Look, if you’re looking for an Austrian Landesliga match with the bite and tension of a Tarantino dinner scene – you might not find Michael Madsen in the stands this Friday, but you will get all the drama at Sportanlage Allerheiligen when UFC Fehring rolls into town. What’s at stake? Pretty much everything: points, pride, and maybe a get-out-of-relegation-free card for Fehring, who’ve been limping around the lower reaches of the table like they just binge-watched a season of “Succession” and realized they were Greg instead of Shiv.

Allerheiligen is rolling right now. These guys are hotter than any Oktoberfest pretzel you’ve ever waited 20 minutes for. Five games unbeaten, four wins, and they’re scoring goals like they're getting bonuses for every net bulge. Wildon? Beaten 2-0, clinical. Leoben? Absolutely vaporized 5-1. This is the kind of form that makes the home supporters start checking the table, wondering how far off the top they really are. That’s not just momentum. That’s the “Rocky IV montage” mode, when you’re running up hills in snow and the music kicks in.

Contrast that with Fehring, who are basically the guy who showed up late to the party, spilled wine on the couch, and still wants to put their music on. Losers of four of their last five, and three losses so painful you swear you could see the smoke coming off the stat sheet. Six goals conceded at Pachern felt less like a football match and more like a Greek tragedy. Zeroes popping up all over their recent scorelines like the “Lost” finale — fans just want some answers, damn it. Something to believe in. And for Fehring, belief starts Friday.

Here’s the thing: this is football, not a Marvel movie where you can always expect the good guys to win. There’s no script, which means Fehring aren’t dead yet. In fact, the relegation zone can be the ultimate motivator – like Gandalf telling Frodo, “All you have to decide is what to do with the time that is given you.” It’s crunch time, literally and figuratively.

Let’s get down to the tactical brass tacks. Allerheiligen are running like a well-oiled Bundesliga side, dictating play in midfield, pressing at the right moments, and letting their attackers feast on loose balls like it's a buffet and they're not leaving until they're full. Their defense is sturdy, not invulnerable, but sturdy — that 2-0 win away at Wildon showed they can kill a game dead. Watch out for their star man up front (let’s call him the “Austrian Vardy” for now). Pacey, clinical, and the kind of striker who makes center-backs think twice about what they had for breakfast.

Fehring’s chief hope, if they want to crash the party, rests in whether they can rediscover the spirit they showed last month at Union RB Weinland Gamlit — that 2-1 win wasn’t a mirage, it was proof there are still players here with some fight in them. The problem is, their defense has been leaking more than a pair of festival rain boots — 15 goals shipped in their last five. Unless the backline goes full "Braveheart" and decides to hold the line, hard to see where they keep Allerheiligen out.

Key matchup? Think midfield trench warfare. If Fehring’s holding midfielder can bottle up Allerheiligen’s playmaker — the guy who’s been picking passes with surgical precision lately — and somehow get their own wide men some space, maybe the counter gets rolling. Otherwise, this could look a lot like “Jurassic Park” — Fehring running from the raptors, hoping to avoid disaster.

It’s all about who wants it more. Allerheiligen want to keep their streak alive and keep sniffing around the top of the table, maybe dreaming of promotion or at least a little local glory. Fehring want to remind people they belong here, that they're not just fodder for the better teams' stat-padding exercises.

So, prediction time. If Allerheiligen play like they did against Leoben, this could get ugly fast. But let’s toss a little drama into the mix, because football never reads the script. Fehring dig deep, play like their Landesliga lives depend on it (because, honestly, they do), and give the home crowd a scare. Say, Allerheiligen 3, Fehring 1 — with a tense first half, maybe even Fehring grabbing the opener before reality sets in.

Bring your popcorn and your best jacket, because Friday night at Sportanlage Allerheiligen, somebody’s walking out with their plans intact and somebody’s heading back to the drawing board wondering if the football gods have a sense of humor. Wouldn’t want to miss it.