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LIVE starting at 2:30 p.m.: TSV Hartberg vs. Champions LASK

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Round 7 of the Austrian Bundesliga: TSV Hartberg hosts defending champion LASK. We’re covering the game live (see below). The score is currently 0–1.

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Champion LASK doesn’t want to drop points in its second consecutive away league game. Hopes for a full victory in Eastern Styria are fueled by the impending return of star striker Samuel Adeniran, who has been able to train all week wearing a mask following his cheekbone fracture. “Hartberg is an opponent that’s currently on the rise,” emphasized coach Dietmar Kühbauer. “We want to come away with something there, but that will require a strong performance on our part.” They achieved just that in their most recent matchup at the end of April, when the Linz side prevailed 5–1 in Hartberg and Sasa Kalajdzic capped off the victory with a goal from the center line.

“LASK is the top favorite for the title!”
LASK hasn’t lost to Hartberg in ten straight matches. After a slow start in the summer, TSV is back on track—even though they recently squandered the chance for a fourth straight competitive win in a 2–2 draw at WSG Tirol after leading 2–0. “LASK isn’t just the reigning champion and cup winner—they’re also the top favorite to win the title this season,” said Hartberg coach Markus Schopp about his former club. “It’s a team that hasn’t changed in key positions, and that’s why they’re already much further along than any other team in Austria.”

Nevertheless, LASK also has “its own challenges”—and that’s exactly what Schopp wants to prepare his team for. “It’s clear that this will be a tough task, but we’re at a very good stage of development where we want to measure ourselves against opponents like this.” The goal is to keep the three points in Hartberg. That would allow the East Styrians to remain in the upper half of the standings.