The Bundesliga season started this past weekend. Newcomers LASK Linz got a big win at home and sits atop the table with Altach, which earned an impressive win over Austria Wien. Salzburg started its title defense with three points on the road. Round 1 Rapid Wien 2 - 2 Mattersburg LASK Linz 3 - 0 Admira Mödling Wolfsberger AC 0 - 2 Salzburg Altach 3 - 0 Austria Wien Sturm Graz 3 - 2 St. Pölten
Round 2 Red Bull Salzburg - LASK Linz 1:1 Mattersburg - RZ Pellets WAC 1:0 St. Pölten - Rapid Wien 1:4 Austria Wien - Sturm Graz 2:3 Admira Mödling - Altach 4:1 Now Last Die Tabelle Sp G U V D Pt 1 4 Sturm Graz 2 2 0 0 2 6 2 5 SK Rapid Wien 2 1 1 0 3 4 3 1 LASK Linz 2 1 1 0 3 4 4 3 FC Red Bull Salzburg 2 1 1 0 2 4 5 5 SV Mattersburg 2 1 1 0 1 4 6 1 Cashpoint SCR Altach 2 1 0 1 0 3 6 9 Admira Wacker Mödling 2 1 0 1 0 3 8 8 RZ Pellets WAC 2 0 0 2 -3 0 9 9 SKN St. Pölten 2 0 0 2 -4 0 10 7 FK Austria Wien 2 0 0 2 -4 0
Sturm Graz wins their third game in a row, and Salzburg begins a move. Austria Wien picked up their first point leaving St. Pölten alone at the bottom. Round 3 Red Bull Salzburg - Admira Mödling 5-1 LASK Linz - St. Pölten 2-0 RZ Pellets WAC - Altach 1-0 Rapid Wien - Austria Wien 2-2 Mattersburg - Sturm Graz 2:3 Now Last Die Tabelle Sp G U V D Pt 1 1 Sturm Graz 3 3 0 0 3 9 2 4 FC Red Bull Salzburg 3 2 1 0 6 7 3 3 LASK Linz 3 2 1 0 5 7 4 2 SK Rapid Wien 3 1 2 0 3 5 5 5 SV Mattersburg 3 1 1 1 0 4 6 6 Cashpoint SCR Altach 3 1 0 2 -1 3 7 8 RZ Pellets WAC 3 1 0 2 -2 3 8 7 Admira Wacker Mödling 3 1 0 2 -4 3 9 10 FK Austria Wien 3 0 1 2 -4 1 10 9 SKN St. Pölten 3 0 0 3 -6 0
Sturm Graz wins their fourth game in a row - all by one goal. Linz and Austria Wien got their first loss and first win. St. Pölten picked up their first point but remains alone at the bottom. Round 3 Altach 0-1 Red Bull Salzburg Austria Wien 2-0 LASK Linz Sturm Graz 2-1 RZ Pellets WAC St. Pölten 0-0 Mattersburg Admira Mödling 3-1 Rapid Wien Now Last Die Tabelle Sp G U V D Pt 1 1 Sturm Graz 4 4 0 0 4 12 2 2 FC Red Bull Salzburg 4 3 1 0 7 10 3 3 LASK Linz 4 2 1 1 3 7 4 8 Admira Wacker Mödling 4 2 0 2 -2 6 5 4 SK Rapid Wien 4 1 2 1 1 5 6 5 SV Mattersburg 4 1 2 1 0 5 7 9 FK Austria Wien 4 1 1 2 -2 4 8 6 Cashpoint SCR Altach 4 1 0 3 -2 3 9 7 RZ Pellets WAC 4 1 0 3 -3 3 10 10 SKN St. Pölten 4 0 1 3 -6 1
Round 5 Rapid Wien 1 - 2 Sturm Graz WAC 2 - 0 Admira Mödling LASK Linz 0 - 0 Altach Salzburg 5 - 1 St. Pölten Mattersburg 1 - 3 Austria Wien Sturm earned an impressive win at Rapid to remain perfect through five rounds. But Red Bull Salzburg is keeping pace two points back. Next round, those two teams will play each other in Graz for the top of the table.
Round 6 Sturm Graz 1 - 0 Salzburg Admira Mödling 1 - 3 Austria Wien WAC 2 - 1 St. Pölten Rapid Wien 1 - 0 LASK Linz Altach 1 - 0 Mattersburg The big match of the week was Sturm vs Salzburg, which saw the team from Graz retain its perfect record and extend its lead over Red Bull to five points. Interestingly, all six of Sturm's wins have been by one goal. Austria and WAC were able to make up three points on Salzburg and are now three and four points behind second place.
