Erste Liga match preview and statistics: Rapid Wien II fight Wacker Innsbruck

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Competition: Austria Erste Liga
Competition: Sun 02.May
Match begins: 08:30 (UTC)
Venue: Allianz Stadion (28345 seats)

The visiting Wacker Innsbruck side should be favourites in this visit to Rapid Wien II, as the away team holds a 20 point advantage from their 25 league games this season.

Insights:
  • Rapid Wien II have the most dropped points from leading position (25) in Erste Liga
  • Wacker Innsbruck have the most clean sheets (10) 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 are fighting like crazy to avoid relegation and desperately need points in this fixture. Innsbruck are still fighting for top positions and their benefits.

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Rapid Wien II form and stats

4-1-7 (win-draw-lost) are the Erste Liga numbers at home for Rapid Wien II so far this season.

The home team returns to Allianz Stadion after being equal after 90 minutes with Grazer AK (placed 6th) on their last time out; the Erste Liga game ended 1-1. Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against SV Horn II.

The Rapid fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 15 in 12 matches. Rapid Wien II have conceded 22 from these games.

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Wacker Innsbruck form and stats

The visitors, who have the most clean sheets (10) in Erste Liga, are W6-D3-L3 on the road this term. That's in the Erste Liga. The fact that Wacker Innsbruck have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting. Momentum is building for Innsbruck in their away games, having won their two previous outings.

The Innsbruck goalkeeper Marco Knaller is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 185 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Innsbruck won their last game, 2-0 versus Austria Klagenfurt played at home. Preceding that game was the away victory against Austria Wien II with the score of 2-0.

Innsbruck are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 20 times in 12 away games so far. Innsbruck have conceded 15 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Wacker Innsbruck - Rapid 2-1 played earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

RapidO. Strunz
O. Strunz
7 goals
Wacker InnsbruckA. Zaizen
A. Zaizen
7 goals
Rapid Wien IIM. Fuchshofer
M. Fuchshofer
6 goals

Rapid Wien II missing players

Wacker Innsbruck missing players

Rapid Wien II Wacker Innsbruck
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
25 12 3 Played P 4 12 25
7 4 1 Won W 3 6 13
4 1 0 Drew D 1 3 6
14 7 2 Lost L 0 3 6
31 15 5 Scored S 9 20 38
45 22 8 Conceded C 5 15 29
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
76% 67% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 92% 80%
60% 58% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 67% 56%
32% 33% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 25% 28%
28% 33% 67% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 8% 12%
68% 58% 67% BTTS BTTS 75% 50% 44%
16% 25% 33% Clean Sheets C S 25% 33% 40%
16% 17% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 17% 24%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.1 1.5 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.6 2
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 7
 
8.8 10.2 10.7 Shots (avg) S ( 14.2 10.2 11.3
3.3 4.2 4.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.8 4.2 4.9
37% 29% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 39% 39% 31%
Key stats in Erste Liga this season:
  • Rapid Wien II have the most dropped points from leading position (25) in Erste Liga
  • Rapid Wien II haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Wacker Innsbruck have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Wacker Innsbruck have the most clean sheets (10) in Erste Liga
  • Wacker Innsbruck haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 25 18 1 6 63 29 12 10 0 2 32 9 13 8 1 4 31 20 34 55
2 Liefering 24 15 5 4 50 21 11 6 3 2 23 10 13 9 2 2 27 11 29 50
3 Lafnitz 25 16 2 7 47 26 12 7 1 4 23 13 13 9 1 3 24 13 21 50
4 Wacker Innsbruck 25 13 6 6 38 29 13 7 3 3 18 14 12 6 3 3 20 15 9 45
5 Austria Klagenfurt 25 12 8 5 50 28 13 9 2 2 34 15 12 3 6 3 16 13 22 44
6 Grazer AK 25 10 6 9 35 35 12 5 4 3 16 9 13 5 2 6 19 26 0 36
7 Kapfenberger SV 25 9 5 11 31 44 13 5 3 5 14 18 12 4 2 6 17 26 -13 32
8 Juniors OO 25 8 7 10 33 40 12 4 3 5 15 21 13 4 4 5 18 19 -7 31
9 Floridsdorfer AC 25 8 5 12 30 35 13 6 2 5 18 14 12 2 3 7 12 21 -5 29
10 Dornbirn 25 8 5 12 30 43 13 2 3 8 10 21 12 6 2 4 20 22 -13 29
11 Amstetten 25 7 7 11 32 48 12 3 4 5 19 29 13 4 3 6 13 19 -16 28
12 Vorwarts Steyr 25 6 9 10 24 40 13 2 7 4 17 20 12 4 2 6 7 20 -16 27
13 Austria Lustenau 25 7 5 13 34 41 12 4 2 6 17 18 13 3 3 7 17 23 -7 26
14 Austria Wien II 24 6 7 11 31 37 13 2 3 8 17 26 11 4 4 3 14 11 -6 25
15 Rapid Wien II 25 7 4 14 31 45 12 4 1 7 15 22 13 3 3 7 16 23 -14 25
16 SV Horn II 25 5 6 14 33 51 13 4 3 6 20 25 12 1 3 8 13 26 -18 21

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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.