Rapid Vienna ready for revenge: on the duel against Linz!

Rapid Vienna ready for revenge: on the duel against Linz!

On Sunday, December 1, 2024, the deliberate duel between SK Rapid Vienna and FC Blau-Weiß Linz is pending. In a narrow season, in which Rapid had to take a bitter 0: 3 defeat against the same opponents on August 25, the game will be of great importance for both the players and coach Robert Klaus. The coach also celebrates its 40th birthday on this day, which increases the motivation to win the game, as skrapid.at . So far, Rapid has played twelve home games in a row and hopes for a successful revenge after the past defeat. Klauss emphasizes that the first leg was the worst seasonal performance of his team and the players now have to do everything possible to take up this notch.

In the last "English week" before the winter break, which means an intensive autumn for Matthias Seidl and his colleagues, Rapid is under pressure to build on his own strength. Klauss said: "It will be important that we bring a lot of energy on the square on Sunday." Preparations go into the last phase, although the decision about the matchday squad may not be made until Saturday. Except for Ryan Mmaee, all players are fit, which awakens hope for a strong team. In addition, Klaus said that he does not want his birthday to play a role, but should only be the focus.

The opponents and their coach statements

On the other hand, Gerald Scheiblehner, the coach of Blau-Weiß Linz, speaks proudly about the performance of his team in the last meeting. "We would have had to lead in the first half, but the team remained mentally stable after the chances and used a counter chance," said Scheiblehner. His men have already won well in Linz and compete with confidence to continue the positive series against Rapid. The trainers Philipp Semlic from WSG Tirol and Peter Pacult from SK Klagenfurt also made it clear according to their own games, both of whom did not go as desired, that the pressure in the fight for the tabular position is increasing.