In the first leg of the Austrian Bundesliga 's Conference League playoff final, LASK Linz will welcome Rapid Vienna to Raiffeisen Arena on Thursday.

The home side managed to defeat Hartberg 2-0 on May 26 in the semi-final to reach this stage, while Rapid Vienna automatically qualified for the final of the playoff after finishing fifth in the league's Championship playoff group.

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LASK were fortunate to avoid conceding against Hartberg considering they faced four big chances, though they created five big chances and nearly 2.5 xG.

The hosts finished seventh in the regular season with 31 points – three fewer than Rapid Vienna – and they won seven, drew two and lost just one of their 10 games in their relegation group.

Boss Maximilian Ritscher will be

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