4th position in the Tipico Bundesliga table for Rapid Wien so far, a good performance. The home supporters hope for more joy as 7th-placed Austria Wien visits Allianz Stadion.
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.
This is a match between teams from the same area, a local derby. The community is buzzing.
Rapid Wien form and stats
Overall Tipico Bundesliga stats at home this season for Rapid Wien are 2-3-3 (wins-draw-losses).
Happy days for Rapid Wien in their previous game, a Tipico Bundesliga match away at LASK Linz (placed 2nd) that ended with a 4-0 victory. The points were shared before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Sturm Graz.
As mentioned above, Rapid Wien "killed" LASK Linz in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
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 have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found two games) they have won 1 time, drawn 0 and lost 1.
The Rapid Wien fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 13 goals in 8 league matches. 11 goals have been conceded.
Austria Wien form and stats
Austria Wien have only collected 6 points from their away games in the Tipico Bundesliga, after 1-3-4 (8 played).
193 minutes! That's how long the Austria Wien goalkeeper Rene Swete and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Austria Wien won their last game, 5-0 versus Hartberg played at home. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Admira that ended 0-0.
As mentioned above, Austria Wien was the only team on the pitch versus Hartberg in their previous game, winning 5-0. This could be a tougher task. It's hard not to mention Christoph Monschein's lethal finishing against Hartberg. 3 goals was a big reason for the three points.
We have checked recent matches where Austria Wien have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those two games were W0-D1-L1.
Austria Wien find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 11 goals from 8 away fixtures in the league. The Austria Wien manager C. Ilzer has some worries about the defense as 17 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Austria Wien - Rapid Wien 1-3 entered in the official records. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Rapid Wien 4 wins, 2 draws and Austria Wien 4 victories. As for goals, 5 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 5 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Monschein 13 goals |   T. Fountas 9 goals |  A. Grünwald 4 goals |
Rapid Wien missing players
Austria Wien missing players
| Rapid Wien | Austria Wien | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 16 | 8 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 8 | 16 |
| 8 | 2 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 33 | 13 | 4 | Scored | S | 1 | 11 | 25 |
| 19 | 11 | 5 | Conceded | C | 9 | 17 | 28 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | 94% |
| 88% | 88% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 88% | 88% |
| 62% | 50% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 75% | 69% |
| 44% | 25% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 62% | 50% |
| 25% | 25% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 25% | 25% |
| 56% | 62% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 62% | 56% |
| 31% | 12% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 12% | 25% |
| 12% | 25% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 67% | 38% | 25% |
| 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
| 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.7 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6 |
| 1.9 | 2.1 | 2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 221 | 125 | 44 | Total Shots | T S | 20 | 81 | 178 |
| 77 | 37 | 17 | Shots on Target | S O | 12 | 34 | 72 |
| 43% | 35% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 8% | 32% | 35% |
- Austria Wien have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Rapid Wien 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 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 59 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 44 | 40 |
| 2 | LASK Linz | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 19 | 38 |
| 3 | Wolfsberger AC | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 39 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 9 | 20 | 30 |
| 4 | Rapid Wien | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 28 |
| 5 | Sturm Graz | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 27 |
| 6 | Hartberg | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 33 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 24 | -5 | 24 |
| 7 | Austria Wien | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 25 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 17 | -3 | 19 |
| 8 | St. Polten | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 38 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 17 | -22 | 15 |
| 9 | Rheindorf Altach | 16 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 37 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -13 | 13 |
| 10 | Wattens | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 39 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 18 | -21 | 12 |
| 11 | Admira | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 23 | -19 | 11 |
| 12 | Mattersburg | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 44 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 22 | -25 | 11 |