Red Bull Salzburg 3-0 LASK Linz
Updated
Red Bull Salzburg won: Red Bull Salzburg 3-0 LASK Linz in the Austrian Bundesliga (Round 4) on Sat, 23 Aug 2025 at Red Bull Arena, Wals-Siezenheim. Red Bull Salzburg goals: Soumaila Diabate 24', Petar Ratkov 31', Edmund Baidoo 83'. Sent off: Sascha Horvath (35'). Expected goals: 2.79-0.54. Possession: 59-41. Player of the match: Soumaila Diabate (8.5).
Match report
Red Bull Salzburg rout LASK Linz 3-0
Red Bull Salzburg thrashed LASK Linz 3-0 at Red Bull Arena on Saturday 23 August in the Austrian Bundesliga.
Soumaila Diabate put Red Bull Salzburg ahead on 24' (1-0), Petar Ratkov made it 2-0 on 31' and Edmund Baidoo made it 3-0 on 83'.
Sascha Horvath (LASK Linz) was sent off on 35'.
Red Bull Salzburg had 59% of the ball, shots were 19-8 (6-0 on target) and expected goals finished 2.79-0.54. Red Bull Salzburg were the better side on chances, too.
Soumaila Diabate (Salzburg) was player of the match with an 8.5 rating.
Attendance: 10,545. Referee: Julian Weinberger.
Match stats
| Red Bull Salzburg | LASK Linz | |
|---|---|---|
| Ball possession | 59 | 41 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 2.79 | 0.54 |
| Total shots | 19 | 8 |
| Shots on target | 6 | 0 |
| Touches in opposition box | 43 | 21 |
| Big chances | 7 | 0 |
| Big chances missed | 4 | 0 |
| Accurate passes | 476 (88%) | 293 (81%) |
| Yellow cards | 0 | 1 |
| Corners | 7 | 4 |
| Total shots | 19 | 8 |
| Shots off target | 5 | 4 |
| Shots on target | 6 | 0 |
| Blocked shots | 8 | 4 |
| Hit woodwork | 0 | 1 |
| Shots inside box | 14 | 4 |
Lineups
Red Bull Salzburg (4-2-2-2): Alexander Schlager, Stefan Lainer, Joane Gadou, Jacob Rasmussen, Tim Trummer, Mads Bidstrup, Soumaila Diabate, Sota Kitano, Maurits Kjærgaard, Petar Ratkov, Yorbe Vertessen
LASK Linz (4-2-3-1): Lukas Jungwirth, Kasper Jørgensen, Modou Keba Cisse, Andrés Andrade, George Bello, Sascha Horvath, Ismaila Coulibaly, Moses Usor, Maximilian Entrup, Valon Berisha, Samuel Adeniran
Key events
- 24' · Goal · Soumaila Diabate (Red Bull Salzburg)
- 31' · Goal · Petar Ratkov (Red Bull Salzburg)
- 35' · Yellow card · Sascha Horvath (LASK Linz)
- 35' · Red card · Sascha Horvath (LASK Linz)
- 36' · Yellow card · George Bello (LASK Linz)
- 55' · Substitution · Kerim Alajbegovic for Sota Kitano (Red Bull Salzburg)
- 58' · Substitution · Krystof Danek for Samuel Adeniran (LASK Linz)
- 70' · Substitution · Enrique Aguilar for Maurits Kjærgaard (Red Bull Salzburg)
- 70' · Substitution · Edmund Baidoo for Petar Ratkov (Red Bull Salzburg)
- 76' · Substitution · Art Smakaj for Ismaila Coulibaly (LASK Linz)
- 76' · Substitution · Christoph Lang for Maximilian Entrup (LASK Linz)
- 81' · Substitution · Aleksa Terzic for Tim Trummer (Red Bull Salzburg)
- 82' · Substitution · Adam Daghim for Yorbe Vertessen (Red Bull Salzburg)
- 83' · Goal · Edmund Baidoo (Red Bull Salzburg)
- 87' · Substitution · Florian Flecker for Moses Usor (LASK Linz)
- 87' · Substitution · Emmanuel Michael for George Bello (LASK Linz)
All-time head-to-head
33 league meetings since 2017: Red Bull Salzburg 19, draws 7, LASK Linz 7.
Questions
Who won Red Bull Salzburg vs LASK Linz?
Red Bull Salzburg won, 3-0 (Austrian Bundesliga) on Sat, 23 Aug 2025.
When and where is Red Bull Salzburg vs LASK Linz?
Sat, 23 Aug 2025, 15:00 UTC at Red Bull Arena, Wals-Siezenheim, Austrian Bundesliga.
What is the head-to-head record between Red Bull Salzburg and LASK Linz?
In 33 league meetings since 2017: Red Bull Salzburg 19 wins, 7 draws, LASK Linz 7 wins (goals 67-33).