Wolfsberger AC vs Rapid Vienna match preview: Even contest expected at Lavanttal Arena

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Competition: Austria Admiral Bundesliga
Competition: Sat 21.May
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Lavanttal Arena (8100 seats)

Wolfsberger AC make preparations for this following their 4-1 result vs Sturm Graz, a game that made them wiser. What will happen against Rapid Vienna?

Insights:
  • Wolfsberger AC have the most conceded goals in the first half (27) in Admiral Bundesliga
  • All of Rapid Vienna's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Wolfsberger AC form and stats

22 points is a decent return from 11 Admiral Bundesliga games here at Lavanttal Arena for Wolfsberger AC. The data says 7 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses.

A strong away win for Wolfsberger AC against Sturm Graz the last match, as Vizinger, Liendl, Lochoshvili and Baribo were on target. Midfielder Liendl was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.15 (out of ten) in that game. Liendl scored one goal and hit four key passes.

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-4 away at Salzburg.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Wolfsberger have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 5 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 2 and lost 1.

The Wolfsberger AC fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 20 goals in 11 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 14 goals have been conceded.

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Rapid Vienna form and stats

Playing away, Rapid Vienna have won 2 games, drawn 6 and suffered 3 defeats in the Admiral Bundesliga this season.

This fixture can not go any worse than the last one, the home loss versus Salzburg with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Grüll, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.35. Grüll hit three key passes.

Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Austria Wien that ended 1-1.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Rapid Vienna playing away and similar expectations, we found 4 relevant matches. Results were 1 Rapid Vienna win, 1 draw and 2 defeats.

The visiting Vienna have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 14 goals from 11 games. Rapid Vienna's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 17 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

Rapid Vienna - Wolfsberger 2-1 was the score in these sides' latest head to head fixture, played this season. Head to head numbers (for the preceeding ten meetings): Wolfsberger AC won three games, one match ended with a draw and Rapid Vienna got six wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: nine / one

Top Goalscorers

Wolfsberger ACT. Baribo
T. Baribo
10 goals
Wolfsberger ACM. Liendl
M. Liendl
8 goals
Wolfsberger ACE. Peretz
E. Peretz
7 goals

Wolfsberger AC missing players

Rapid Vienna missing players

Wolfsberger AC Rapid Vienna
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
31 15 4 Played P 6 15 31
13 7 3 Won W 0 3 10
5 2 0 Drew D 3 7 11
13 6 1 Lost L 3 5 10
46 23 6 Scored S 6 20 47
52 23 4 Conceded C 10 23 43
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
84% 87% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 94%
68% 67% 75% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 53% 58%
35% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 27% 23%
23% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 10%
58% 60% 75% BTTS BTTS 83% 87% 71%
23% 27% 25% Clean Sheets C S 0% 7% 16%
19% 13% 0% Failed to Score F T 17% 7% 13%
 
4.9 4.9 4 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 4.7 5.3
5.8 5.9 5.8 Corners against (avg) C A 6.2 4.9 5
1.7 1.8 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 2.7 2.2
3 2 0 Red cards R C 1 1 3
 
12.6 11.9 12.2 Shots (avg) S ( 10.8 13.4 15
4.4 4.1 4.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.3 4.3 5.1
34% 37% 35% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 31% 30%
 
14 12.9 15 Shots against (avg) S A 13 11.9 12.2
5.5 4.7 4.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.5 4.1 4.5
Key stats in Admiral Bundesliga this season:
  • All of Rapid Vienna's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Rapid Vienna haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Wolfsberger AC have the most conceded goals in the first half (27) in Admiral Bundesliga
  • Wolfsberger AC haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Salzburg 22 17 4 1 50 13 11 10 1 0 33 5 11 7 3 1 17 8 37 55
2 Sturm Graz 22 10 7 5 46 32 11 5 4 2 23 16 11 5 3 3 23 16 14 37
3 Wolfsberger AC 22 11 4 7 34 32 11 7 1 3 20 14 11 4 3 4 14 18 2 37
4 Austria Wien 22 8 9 5 31 23 11 4 5 2 16 11 11 4 4 3 15 12 8 33
5 Rapid Vienna 22 8 7 7 35 31 11 6 1 4 21 14 11 2 6 3 14 17 4 31
6 Austria Klagenfurt 22 7 9 6 31 33 11 4 6 1 17 15 11 3 3 5 14 18 -2 30
7 Ried 22 7 8 7 31 41 11 6 5 0 21 15 11 1 3 7 10 26 -10 29
8 LASK Linz 22 6 7 9 28 29 11 3 4 4 12 12 11 3 3 5 16 17 -1 25
9 Wattens 22 5 8 9 30 42 11 2 6 3 17 16 11 3 2 6 13 26 -12 23
10 Hartberg 22 5 7 10 29 35 11 2 4 5 14 18 11 3 3 5 15 17 -6 22
11 Admira 22 4 8 10 25 31 11 2 2 7 11 14 11 2 6 3 14 17 -6 20
12 Rheindorf Altach 22 3 4 15 10 38 11 1 2 8 5 20 11 2 2 7 5 18 -28 13

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The Austrian Football Bundesliga is the top level football league in Austria. It was founded in 1974, but there has been an Austrian league championship since 1911. Since the 1950s Austrian football has been dominated by Rapid Wien, Austria Wien and recently Red Bull Salzburg.