Now Last Die Tabelle Sp G U V D Pt 1 1 Sturm Graz 6 6 0 0 6 18 2 2 FC Red Bull Salzburg 6 4 1 1 10 13 3 7 FK Austria Wien 6 3 1 2 2 10 4 9 RZ Pellets WAC 6 3 0 3 0 9 5 3 LASK Linz 6 2 2 2 2 8 6 5 SK Rapid Wien 6 2 2 2 1 8 7 8 Cashpoint SCR Altach 6 2 1 3 -1 7 8 4 Admira Wacker Mödling 6 2 0 4 -6 6 9 6 SV Mattersburg 6 1 2 3 -3 5 10 10 SKN St. Pölten 6 0 1 5 -11 1
Round 7 LASK Linz 2 - 1 Sturm Graz Austria Wien 2 - 2 Wolfsberger AC Mattersburg 0 - 5 Admira Mödling St. Pölten 1 - 2 Altach Salzburg 2 - 2 Rapid Wien The perfect record of Sturm Graz ended this round, as the Bundesliga leaders lost in Linz. Salzburg was only able to reduce the gap by one point, as a valiant, visiting Rapid team held the Red Bulls to a draw despite being down a man for 75 minutes. At the other end, St. Pölten remains on one point after a defeat at home to Altach. Really not looking good for the team from Niederösterreich...
Now Last Die Tabelle Sp G U V D Pt 1 1 Sturm Graz 7 6 0 1 5 18 2 2 FC Red Bull Salzburg 7 4 2 1 10 14 3 5 LASK Linz 7 3 2 2 3 11 4 3 FK Austria Wien 7 3 2 2 2 11 5 4 RZ Pellets WAC 7 3 1 3 0 10 6 7 Cashpoint SCR Altach 7 3 1 3 0 10 7 6 SK Rapid Wien 7 2 3 2 1 9 8 8 Admira Wacker Mödling 7 3 0 4 -1 9 9 9 SV Mattersburg 7 1 2 4 -8 5 10 10 SKN St. Pölten 7 0 1 6 -12 1
Runde 8 RZ Pellets WAC - LASK 0-0 CASHPOINT SCR Altach - SK Rapid Wien 2-2 FC Flyeralarm Admira - SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 2-1 FK Austria Wien - SKN St. Pölten 5-1 SV Mattersburg - FC Red Bull Salzburg 1-2 Sturm Graz's second loss in a row along with Salzburg's win cut Sturm's lead to one point. Austria moved past Linz to capture 3rd. Mödling moved to 5th. Mattersburg and St. Pölten slipped farther from the pack. Now Last Die Tabelle Sp G U V D Pt 1 1 Sturm Graz 8 6 0 2 4 18 2 2 FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 5 2 1 11 17 3 4 FK Austria Wien 8 4 2 2 6 14 4 3 LASK Linz 8 3 3 2 3 12 5 8 Admira Wacker Mödling 8 4 0 4 0 12 6 6 Cashpoint SCR Altach 8 3 2 3 0 11 7 5 RZ Pellets WAC 8 3 2 3 0 11 8 7 SK Rapid Wien 8 2 4 2 1 10 9 9 SV Mattersburg 8 1 2 5 -9 5 10 10 SKN St. Pölten 8 0 1 7 -16 1
Round 9 Sturm Graz 0 - 0 Altach Salzburg 0 - 0 Austria Wien Rapid Wien 4 - 2 Wolfsberger AC LASK 2 - 2 Mattersburg St. Pölten 1 - 1 Admira Mödling Rapid was the only winner this round, vaulting the Vienna club from 8th to 4th in the table. Really no other movement, as 4/5 matches ended in a draw, including the big Salzburg vs Austria game. St. Pölten earned their second point of the season at home to Admira.
Now Last Die Tabelle Sp G U V D Pt 1 1 Sturm Graz 9 6 1 2 4 19 2 2 FC Red Bull Salzburg 9 5 3 1 11 18 3 3 FK Austria Wien 9 4 3 2 6 15 4 8 SK Rapid Wien 9 3 4 2 3 13 5 4 LASK Linz 9 3 4 2 3 13 6 5 Admira Wacker Mödling 9 4 1 4 0 13 7 6 Cashpoint SCR Altach 9 3 3 3 0 12 8 7 RZ Pellets WAC 9 3 2 4 -2 11 9 9 SV Mattersburg 9 1 3 5 -9 6 10 10 SKN St. Pölten 9 0 2 7 -16 2
Round 10 St. Pölten 0 - 3 Sturm Graz Admira Mödling 4 - 2 LASK Mattersburg 0 - 1 Rapid Wien Austria Wien 2 - 0 Altach Salzburg 2 - 1 Wolfsberger AC Admira beat LASK to swap places 5 and 6 in the table. No movement other than that, as the top four teams won and the bottom four teams lost.
