Ready for the championship group title battle to commence

FC Red Bull Salzburg

·29 March 2025

Ready for the championship group title battle to commence

It all starts at SK Rapid Vienna

We have ten matches in which to give our all and try to win the league title! The ADMIRAL Bundesliga is to officially enter its business end of the season this weekend, and the situation in the title battle could not be any more exciting. Our first match after the points are shared comes this Sunday 30 March at 17:00 away at SK Rapid. We are just four points behind the top of the table, so we want to make up that ground as fast as possible!

We are determined to win the Austrian Klassiker against the side placed fifth and in the quarter-finals of the UEFA Conference League, and it has been a while since we last tasted success against them. Our last win against Rapid dates back to 9 December 2023. Rapid had a good first half to the season under Robert Klauß and took as many as four points off us, with our last meeting tied 2-2. The Green and Whites have found it hard to continue their impressive form after the winter break though, and were even in danger of missing out on the championship group. Something that makes us optimistic: our Red Bulls have always started the championship group with a win, scoring 19 goals and conceding just three. One thing to note about the clash in the Allianz Stadium is that the Block West – the Rapid fans' noisiest stand - will be closed as part of a penalty for crowd trouble away in Hartberg.There will be a formidable atmosphere nonetheless, with our boys needing support from our sector. Please note: for security reasons there will be NO away ticket point, with the sale of tickets in our away sector already over. Everything worth knowing for our fans coming to the match can be found on the below button:

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Injury news

Not available for the match are Takumu Kawamura (collarbone), Maurits Kjaergaard (ankle) and Karim Konate (knee).
Adam Daghim returned from Danish U21 duty with a thigh injury, unfortunately, and is a doubt.

Views

We are pleased that the championship group is starting. The league is more exciting than ever before, and there are no easy matches. Facing Rapid at the start is a very challenging match - a Klassiker, which is always special. We can make a statement with a win. We know that Rapid would like to take three points. The important thing is that nearly all the players came back from the international break in good health. We are preparing calmly for the encounter now.

Thomas Letsch

Three points to start the championship group with would be great - and important. Our most recent clashes with Rapid have always been extremely hard-fought, and it will be similarly tight on Sunday. They have won two important matches recently and will go into the match with confidence. We have to be ready for them, not give them anything and use our chances in attack as well as possible.

Aleksa Terzic