SV Ried vs LASK ADMIRAL Bundesliga match preview, Digi Mart USA News (Ried, Austria): The two teams meet for the first time this season in Ried, after their earlier two meetings this campaign, in Round three of the league and in the cup a little over a week ago, both took place at the Raiffeisen Arena in Linz. LASK won both of those matches.
In the most recent encounter, the Black-and-Whites advanced to the quarterfinals after a heroic cup clash that ended 5-4 after extra time. In the league, LASK established clear superiority in August with a 4-1 win.
The most recent meetings in Ried were considerably closer. On February 14 of this year, Moses Usor scored the equalizer from the penalty spot in stoppage time to make it 1-1 in the league.
In the ÖFB Cup semifinal a little over a month later, the Linz side prevailed 2-1 after extra time in a hard-fought match, earning a ticket to Klagenfurt. A tight contest is therefore expected once again.
The hosts have enjoyed a strong season so far. After the first half of the campaign, SV Ried sit sixth in the table, four points ahead of seventh place, giving the Innviertel club a good chance of reaching the championship group in the spring.
In the ADMIRAL Bundesliga, Ried have been unbeaten in their last six matches, with three draws and three wins. LASK is therefore forewarned and will not take SV Ried lightly.
The away section in Ried is completely sold out.
ADMIRAL Bundesliga, Round 12: SV Ried vs LASK, Saturday, November 7, 2026, 19:30 local time, BWT Oberösterreichische Arena, referee Harald Lechner.
LASK says that, having reached the cup quarterfinals, it is prepared for a close and competitive Upper Austrian derby in Ried and aims to win it again, while acknowledging that the away trip presents a difficult task.
