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LIVE ticker for the match of St. Pölten against Admira starting at 5 pm
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The Bundesliga qualifying group kicks off for SKN St. Pölten on Saturday with a trend-setting Lower Austrian derby against Admira. We will be reporting the game live on the ticker starting at 5 pm
With a home win against the last few in the league, St. Pölten could enter the race for the European Cup tiebreaker. In the event of defeat, the Südstadt team would tie them on points due to the halving before the final round.
Lower Austrian derby sets trend at start of qualifying group
Both teams have only managed one victory in the last twelve laps. However, the SKN wants to orient itself up the qualifying group from the start. “It can go both ways very quickly,” coach Robert Ibertsberger said. In the previous year, the St. Pölten team started the final tournament last, but moved up to ninth place (third in the qualifying group), which it currently occupies.
“If he has a positive start, he can carry some momentum,” Ibertsberger said before the duel between the weakest home team in the league and the weakest away team. In this sense, the coach attaches great importance to the start. You don’t want to have to deal with the relegation battle. “We cannot enter in fear, I don’t want that at all. Our gaze must be clearly directed upward.”
During the international break they tried, among other things, to improve the defense in their own penalty area. “Whoever allows the fewest goals will get the most points,” predicted Ibertsberger for the lower play-off. His team “worked hard” to prepare for the decisive ten laps. “It is a great opportunity to achieve something that can be very beautiful.” Namely, the play-off matches for a qualifying spot for the new Europa Conference League.
For Admira, the start of the hot phase in the championship
The injured Maximilian Sax, Tomislav Tomic and Onurhan Babuscu, as well as Lukas Rath, remain missing from Admira. Südstädter have seven undefeated appearances in the state capital. “The crucial phase of the championship begins for us with the derby against St. Pölten,” said coach Damir Buric. You don’t want to do math in the struggle to stay awake. “The team is focused. We are just concentrating on the next task.”
Admira has conceded 50 goals in the regular season, more than any other team in the league. Buric expects an improvement at the start of the qualifying group: “We have to implement the match plan, not give gifts, defend well and be effective in front of goal.
LIVE ticker for the match SKN St. Pölten against FC Admira
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