BW Linz vs Rapid Vienna 2025-26 Austrian Bundesliga, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 16': Nenad Cvetkovic (Rapid Vienna) Goal at 16'
- 25': Ercan Kara (Rapid Vienna) Yellow Card at 25'
- 29': Christopher Cvetko (FC Blau-Weiß Linz) Goal at 29'
- 45': Bendegúz Bolla (Rapid Vienna) Substitution at 45'
- 61': Mamadou Fofana (FC Blau-Weiß Linz) Substitution at 61'
- 64': Amìn-Elias Gröller (Rapid Vienna) Substitution at 64'
- 64': Claudy Mbuyi (Rapid Vienna) Substitution at 64'
- 70': Lukas Grgic (Rapid Vienna) Yellow Card at 70'
- 71': Louis Schaub (Rapid Vienna) Yellow Card at 71'
- 73': Ronivaldo (FC Blau-Weiß Linz) Substitution at 73'
- 73': Alem Pasic (FC Blau-Weiß Linz) Substitution at 73'
- 73': David Bumberger (FC Blau-Weiß Linz) Substitution at 73'
- 74': Nikolaus Wurmbrand (Rapid Vienna) Yellow Card at 74'
- 77': Marco Tilio (Rapid Vienna) Substitution at 77'
- 78': Janis Antiste (Rapid Vienna) Substitution at 78'
- 81': Claudy Mbuyi (Rapid Vienna) Yellow Card at 81'
- 81': Matthias Seidl (Rapid Vienna) Yellow Card at 81'
Game Information
Venue: Hofmann Personal Stadion
Location: Linz, Austria
Attendance: 5,000
Austrian Bundesliga Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +2 | LASK Linz | 23 | 19 | 7 |
| +7 | SK Sturm Graz | 22 | 19 | 8 |
| +16 | RB Salzburg | 22 | 18 | 5 |
| +4 | Austria Vienna | 22 | 18 | 8 |
Statistics
 VIE |
BWL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 16 |
| 6 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 10 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 5 |
| 56.9 | Possession | 43.1 |
| 11 | SHOTS | 10 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
FC Blau-Weiß Linz (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Viktor Baier (GK) |
| 15 | Manuel Maranda |
| 16 | Martin Moormann |
| 2 | Fabio Strauss |
| 19 | Alexander Briedl |
| 14 | Christopher Cvetko |
| 60 | Simon Pirkl |
| 29 | Dominik Reiter |
| 18 | Shon Weissman |
| 20 | Simon Seidl |
| 30 | Nico Maier |
Rapid Vienna (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Niklas Hedl (GK) |
| 20 | Ange Ahoussou |
| 55 | Nenad Cvetkovic |
| 61 | Furkan Demir |
| 4 | Jakob Schöller |
| 8 | Lukas Grgic  |
| 18 | Matthias Seidl |
| 29 | Amane Romeo |
| 9 | Ercan Kara |
| 21 | Louis Schaub |
| 15 | Nikolaus Wurmbrand |
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