Erste Liga match prediction and preview for Grazer AK vs Rapid Wien II clash

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Competition: Austria Erste Liga
Competition: Fri 23.April
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Merkur Arena (16764 seats)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Grazer AK are in the 6th position while the guesting Rapid Wien II worry at 15th.

Insights:
  • Grazer AK have the fewest conceded goals (8) at home in Erste Liga
  • Rapid Wien II have the most dropped points from leading position (23) in Erste Liga

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Grazer AK form and stats

Grazer AK, who have the fewest conceded goals (8) at home in Erste Liga, have collected 18 points from their Erste Liga home games so far after 5-3-3.

Grazer are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 11 games. Grazer are not conceding a lot of goals here at Merkur Arena in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 8 from 11 matches.

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Rapid Wien II form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Rapid Wien II so far with only 11 points returning home. The records show 3-2-7 (win-draw-lose).

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Rapid have scored 15 goals in 12 league games away. Rapid Wien II struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 22 goals conceded from these games.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Rapid Wien II - Grazer 1-2, played this season.

Top Goalscorers

GrazerM. Harrer
M. Harrer
8 goals
Rapid Wien IIO. Strunz
O. Strunz
7 goals
Rapid Wien IIM. Fuchshofer
M. Fuchshofer
6 goals

Grazer AK missing players

Rapid Wien II missing players

Grazer AK Rapid Wien II
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
24 11 3 Played P 2 12 24
10 5 1 Won W 1 3 7
5 3 1 Drew D 0 2 3
9 3 1 Lost L 1 7 14
34 15 1 Scored S 3 15 30
34 8 1 Conceded C 3 22 44
96% 91% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
79% 64% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 83% 75%
58% 45% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 67% 62%
33% 9% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 33%
12% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 29%
54% 45% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 75% 67%
21% 36% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 8% 17%
29% 27% 67% Failed to Score F T 0% 17% 17%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2 2.3 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.6 2
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
8.8 9.1 7.7 Shots (avg) S ( 6 7.3 8.8
3.8 3.7 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 2.4 3.3
38% 37% 11% Goal Efficiency G E 60% 52% 38%
Key stats in Erste Liga this season:
  • Grazer AK have the fewest conceded goals (8) at home in Erste Liga
  • Rapid Wien II have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Rapid Wien II have the most dropped points from leading position (23) in Erste Liga
  • Rapid Wien II 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 Blau-Wei Linz 23 16 1 6 59 28 12 10 0 2 32 9 11 6 1 4 27 19 31 49
2 Lafnitz 24 15 2 7 45 26 12 7 1 4 23 13 12 8 1 3 22 13 19 47
3 Liefering 22 14 4 4 46 20 10 6 2 2 22 9 12 8 2 2 24 11 26 46
4 Austria Klagenfurt 24 12 8 4 50 26 13 9 2 2 34 15 11 3 6 2 16 11 24 44
5 Wacker Innsbruck 24 12 6 6 36 29 12 6 3 3 16 14 12 6 3 3 20 15 7 42
6 Grazer AK 24 10 5 9 34 34 11 5 3 3 15 8 13 5 2 6 19 26 0 35
7 Kapfenberger SV 24 9 5 10 31 41 12 5 3 4 14 15 12 4 2 6 17 26 -10 32
8 Dornbirn 24 8 5 11 30 40 12 2 3 7 10 18 12 6 2 4 20 22 -10 29
9 Juniors OO 23 7 6 10 29 39 12 4 3 5 15 21 11 3 3 5 14 18 -10 27
10 Amstetten 23 7 6 10 31 45 11 3 4 4 19 27 12 4 2 6 12 18 -14 27
11 Vorwarts Steyr 24 6 9 9 24 38 12 2 7 3 17 18 12 4 2 6 7 20 -14 27
12 Austria Lustenau 24 7 5 12 34 40 12 4 2 6 17 18 12 3 3 6 17 22 -6 26
13 Floridsdorfer AC 24 7 5 12 29 35 12 5 2 5 17 14 12 2 3 7 12 21 -6 26
14 Austria Wien II 23 6 6 11 30 36 12 2 2 8 16 25 11 4 4 3 14 11 -6 24
15 Rapid Wien II 24 7 3 14 30 44 12 4 1 7 15 22 12 3 2 7 15 22 -14 24
16 SV Horn II 24 5 6 13 32 49 12 4 3 5 19 23 12 1 3 8 13 26 -17 21

Read more about Erste Liga

The Austrian Football Second League (2. Liga, formerly known as Erste Liga) is the second highest level of football in Austria. The league expanded from ten to 16 teams before the 2018/19 season. Each team play 30 fixtures to decide a final league table, promotion and relegation.