The Mattersburg Sentinel
Player ratings12 Oct 2026
Nobody could get near Markus Lindner
Successful dribbles: 44. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Player ratings12 Oct 2026
No sign of nerves from Thomas Ilsanker at 21 — 7.79
The hardest thing about being 21 in a senior side is that nobody makes allowances. Thomas Ilsanker did not need any: 7.79, and he looked the most comfortable man on the pitch.
Match10 Oct 2026
4 matches without a win for Mattersburg
The run now stands at 4, and the questions being asked around Mattersburg are no longer polite ones.
Squad12 Oct 2026
Tempers go at Mattersburg
Kevin Weimann was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Squad12 Oct 2026
No hiding place for Lukas Baumgartner
“I pick players who do the work. All of it.” No name was spoken; every camera still turned to Lukas Baumgartner, and the manager let it.
Match10 Oct 2026
Mattersburg and Grodig take a point apiece
It finished 1‑1, and it somehow always looked like it would. One of those afternoons where the table moves less than the tempers.
In brief
- Squad Guido Sabitzer has become a man the manager trusts
- Squad Sebastian Ilsanker knocks on the manager's door
- Market The Thomas Ilsanker question follows Mattersburg around
- Player ratings The pass was always on for Sebastián Romero