Home weakness versus away strength in West Austria derby.
Preview: T-Mobile Bundesliga, Round 35. FC Wacker Tirol v Red Bull Salzburg, Thursday, 17/05/2007– 3:30 p..m, Tivoli Neu.
The time is to come on Thursday, Ascension Day, for another West Austria derby with the omens heavily in favour of the new champions.
FC Wacker Tirol are to end the season with the poorest home record in the Bundesliga no matter how the match against Red Bull Salzburg finishes.
Likewise nothing can prevent the champions having the league's best away record of 06/07.
Red Bull Salzburg's account away from home is better in every way than Tirol's home endeavours.
Red Bull Salzburg have been poor recently however and have picked up just a single point from the last two away matches.
On the other hand Tirol have stopped the rot at their own stadium and have won four points from their previous two there.
The Innsbruck side, usually goal shy, have found the net six times in this pair of games while the goals have dried up for Salzburg who have netted just once in the last two on their travels.
After the pair of defeats against Pasching and Mattersburg the Bulls are to face another set of opponents who possess a great record against them.
In the Red Bull era Salzburg have consistently had to return from Tivoli Neu defeated.
News from the medical department:
Laszlo Bodnar is undergoing rehabilitation as planned.
Marc Janko has had an arthroscopy on his ankle in Wels. It righted some cartilage damage and discovered that two small pieces of the joint have been displaced.
Both players will miss the trip to Tirol. Carboni is also out after receiving his fifth yellow card.