Now Last Die Tabelle Sp G U V D Pt 1 1 Sturm Graz 10 7 1 2 7 22 2 2 FC Red Bull Salzburg 10 6 3 1 12 21 3 3 FK Austria Wien 10 5 3 2 8 18 4 4 SK Rapid Wien 10 4 4 2 4 16 5 6 Admira Wacker Mödling 10 5 1 4 2 16 6 5 LASK Linz 10 3 4 3 1 13 7 6 Cashpoint SCR Altach 10 3 3 4 -2 12 8 7 RZ Pellets WAC 10 3 2 5 -3 11 9 9 SV Mattersburg 10 1 3 6 -10 6 10 10 SKN St. Pölten 10 0 2 8 -19 2
Runde 11 LASK 1-3 Salzburg Altach 2-2 Admira Mödling Wolfsberger AC 2-2 Mattersburg Rapid Wien 1-0 St. Pölten Sturm Graz 3-0 Austria Wien Rapid beat St. Pölten while Salzburg beat Austria to move Rapid up to Third. Graz and Salzburg moved farther from the Vienna teams and the rest of the league slumped further. Now Last Die Tabelle Sp G U V D Pt 1 1 Sturm Graz 11 8 1 2 10 25 2 2 FC Red Bull Salzburg 11 7 3 1 14 24 3 4 SK Rapid Wien 11 5 4 2 5 19 4 3 FK Austria Wien 11 5 3 3 5 18 5 5 Admira Wacker Mödling 11 5 2 4 2 17 6 6 LASK Linz 11 3 4 4 -1 13 7 7 Cashpoint SCR Altach 11 3 4 4 -2 13 8 8 RZ Pellets WAC 11 3 3 5 -3 12 9 9 SV Mattersburg 11 1 4 6 -10 7 10 10 SKN St. Pölten 11 0 2 9 -20 2 ]
Round 12 Sturm Graz 3 - 2 Mattersburg Altach 3 - 2 Wolfsberger AC St. Pölten 0 - 1 LASK Linz Admira Mödling 1 - 1 Salzburg Austria Wien 0 - 1 Rapid Wien Round 13 Rapid Wien 1 - 0 Admira Mödling LASK Linz 2 - 2 Austria Wien Mattersburg 1 - 1 St. Pölten Salzburg 2 - 0 Altach Wolfsberger AC 0 - 2 Sturm Graz Over the last two rounds, Sturm and Rapid each earned six points, Salzburg got four, and Austria and Admira came away with only one point. Sturm Graz now has a three-point lead, but overall, no change in positions from the Round 11 table posted above.
Round 14 Sturm Graz 0 - 0 Rapid Wien Admira Mödling 0 - 0 Wolfsberger AC Altach 2 - 4 LASK Linz Austria Wien 1 - 3 Mattersburg St. Pölten 1 - 3 Salzburg The big shocker of the round was Mattersburg earning only its second win of the season at Austria. Its lead over St. Pölten in the relegation battle is now eight points. Salzburg made up two points on leader Sturm Graz and now sits only one point back. Rapid is a further five points off the pace.
Now Last Die Tabelle Sp G U V D Pt 1 1 Sturm Graz 14 10 2 2 13 32 2 2 FC Red Bull Salzburg 14 9 4 1 18 31 3 4 SK Rapid Wien 14 7 5 2 7 26 4 6 LASK Linz 14 5 5 4 2 20 5 5 Admira Wacker Mödling 14 5 4 5 1 19 6 3 FK Austria Wien 14 5 4 5 2 17 7 7 Cashpoint SCR Altach 14 4 4 6 -5 16 8 8 RZ Pellets WAC 14 3 4 7 -6 13 9 9 SV Mattersburg 14 2 5 7 -9 11 10 10 SKN St. Pölten 14 0 3 11 -23 3
Round 15 Salzburg 5 - 0 Sturm Graz LASK 1 - 2 Rapid Wien Austria Wien 2 - 3 Admira Mödling Mattersburg 1 - 0 Altach St. Pölten 0 - 0 Wolfsberger AC Fairly important round featuring #1 vs #2, #3 vs #4, and #5 vs #6. The big winner was Salzburg, which demolished Sturm Graz to take over as Bundesliga leaders. Though the lead is only two points, Salzburg's goal difference is now +15 better than any other club's. I think that's an indication that their dominance in the league has continued this season. Rapid and Admira both won away and are now in third and fourth place. At the other end, St. Pölten earned its fourth draw (and fourth point) of the season, but Mattersburg was able to extend its lead to 10 points with a win. Not looking good for St. Pölten.
