Points have been hard to come by for Rapid Wien II so far, and that also applies to Kapfenberger SV. These struggling sides would trade their mothers for some important points here.
- Rapid Wien II have the most conceded goals in the second half (29) in Erste Liga
- Kapfenberger SV have the most points from losing position (16) 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.
Rapid Wien II form and stats
Rapid Wien II have collected 17 points from their Erste Liga home games so far after 5-2-5. When Rapid Wien II hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Sturm Graz II, Vorwarts Steyr, Admira, Rapid Wien II and Austria Wien II), they have won 3 of 4 matches!
Rapid's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-1 versus Vorwarts Steyr (placed 16th). The home side are looking to build on that result. At last, a league win after five games without.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Lafnitz (0-2).The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Rapid Wien II have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 8 games) they have won 4 times, drawn 1 and lost 3.
Rapid has scored 15 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Rapid Wien II defense is not exactly impregnable. 18 goals conceded from 12 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.
Kapfenberger SV form and stats
Kapfenberger SV have only collected 12 points from their away games in the Erste Liga, after 3-3-6 (12 played). Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Kapfenberger SV are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
215 minutes! That's how long the Kapfenberger SV goalkeeper Christopher Giuliani and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Kapfenberger are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the fixture against First Vienna (placed 8th).
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Admira at their stadium, the result 2-0.We have checked recent matches where Kapfenberger SV have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 11 games were 5 victories, 2 draws and 4 defeats.
Kapfenberger have conceded 18 goals in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The sides have faced each other before in this season, with the result Kapfenberger SV - Rapid Wien II 0-2 registered in the official records. Data for the prior five meetings featuring these two contenders are: two wins for Rapid Wien II, one draw and two wins for Kapfenberger SV. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: two games.
Top Goalscorers
  M. Grosse 8 goals | C. Pichorner 5 goals |  T. Hedl 3 goals |
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| Rapid Wien II | Kapfenberger SV | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 7 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | 5 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| 31 | 15 | 6 | Scored | S | 6 | 12 | 33 |
| 46 | 18 | 6 | Conceded | C | 3 | 18 | 46 |
| 96% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 79% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 83% | 88% |
| 62% | 58% | 75% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 42% | 54% |
| 46% | 33% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 25% | 42% |
| 21% | 8% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 58% | 42% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 50% | 62% |
| 21% | 25% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 17% | 12% |
| 25% | 33% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 25% |
| 4.4 | 4.5 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4 |
| 4.7 | 4.9 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 6.1 | 6 |
| 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10.6 | 11.8 | 14.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 8.3 | 9.2 |
| 4.6 | 4.9 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
| 28% | 25% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 30% | 36% |
| 10.9 | 9.3 | 10 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.5 | 14.5 | 13 |
| 5 | 4.1 | 4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5 | 5.5 | 4.9 |
- Kapfenberger SV have the most points from losing position (16) in Erste Liga
- Kapfenberger SV have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Kapfenberger SV haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Rapid Wien II have the most conceded goals in the second half (29) in Erste Liga
- Rapid Wien II haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | St. Polten | 24 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 24 | 49 |
| 2 | Blau-Weiß Linz | 24 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 54 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 16 | 30 | 48 |
| 3 | Grazer AK | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 42 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 47 |
| 4 | SV Horn II | 24 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 39 |
| 5 | Amstetten | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 24 | 5 | 37 |
| 6 | Lafnitz | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 37 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 35 |
| 7 | Floridsdorfer AC | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
| 8 | First Vienna | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 27 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -3 | 33 |
| 9 | Dornbirn | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 38 | 36 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 30 |
| 10 | Liefering | 24 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 42 | 45 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -3 | 30 |
| 11 | Rapid Wien II | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 31 | 46 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 28 | -15 | 28 |
| 12 | Admira | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 37 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 19 | -8 | 26 |
| 13 | Kapfenberger SV | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 33 | 46 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 18 | -13 | 26 |
| 14 | Sturm Graz II | 24 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 33 | 46 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 27 | -13 | 25 |
| 15 | Austria Wien II | 24 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 31 | 51 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 22 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 14 | 29 | -20 | 24 |
| 16 | Vorwarts Steyr | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 48 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 27 | -18 | 22 |
