While SV Ried arrived in the qualifying group after beating LASK in the Upper Austria derby, Hartberg has already gone nine rounds without a win and 567 league minutes without scoring and is only two points away from last place in the table. With sportkrone.at you are NOW up close in the LIVETICKER!
HERE the LIVETICKER: The game association last received Hartberg on March 2nd for a duel. In the semifinals of the ÖFB Cup, Ried won 2-1. Robert Ibertsberger now expected another close game. Hartberg is a playfully strong team. “We mustn’t let them get into the game too much and give them self-confidence,” stressed Ried’s coach. “A lot of people think they’re hurt. But they have their qualities and that’s why we have to be careful.” The direct comparison also speaks for Ried. The Innviertler won three of six Oberhaus duels and there were three draws. Ried all won at home. In all probability, Seifedin Chabbi will return to the squad after suffering an elbow injury during the winter preparations. The striker gained match practice for the second team in the Regionalliga Mitte last week. Captain Marcel Ziegl trained with the team again after his ankle injury. Donis Avdijaj is plagued by a muscle injury, Jürgen Heil is suspended. Mario Sonnleitner is also struck. At least Christian Klem is available again. Coach Klaus Schmidt should also give the offensive doldrums to think about. He wants to see stability in defense again in Ried, but also the necessary punch in attack. “We clearly have to improve our game going forward and our statistics of shooting and scoring goals,” complained Schmidt. After the three games under his command, Hartberg has held two draws and most recently a defeat against WSG Tirol. The alarm bells are ringing for chairman Erich Korherr in view of the position in the table. He recalled the situation in the first season after promotion, when the class whereabouts was only fixed in the last round. “The situation is similar,” said Korherr.
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