The starting point
For the Red Bulls, this is their first away game of the season against the KAC, after they decided the home game to open the championship on September 15th with a 4:1 victory. But there are almost two months between these two games, during which a lot has happened.
The Red Bulls had the best start to the season in club history so far and could start the game on Sunday as league leaders, unless Hydro Fehérvár AV19 takes away this position with a win in today's round - the Red Bulls are not playing. The Salzburg squad has recovered well in the last two weeks, after up to eleven players were out due to illness in the last two ICE rounds. On Sunday, all players should be fit again, except for Benjamin Nissner.
The KAC is in fifth place in the table and said goodbye to the international break two weeks ago with a 4:2 win in the derby against the strong VSV. Once again, the Klagenfurt team benefited from their current home strength. So far, only one team, the HCB Südtirol Alperia, has won in Klagenfurt in nine home games.