On the 20th of May, Hartberg hosts Ried at Profertil Arena in a clash of the Tipico Bundesliga. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 26 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Hartberg sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-4 loss against Wattens. Michael Steinwender struck first for Wattens on an own goal in the 36th minute, then Thomas Sabitzer added another in the 51st minute. Hartberg looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while ried is fresh off their 1-1 draw against LASK Linz. Oumar Sako scored the first goal for Ried on an own goal in the 42nd minute, then Sascha Horvath tied it up for LASK Linz in the 66th minute earning LASK Linz at least a draw. Ried looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10.
Hartberg and Ried last played eachother at the Josko Arena on Saturday Apr 9th. Ried and Hartberg battled to a 0-0 draw. Neither Ried nor Hartberg could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 16 and 7 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a scoreless draw,.
Ried’s most prolific scorer has been Bajic. He has netted three goals over the last 5 matches. Paintsil Seth has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, the attacker has scored 5 goals for Hartberg.