Week 17 brings us a match on Dec 5th, where LASK Linz hosts Ried at Tgw Arena in a meeting of these two mismatched Tipico Bundesliga teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 0 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, 11th placed LASK Linz, recorded a 1-2 loss against Hartberg. Dario Tadić struck first for Hartberg in the 71st minute, then Mamoudou Karamoko tied it up for LASK Linz in the 86th minute. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Ried recorded a 2-2 draw against Rapid Wien. Ercan Kara scored the first goal for Rapid Wien in the 11th minute, but Filip Stojković got the equalizer for Ried on an own goal in the 26th minute . Ried is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
LASK Linz and Ried last played eachother at the Josko Arena on Sun Aug 29th. Ried was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Reiner struck first for Ried in the 17th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring At the end of 90 a dissapointed LASK Linz couldn’t manage to score, and Ried took the shutout win.
Ried’s most prolific scorer has been Leo Mikić. The Croatian attacker has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches. Mamoudou Karamoko has been the most prolific scorer on LASK Linz in his last five matches with two goals.