Austria Vienna before the clash: Hope for the comeback!

Austria Vienna before the clash: Hope for the comeback!

A game of fate is just around the corner for Vienna Austria. On Thursday evening the team will host Banik Ostrava in the second leg of the third qualifying round for the Europa Conference League. After the narrow 3:4 defeat in the first leg, the pre-Christmas dreams of Europe are over! difficult for violets to reach. What does the situation look like before this crucial encounter?

Coach Stephan Helm is under pressure. After a bumpy start to the season and conceding eight goals in the last three competitive games, every point, every tactic and every player needs to be viewed critically. “There’s something going on!” Helm will probably think to himself when he puts together the squad. A home win is essential in order to maintain the chance of reaching the group stage. Betting base reports that the odds for a high-scoring game seem attractive at first glance. Finally, Austria Wien proved in the second qualifying round that they are capable of scoring goals - an impressive 5-0 against a Georgian opponent makes people sit up and take notice.

Banik Ostrava under pressure

The guests from Ostrava, on the other hand, suddenly have to dress warmly after a very modest start to the season. So far there has only been a measly one point from three games and the last defeat against MFK Karvina (1:2) is deep. Does the Banik Ostrava team also have the stamp of unpredictability on their faces? Like the statistics from Talksport As can be seen, the team has not kept a clean sheet in a game this season. That shouldn't exactly calm the guests' defense.

Wiener Austria's starting position cannot be presented more clearly: a win is necessary to keep the dream of a place in the group phase of the Europa Conference League alive. The optimism that Austria exuded from the successful second qualifying round could give the team new drive. The support from the stands could not only help the team, but also the mental state of the coach, who fortunately wants to get himself back on the right track after critical media coverage.

The path to the group phase

The analysis of the last games shows that there is a lot of potential for the Viennese, but also massive deficiencies in defense. It will therefore be exciting to see whether Austria Vienna can turn their accumulated worries against Banik Ostrava into a home win. Areas of struggle, such as individual mistakes in defense or the lack of consistency in the final third, urgently need to be overcome. We can only hope that the team has the right attitude, because in football there is often only one chance: “You have to strike the first time,” is the unwritten rule.

In no case should the Viennese's successful offensive be underestimated. They have the potential to overrun the opposing defense and convert their chances into goals. Hopefully our lawn will provide the right backdrop!

It's difficult to judge how much the statistics say about these encounters, but they still offer Kicker Insights into the last appearances of both teams in the Europa Conference League and other statistical values. The kickoff is on Thursday and the anticipation is great - not only for a potential goal festival, but also for saving the Viennese's European dreams!