Yahoo Sports Week of reckoning starts
Table-topping clash at SK Sturm
We are just two points ahead of Sturm Graz in the ADMIRAL Bundesliga table, meaning that the league lead is at stake in the big match. There is no doubt whatsoever just how big the match is - and there will definitely be no presents at the Merkur Arena this Easter Sunday!
A good omen is our Red Bulls' record of handling the pressure of the championship group. We have won nine out of ten championship group clashes with SK Sturm. In our only defeat at this stage of the season in April 2022, we were already confirmed as champions.
We travelled to Graz in a similar situation last year and took all three points back home with a superb 2-0 win. We cannot underestimate Christian Ilzer's side in any way - just one reason for that being the prolific goalscoring of winter signing Mika Biereth.
While we won at home to start the championship group 5-1 against TSV Hartberg, SK Sturm were equally impressive with a big 4-0 win against Austria Klagenfurt. The question now is which side will be able to keep their strong form over the international break.
A win would take us a big step towards a successful title defence – and we need your support in the away sector for that! All the information on away travel can be found here:
We will be providing live updates of the big match on our website on Sunday. Those who prefer to follow the match on TV can take out a Sky X monthly subscription.
Just a few days later, SK Sturm are to provide the opposition again for our Red Bulls in the UNIQA ÖFB Cup semi-final - this time at the Red Bull Arena. Tickets for the clash on Thursday evening are still available online:
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Injury news
Not available for the match are Samson Baidoo (ankle), Nicolas Capaldo (knee) and Leandro Morgalla (recovering).
Amar Dedic is out due to a foot injury sustained with the Bosnian national team.
Timo Horn (stomach muscle) and Aleksa Terzic (thigh) are also doubts.
Views
The upcoming matches are all something special. We can only take them one match at a time though as we put our full concentration on the next match. We are sure to face highly motivated opponents on Sunday, who will try everything to take points from us. We are prepared for that though and will do everything we can to continue our winning run in Graz. The title isn't going to be decided in any case as there are still eight more matches to play and a lot of points at stake.
We are looking forward to this big match and are really prepared for it. Sturm Graz had a really good season, but they can see from the table that it won't be easy in any way against us. We want to show that we deserve to be at the top of the Bundesliga and extend our lead if we can.
Most recent Bundesliga clashes against SK Sturm
09.02.2024 FC Red Bull Salzburg 1–1 SK Sturm Graz (H/T:1-0)
16.09.2023 SK Sturm Graz 2–2 FC Red Bull Salzburg (0-1)
21.05.2023 FC Red Bull Salzburg 2–1 SK Sturm Graz (0-1)
23.04.2023 SK Sturm Graz 0–2 FC Red Bull Salzburg (0-0)
22.10.2022 FC Red Bull Salzburg 0–0 SK Sturm Graz
30.07.2022 SK Sturm Graz 2–1 FC Red Bull Salzburg (1-0)
27.04.2022 SK Sturm Graz 2–1 FC Red Bull Salzburg (1-1)
13.03.2022 FC Red Bull Salzburg 1–0 SK Sturm Graz (0-0)
24.10.2021 FC Red Bull Salzburg 4–1 SK Sturm Graz (2-0)
23.07.2021 SK Sturm Graz 1–3 FC Red Bull Salzburg (1-0)
09.05.2021 SK Sturm Graz 1–3 FC Red Bull Salzburg (0-1)
04.04.2021 FC Red Bull Salzburg 3–1 SK Sturm Graz (3-1)
28.02.2021 SK Sturm Graz 2–1 FC Red Bull Salzburg (2-0)
21.11.2020 FC Red Bull Salzburg 1–3 SK Sturm Graz (0-0)
01.07.2020 FC Red Bull Salzburg 5–2 SK Sturm Graz (1-0)
10.06.2020 SK Sturm Graz 1–5 FC Red Bull Salzburg (1-4)
08.03.2020 FC Red Bull Salzburg 2–0 SK Sturm Graz (0-0)
19.10.2019 SK Sturm Graz 1–1 FC Red Bull Salzburg (1-0)
Table and matchday overview
Position | Team | Matches | Goals | Points |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |  | RBSFC Red Bull Salzburg | 23 | 50:13 | 28 |
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2 |  | STUSK Puntigamer Sturm Graz | 23 | 41:15 | 26 |
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3 |  | ASKLASK | 23 | 26:18 | 18 |
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4 |  | SCRSK Rapid Wien | 23 | 38:21 | 17 |
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5 |  | SKASK Austria Klagenfurt | 23 | 29:31 | 17 |
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6 |  | HTBTSV Egger Glas Hartberg | 23 | 34:33 | 17 |
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1 |  | FAKFK Austria Wien | 23 | 26:23 | 17 |
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2 |  | WACRZ Pellets WAC | 23 | 30:33 | 16 |
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3 |  | ALTCASHPOINT SCR Altach | 23 | 18:31 | 10 |
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4 |  | BWLFC Blau Weiß Linz | 23 | 22:38 | 10 |
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5 |  | WSGWSG Tirol | 23 | 21:43 | 8 |
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6 |  | ALUSC Austria Lustenau | 23 | 13:49 | 6 |
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FAKFK Austria Wien | | -:- | | BWLFC Blau Weiß Linz |
WACRZ Pellets WAC | | -:- | | ALTCASHPOINT SCR Altach |
ALUSC Austria Lustenau | | -:- | | WSGWSG Tirol |
ASKLASK | | -:- | | SKASK Austria Klagenfurt |
HTBTSV Egger Glas Hartberg | | -:- | | SCRSK Rapid Wien |
STUSK Puntigamer Sturm Graz | | -:- | | RBSFC Red Bull Salzburg |
Identification, philosophy and family life - a portrait of our coach
We met Gerhard Struber for a coffee in the centre of Salzburg and spoke about his career, experiences abroad and the importance of being in his homeland - you can see the results here:
