despite good approaches. Thanks to the European Cup, both clubs have a packed calendar and a long list of injuries. At LASK this week, three players infected with the corona virus and Andreas Gruber, who was injured on the shoulder, also came. “We have injured people, we had Covid,” says Rapid trainer Dietmar Kühbauer, recognizing similar situations with the opponents.

For both teams there is also a partial discrepancy between the national and the European competition. Rapid defeated Dinamo Zagreb in the UEFA Europa League and did not do badly against Genk and West Ham either, but without rewarding themselves. LASK are still unbeaten in the UEFA Europa Conference League after two wins and one draw.

Explosive basement duel between Rapid and LASK

At the weekend there will be an explosive basement duel between Rapid and LASK in the Bundesliga. The bottom of the league from Linz has to struggle with several problems, and the Hütteldorfer are also far below expectations in the league.

Kühbauer remains calm for the time being

Kühbauer does not see the sporting position of Rapids as dramatic in general. “Of course we should have won two more games,” he said, referring to the latest league record with two draws against TSV Egger Glas Hartberg and Austria Klagenfurt – each after guided tours into the final stages. On the other hand, Rapid is undefeated with three points more than LASK in five compulsory matches. In the Bundesliga you played the game against most teams. “As long as we are active, we are the far better team. If we invest less, there is uncertainty. “

Bundesliga, 13th round

Sunday, 5 p.m .:

Rapid – LASK

Vienna, Allianz Stadium, SR Kijas

Possible setups:

Rapid: Gartler – Stojkovic, Hofmann, Aiwu, Ullmann – Grahovac, Ljubicic – Arase, Fountas, Grüll – Kara

LASK: Schlager – Potzmann, Boller, Luckeneder, Renner – Grgic, Holland – Horvath, Michorl, Goiginger – Schmidt

Due to the balance in the league, things can go up rapidly at the moment. Kühbauer: “Because many clubs are close together, three points can of course mean a lot and be a leap forward. That’s what we’re striving for. ”The first duel of the season against LASK in Pasching ended on July 31 with a 1-1 draw. “If you want the victory more, you will finally get it”, Maximilian Ullmann expected another battle-heavy game.

Double burden becomes a problem

With a relapse to the last place, which is possible for Rapid at the weekend, he is not concerned, said Kühbauer, who locates a general problem. According to him, all teams in Austria would inevitably have difficulties in being able to call up the highest possible level of performance in the long term due to the double burden. And this diagnosis is justifiable for the Burgenlander across Europe, he only excluded the clubs of the English Premier League. “All other clubs have problems when they have loads.”

Like the Viennese, who won 3-0 against SKU Ertl Glas Amstetten, LASK also mastered the compulsory task in the Uniqa ÖFB Cup on Thursday, i.e. promotion to the quarter-finals. The athletes won 2-1 against WSG Tirol, although not everything went smoothly. “I think the sense of achievement was urgently needed,” said Wieland. Against Rapid, the team “simply has to pick up where we left off in the first half”.

Dietmar Kuehbauer (SK Rapid Wien)

APA/EXPA/Florian Schroetter

Despite the precarious table situation, Rapid head coach Kühbauer remains emphatically calm

Wieland also expects a grueling game. “We will continue on our way, we will play aggressively. We’ll have a good match plan again and then hopefully the right result. ”So far,“ a bit of luck ”may have been missing, said offensive player Sascha Horvath. “But I think we are on the right track. We work very, very hard during the week. We’ll reward each other. “

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