17th round in Austria’s Bundesliga: SC Austria Lustenau welcomes LASK. We report live (see below).
Here is the LIVE TICKER: At the badly hit bottom of the table, Austria Lustenau, everything is in place for LASK on Saturday (5 p.m.) for a successful end to the fall. With the ninth win of the season, the gap to Salzburg (7) and Sturm Graz (5) should at least remain constant, and third place should be under the Christmas tree. “We will do everything we can to end the fall season with a sense of success,” said Coach Thomas Sageder. The game will be played on unfamiliar terrain in Bregenz. Alternative stadium in Bregenz Because the Lustenau home stadium is under renovation until the end of the season, the Green-Whites are forced to move to the ImmoAgentur Stadium, where second division side Schwarz-Weiß Bregenz usually play. Given the previous home performances for 2023/24, this doesn’t seem to be a disadvantage. The previous three points were all earned away from home, at home they suffered eight defeats in as many games. Sageder doesn’t care much about that, for him it should be a quiet end to a season that was quite turbulent at the beginning and also a successful dress rehearsal for the last European League game next Thursday against Toulouse. In the long-distance duel with Union Saint-Gilloise (against Liverpool), the athletes, who are two points behind, need at least a home win in order to survive the winter in Europe. They don’t want to rest on their role as favorites against Lustenau. “We have to be very focused and not let the table deceive us,” warned Sageder, whose team recently struggled with a number of illnesses in the 0-0 draw at Wiener Austria. Midfielder Sascha Horvath and captain Robert Zulj have now recovered, while striker Ibrahim Mustapha will not be seen again until spring after an ankle operation. Given only one goal in the last four competitive games, Sageder was also hoping for more offensive power. “We have to show more precision and penetration again in the final third.” Lustenau could be exactly the right opponent. Vorarlberg conceded eight goals in the last three games, and the separation from coach Markus Mader did not provide any new impetus in the last two games. Last but not least, the 3-0 loss in the Ländle derby in Altach left Lustenauer perplexed. “We are simply not suitable for the Bundesliga,” complained goalie Domenik Schierl. After their 13th defeat in their 16th league game, the Vorarlbergers are at the bottom of the table with three points, while eleventh-placed WSG Tirol is five points ahead. A lot of work awaits the new coach, who replaces interim coach and sports coordinator Alexander Schneider. At least there will be news about this soon. They want to have the personnel clarified by Christmas.
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