In this week 22 match on Mar 19th, Hartberg hosts LASK Linz at Profertil Arena in a meeting of these two mismatched Tipico Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Hartberg recorded a 0-1 loss against Austria Klagenfurt. Markus Pink struck first for Austria Klagenfurt in the 9th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Hartberg was frustrated by Austria Klagenfurt’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Austria Klagenfurt ended the match with the shutout victory. Hartberg looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while 3rd placed LASK Linz is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Salzburg. Sekou Koita struck first for Salzburg in the 54th minute on a feed from Oscar Gluh, then Nicolas Seiwald added another in the 72nd minute on a feed from Maurits Kjaergaard At the end of 90 a dissapointed LASK Linz couldn’t manage to score, and Salzburg took the shutout win. With 18 points in their last 10 matches LASK Linz should be reasonably happy with their performance.
Hartberg and LASK Linz last played eachother at the Tgw Arena on the 8th of October. Hartberg took the match by a score of 3 to 0. Rene Kriwak scored the first goal for Hartberg in the 55th minute, then Dario Tadić added another in the 62nd minute In the end, LASK Linz couldn’t muster any offence and Hartberg ran away with the shutout win.
Keito Nakamura has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, hes scored 4 goals for LASK Linz. Hartberg is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Dominik Frieser and Dario Tadić each only have 1 goal in their last five.