Sturm Graz demands Austria: A football thriller for the championship!

Sturm Graz demands Austria: A football thriller for the championship!

In the Austrian Bundesliga, the tension is still high. With the upcoming duel between the SK Sturm Graz and Viennese Austria, coach Jürgen Saumel von Sturm expects his team to show "his true face". The coach announced this before the game, which will take place in front of a sold -out house. The Viennese Austria, which has collected two victories and two draws in the four season encounters so far, comes to Graz after a strong performance on Wednesday with a broad breast and wants to upgrade the accumulated point from the last three games. Coach Stephan Helm emphasized that the team has to go into the game with the same energy and effort to be successful.
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In the parallel game, the WAC players want to win against this club after the 1-1 in Salzburg in the home game to push themselves to third place in the table. WAC coach Dietmar Kühbauer strives to "to kill" Salzburg "and expect a strong performance from his team. The WAC has already proven several times in the current season that it is competitive, especially after an impressive last game in which Dejan Zukic scored two goals and won the team 5-1 against Rapid Vienna. Rapid had to play outnumbered in this game due to a red card for goalkeeper Niklas Hedl and thus further endangered his position in the table.

The table situation

Currently the table for the Bundesliga looks like this:

With these results, the WAC now has a lead of six points on Rapid in the table. Sturm Graz remains in the title race, while Rapid urgently has to achieve a victory against Blau-Weiß Linz to secure fifth place, which may enable a European Cup participation. Interim coach Stefan Kulovits from Rapid would like to "bring new fire" and bring back the joy of football after the team had recently accepted a defeat in the European Cup. Blau-Weiß Linz, on the other hand, has already won the three previous season games against Rapid and is expected as a motivated opponent.

outlook for the next games

Sturm Graz has been unbeaten in nine league home games since September 22nd and will try to continue this trend against Vienna Austria. The game not only offers the opportunity for both teams to collect points, but also the chance to better position themselves in the fight for the UEFA places. The teams are particularly motivated this season, since the placements are also decisive for participation in the 2025/26 UEFA competitions. The master of the Bundesliga is given the opportunity to move into the play-off to the UEFA Champions League, while the runner-up comes to the 2nd qualifying round. All of this makes the upcoming games even more exciting.

https://www.tt.com/artikel/30906699/debakel-fuer-rapid-wien-beim-wac-mit-greze-veglaver-voran and https://www.bundesliga.at/de/tabelle/ Detailed insights into the current situation of the teams and their efforts in this intensive league.