Salzburg celebrates comeback victory, but the season remains critical!

Salzburg celebrates comeback victory, but the season remains critical!

In an exciting game, Red Bull Salzburg achieved a comeback victory against Blau-Weiß Linz on May 18, 2025. This enabled the team to win the first victory in the Hofmann Personal Stadium. The goals scored Petar Ratkov and Edmund Baidoo, who made a decisive contribution to the success of the team. In addition, goalkeeper Alexander Schlager was instrumental in the victory with several parenting campaigns. Schlager said after the game that the victory is good, even if it was exciting again in the last few minutes.

The team is under strong pressure: The championship title has already been played in the previous round, and the current focus is on the reaching of second place in the league. Coach Thomas Letsch criticized the weak performance in the first half and the long start -up times in the second half. He described and sees second place for his team throughout the season.

table status and perspectives

Aktuell Salzburg has only one chance in second place, with the team a point behind the direct competitor, the Viennese Austria, and the third -placed WAC. Despite the victory, the pressure on the players remains high, especially since the outcome of the season is no longer in their hands. A look at the table shows that with only nine games in the current season, the fight for the best places will be more intense.

The current season of the Bundesliga 2024/25, the highest league in Austria, brings with it various challenges. A total of 192 games are scheduled for this season, 183 of which were already completed without goals. The LASK Linz currently runs with 22 points from nine games, while TSV Hartberg followed with 15 points and the Liebherr Grazer AK with 11 points.

Current results and upcoming games

The latest results are promising in the league. SC Rheindorf Altach played 0-0 against SK Austria Klagenfurt, and Liebherr Grazer AK prevailed 1-0 against LASK Linz. On this day there are more games on the program, including Wolfsberger Athletics Club against FK Austria Vienna and SK Rapid Vienna against SK Sturm Graz.

  • Latest results:
    • SC Rheindorf Altach VS SK Austria Klagenfurt: 0 - 0
    • Liebherr Grazer AK VS LASK Linz: 1 - 0
  • Next encounters:
    • Wolfsberger Athletics Club VS FK Austria Vienna: May 18th
    • SK Rapid Vienna VS SK Sturm Graz: May 18th

Overall, the season remains exciting and characterized by great expectations. Schlager and Letsch feel the pressure to meet the expectations of the fans and the club management, even if the reality of the season has so far been challenging. This mixture of snapshot and critical review shows that football in Austria is currently full of dynamics. Whether Salzburg can secure its place in the upper half of the table will be shown in the remaining games of the season. Further information about the league is available at Footystats

For more details about the course of the game and the current location at Red Bull Salzburg, visit Laola1 .

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OrtHofmann Personal Stadion, Linz, Österreich
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