Sorry home spell to break against Austria Vienna

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·21 April 2026

Sorry home spell to break against Austria Vienna

More big points at stake under the lights

We hope it will be a case of nice to see you again this Wednesday! To kick off the second half of the ADMIRAL Bundesliga championship group, our lads will face FK Austria Vienna tomorrow, just three days after their successful away trip. Under the watchful eye of referee Harald Lechner, this fourth and final meeting of the season with the Violets will take place from 18:30 CEST at the Red Bull Arena.

Not only does our team hold the upper hand in the 2025/26 head-to-head record – 2-1 in wins – but we also have the upper hand in recent history, having won all six other encounters since 2024. Our boys are also still undefeated in championship group matches against the Violets.

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We suffered that one blot on our record in our first match of 2026 at home, so in the wake of that 0-2 defeat, we're not just looking for revenge, but also aiming for that long-overdue first home league win of 2026! A statistical tidbit that speaks in favour of Daniel Beichler's boys: the last time we suffered a home defeat in the Austrian top flight on a Wednesday was on 9 May 2007 – a 2-3 loss against Pasching. That was a week when DJ Ötzi was topping the charts and Mr. Bean was longing for a holiday on Austrian cinema screens. Since then, we've celebrated 20 wins in 22 matches.

Karim Konate & Co. will be giving their all - so why not support our Red Bulls live at the stadium and secure your seats online in the ticket shop! We've also summarised everything you need to know for coming to the stadium HERE.

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Alternatively, you can watch the match on Sky Sport Austria.

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Injury news

Not available for the match are Takumu Kawamura (knee), Oliver Lukic (back) and Justin Omoregie (shoulder). Stefan Lainer is suspended for the encounter.

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Generally speaking, changes are certainly possible, especially given the recent experience gained from the last encounter. However, it also depends heavily on the outcome of that match. Many things went very well for us. We want to learn from that match though, replicate what was positive, and make adjustments to the aspects that didn't work so well. In Vienna, we delivered a very solid, consistent performance for most of the game and played exactly as we had planned, and there was a good energy on the pitch in many phases. That's precisely what we want to replicate tomorrow and take three points at home.

Daniel Beichler

I think we can expect a similar game tomorrow to last Sunday's in Vienna, and it will again come down to the same key factors. Whether Austria plays a bit more defensively or not shouldn't surprise us. I think the decisive factor is our approach to this game. The win against Austria is certainly nice, and we have confidence because we know we beat them a few days ago. That doesn't guarantee us anything though. The game starts again at 0-0, and it's still about getting those three points. Of course, we'd prefer to dominate a game for 90 minutes. However, as you can see from the table, everything is extremely tight. That's been reflected in the individual matches as well.

Jannik Schuster