Austria Wien 0-2 LASK Linz result, stats and report

AEK Athens edged LASK Linz 1-0 in their UEFA Champions League fixture thanks to a Răzvan Marin free kick on 21 minutes, with the Greeks keeping a clean sheet despite a feisty, card-filled contest in Athens.

Christoph Lang scored twice inside nineteen minutes to set LASK Linz on their way to a commanding 3-0 win over Rheindorf Altach, with Florian Flecker adding a late third to complete a thoroughly deserved clean sheet.

WSG Tirol came to Vienna, competed harder than their hosts, and left with three points. Austria Wien had the ball, the shots, and the chances. They got nothing.

Salzburg put four past Austria Wien in a commanding Austrian Bundesliga performance, with three goals in the first half setting the tone for a result that tells you everything you need to know about where these two clubs currently stand.

LASK Linz produced a controlled and ultimately commanding performance to eliminate Celtic from the UEFA Champions League, with 40 shots and a relentless crossing pattern exposing the visitors' defensive structure across 120 minutes.

Hartberg have not won a home league game in nine attempts, and LASK Linz arrive on the back of five consecutive victories. The structural mismatch here is significant.

Grazer AK have been quietly building one of the division's most reliable home records, but Austria Wien arrive in Graz having kept clean sheets in over 40 per cent of their away matches this season. Something has to give on Saturday evening.

LASK Linz arrive at Merkur Arena with a perfect record in the Austrian Bundesliga but precious little top-flight experience to draw on. Sturm Graz, carrying injury concerns and inconsistent form, will look to expose exactly that.