Now Last Die Tabelle Sp G U V D Pt 1 2 FC Red Bull Salzburg 15 10 4 1 23 34 2 1 Sturm Graz 15 10 2 3 8 32 3 3 SK Rapid Wien 15 8 5 2 8 29 4 5 Admira Wacker Mödling 15 6 4 5 2 22 5 4 LASK Linz 15 5 5 5 1 20 6 6 FK Austria Wien 15 5 4 6 1 17 7 7 Cashpoint SCR Altach 15 4 4 7 -6 16 8 8 RZ Pellets WAC 15 3 5 7 -6 14 9 9 SV Mattersburg 15 3 5 7 -8 14 10 10 SKN St. Pölten 15 0 4 11 -23 4
Round 16 Rapid Wien 2 - 3 Salzburg Sturm Graz 1 - 0 LASK Linz Wolfsberger AC 1 - 2 Austria Wien Admira Mödling 2 - 0 Mattersburg Altach 3 - 0 St. Pölten Another impressive win for Salzburg. After a lopsided win against the league leaders in the last round, they added three points at third-place Rapid this round. Sturm also won, meaning the gap at the top remains two points. But Rapid has fallen off the pace and is now eight points back. No change in the relegation battle, as the bottom three clubs all lost.
Round 17 Sturm Graz 6 - 1 Admira Mödling LASK Linz 2 - 0 Wolfsberger AC St. Pölten 1 - 0 Austria Wien Salzburg 2 - 0 Mattersburg Rapid Wien 1 - 2 Altach The shocker of the round was that St. Pölten got their first win of the season--against Austria Wien, one of the traditional Austrian powerhouses. But they're still 7 points from safety. Sturm Graz confirmed that this is a two-horse race, as they're keeping pace two points behind Salzburg. Rapid lost at home and are now 11 points behind the leaders.
Over two Rounds, no change in position. Now Last Die Tabelle Sp G U V D Pt 1 1 FC Red Bull Salzburg 17 12 4 1 26 40 2 2 Sturm Graz 17 12 2 3 14 38 3 3 SK Rapid Wien 17 8 5 4 6 29 4 4 Admira Wacker Mödling 17 7 4 6 -1 25 5 5 LASK Linz 17 6 5 6 2 23 6 6 FK Austria Wien 17 6 4 7 1 22 7 7 Cashpoint SCR Altach 17 6 4 7 -2 22 8 8 RZ Pellets WAC 17 3 5 9 -9 14 9 9 SV Mattersburg 17 3 5 9 -12 14 10 10 SKN St. Pölten 17 1 4 12 -25 7
Round 18 Wolfsberger AC 0-0 Rapid Wien Altach 1-2 Sturm Graz Admira Mödling 1-0 St. Pölten Mattersburg 1-0 LASK Austria Wien 1-1 Salzburg Sturm Graz moved up to even in points with Salzburg. Austria Wien moved past Linz on goals, and Mattersburg moved past Wolfsberg moving St. Pölten another point away from staying up. Now Last Die Tabelle Sp G U V D Pt 1 1 FC Red Bull Salzburg 18 12 5 1 26 41 2 2 Sturm Graz 18 13 2 3 15 41 3 3 SK Rapid Wien 18 8 6 4 6 30 4 4 Admira Wacker Mödling 18 8 4 6 0 28 5 6 FK Austria Wien 18 6 5 7 1 23 6 5 LASK Linz 18 6 5 7 1 23 7 7 Cashpoint SCR Altach 18 6 4 8 -3 22 8 9 SV Mattersburg 18 4 5 9 -11 17 9 8 RZ Pellets WAC 18 3 6 9 -9 15 10 10 SKN St. Pölten 18 1 4 13 -26 7
Round 19 Rapid Wien 2 - 2 Mattersburg LASK Linz 2 - 1 Admira Mödling Sturm Graz 3 - 2 St. Pölten Altach 1 - 0 Austria Wien Wolfsberger AC 0 - 0 Salzburg Round 20 Salzburg 0 - 0 LASK Admira Mödling 3 - 1 Altach Mattersburg 5 - 1 Wolfsberger AC St. Pölten 0 - 5 Rapid Wien Austria Wien 1 - 0 Sturm Graz Last two rounds before the winter break until games resume in February. Salzburg has now tied three straight and sit one point behind Sturm Graz. Could have been worse, but Austria beat Sturm last round. Rapid is ten points behind the leaders in third place. After its first win in Round 17, St. Pölten has lost three straight and is now nine points from safety.