On Sunday at 5 p.m., Austria will host Wolfsberger AC at the Generali Arena. 12,000 tickets have been sold for the first home championship game of the season. Head coach Stephan Helm expects a close match and sees room for improvement in defence: ‘We need to be more aggressive!’

Head coach Stephan Helm ...

... on tomorrow's opponents WAC:
"We finally need to show what we're capable of for 90 minutes. That's the only way we can achieve a positive result. Last year, the games against WAC were always special encounters. I remember the home win in the second round, but also the narrow away win. The matches in the championship group were also always evenly matched. I expect tomorrow's game to be just like that."

... on the defensive performance in recent weeks:
"We actually had a good structure against a strong Ostrava side. The goals we concede, which are too many, are individual within the structure. That's where we need to make changes. We trust our structure, but even the best structure is useless if everyone within that structure doesn't do their job. We need to be more concrete, more aggressive and more ruthless at the back. It's often about the quality of our duels, about playing the ball out well under pressure. We definitely have room for improvement there."  

Johannes Eggestein … 

... on his first few days in Vienna: 
"After this long series of away games, I'm already looking forward to seeing our fans. The first few days were very intense. We had negative and positive experiences. For me, it's important to get a lot of minutes under my belt so that I can develop an understanding of the team and adapt quickly. As for Vienna, I've been here once or twice as a tourist. I'm currently looking for a flat. I'm looking forward to settling in." 

Personnel news

Aleksandar Dragović was substituted against Ostrava with a gluteal muscle injury; a precise diagnosis is still pending. Kelvin Boateng is also out with a blow to the calf. Taeseok Lee is still waiting for his eligibility to play.