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Salzburg laments chance conversion: "Don't want to know the xG"
The "Bulls" are disappointed after the match against WAC. Especially offensively, things didn't click.
In the fourth match under new coach Danny Röhl, FC Red Bull Salzburg suffered their first setback of the young season.
The "Bulls" could not get more than a 1-1 draw against Wolfsberger AC in the second round of the ADMIRAL Bundesliga (Match report >>>).
Over long stretches of the match, Salzburg showed themselves to be the dominant team. In the end, the Mozartstadt side recorded 68 percent possession and 10:3 shots on goal.
Röhl commented: "We are disappointed that we only took one point after such a performance. The deficit is our chance conversion; we should have decided the game early on."
Tabakovic: "I will definitely be thinking about it"
New striker Haris Tabakovic echoed this sentiment: "We had enough chances to put the game on our side early today. But we didn't manage that, and then they also had good counter-attacking opportunities repeatedly."
It was WAC who took the lead in the 67th minute through Giacomo Vrioni. Subsequently, the "Bulls" became even more offensive and eventually forced the equalizer through super-sub Yorbe Vertessen.
The fact that Salzburg did not score more goals was also due to Tabakovic himself, who found his match in WAC keeper Nikolas Polster several times.
"I will definitely be thinking about it. That's completely normal, but in the end, it's not just about me. It's about us playing together and taking our chances," the Bosnian told "Sky".
"Emotional game" for Veratschnig
Captain Nikolas Veratschnig also lamented his Salzburg team's clinical finishing: "We really have an issue with our chance conversion in recent games. I don't want to know our xG value." It ended up being 3.52.
For the Carinthian, the game was very special regardless of the result. The 23-year-old played a total of seven years in the Lavanttal before moving to Mainz 05 in 2024.
"It was a very emotional game for me. My family came with a 50-seater bus. My sister works at WAC, so it was quite a family spectacle, but unfortunately, that didn't help us either," Veratschnig said.
