Full preview: Rapid Vienna favourite to overcome Wattens at Allianz Stadion

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Competition: Austria Tipico Bundesliga
Competition: Sun 03.October
Match begins: 12:30 (UTC)
Venue: Allianz Stadion (28345 seats)

Rapid Vienna are unlocking their away locker room to Wattens for another highly important game following their 0-2 result vs West Ham United.

Insights:
  • Rapid Vienna is in the worst form (1-1-4)
  • Wattens have the most dropped points from leading position (11) in Tipico Bundesliga

Vienna have less rest than Wattens in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a Europa League game only three days ago. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at West Ham United.

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Rapid Vienna form and stats

The story so far in the Tipico Bundesliga for Rapid Vienna at their home stadium (Allianz Stadion) is 2 wins, 0 draws and 3 defeats. Vienna has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager D. Kühbauer and the players.

Times are rough for the home team, having gone 225 minutes without scoring a league goal. S. Grahovac was the last player to find the net.

The fans are hoping that Rapid Vienna will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the Europa League game against West Ham United. Srđan Grahovac (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.3/10. Grahovac had 51 successful passes (of 60 total).

Ahead of that match, Rapid Vienna lost 0-3 at home to Sturm Graz.

The Vienna fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 5 matches. On the other hand, Vienna have conceded 7 goals.

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Wattens form and stats

Playing away, Wattens have won 0 games, drawn 2 and suffered 2 defeats in the Tipico Bundesliga this season. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as Wattens have lost on their last two travels.

Wattens go into this game after a win, the home game against Ried that ended 4-2. As you can tell from the result, the match against Ried was as crazy as a clown in a village circus. Great fun for the neutral supporter with 6 goals, will the fun continue today? Thomas Sabitzer certainly enjoyed Wattens's last game versus Ried, appearing multiple times in the match report with three goals and the 4-2 victory. Thomas Sabitzer, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.6. Sabitzer scored three goals and hit one key pass.

Prior to that result Wattens won their away game at Grazer AK in the Austrian Cup. The scoreline was 4-2.

Wattens have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 4 league away games 4 goals have been scored. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Wattens's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 10 goals in 4 travels.

Head 2 Head

As for the last six games between these two teams, there's four Vienna victories, one draw and one Wattens win. Over/under statistics; three of these games ended with three goals or more, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Rapid ViennaT. Fountas
T. Fountas
4 goals
ViennaM. Grüll
M. Grüll
3 goals
WattensT. Sabitzer
T. Sabitzer
3 goals

Rapid Vienna missing players

Wattens missing players

Rapid Vienna Wattens
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
9 5 1 Played P 1 4 9
2 2 1 Won W 0 0 1
2 0 0 Drew D 1 2 5
5 3 0 Lost L 0 2 3
10 7 3 Scored S 2 4 11
13 7 0 Conceded C 2 10 17
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 89%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 89%
56% 80% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 75% 56%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 50% 44%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 22%
44% 20% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 75% 78%
22% 40% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 11%
33% 40% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 22%
 
4.9 6 5 Corners for (avg) C F 3 6.2 5.3
5.1 4.8 6 Corners against (avg) C A 9 5 4.6
2.1 1.8 4 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 1.2 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
15.1 18.2 16 Shots (avg) S ( 10 11.5 12.1
5.1 6.4 8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.5 4
22% 22% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 22% 31%
Key stats in Tipico Bundesliga this season:
  • All of Rapid Vienna's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Wattens's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Rapid Vienna have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Rapid Vienna have the fewest matches over the total-line (1) in Tipico Bundesliga
  • Rapid Vienna have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Rapid Vienna haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Rapid Vienna is in the worst form (1-1-4)
  • Wattens have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Wattens have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Wattens have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Wattens have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Tipico Bundesliga
  • Wattens have the most dropped points from leading position (11) in Tipico Bundesliga
  • Wattens have yet to win a game away.
  • Wattens 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 Salzburg 9 9 0 0 23 4 4 4 0 0 13 2 5 5 0 0 10 2 19 27
2 Sturm Graz 9 6 2 1 24 10 5 3 1 1 13 7 4 3 1 0 11 3 14 20
3 Austria Klagenfurt 9 3 3 3 15 16 4 2 2 0 8 6 5 1 1 3 7 10 -1 12
4 Ried 9 3 3 3 13 21 4 3 1 0 8 5 5 0 2 3 5 16 -8 12
5 Austria Wien 9 2 5 2 12 11 4 0 4 0 3 3 5 2 1 2 9 8 1 11
6 LASK Linz 9 2 4 3 9 11 5 1 2 2 6 8 4 1 2 1 3 3 -2 10
7 Hartberg 9 2 3 4 15 15 4 0 1 3 5 8 5 2 2 1 10 7 0 9
8 Admira 9 2 3 4 11 13 4 1 2 1 6 3 5 1 1 3 5 10 -2 9
9 Wolfsberger AC 9 2 3 4 13 19 5 1 1 3 7 11 4 1 2 1 6 8 -6 9
10 Rheindorf Altach 9 2 3 4 7 13 5 1 1 3 4 9 4 1 2 1 3 4 -6 9
11 Rapid Vienna 9 2 2 5 10 13 5 2 0 3 7 7 4 0 2 2 3 6 -3 8
12 Wattens 9 1 5 3 11 17 5 1 3 1 7 7 4 0 2 2 4 10 -6 8

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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.