International cups are a highlight for most teams. Both Dundalk and Rapid Vienna are looking forward to this Europa League fight to decide who advances from the Group Stage.
The visiting Rapid Vienna played their last game only four days ago, a Tipico Bundesliga match. That game, against Ried, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Rapid Vienna.
Rapid Vienna play their home games on grass, while this game is played on artifical turf. Recent stats for Rapid Vienna when playing on artifical turf are 0 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat from one match. They have scored 0 goals and conceded 1 time in these games.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 2100 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Dundalk form and stats
Last season their Europa League adventure ended in the 3rd qualifying round.4-4-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Premier Division numbers at home for Dundalk so far this season. 2W-1D-3L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Europa League for Dundalk.
A strong away win for Dundalk against Bohemians the last match, as M. Duffy, N. Oduwa and D. McMillan (2) were on target. Preceding that match was a Premier Division defeat to Sligo Rovers (0-2).
The Dundalk fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 10 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 13 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Rapid Vienna form and stats
Rapid Vienna's mission in Europa League last season failed in the 16th finals against Inter.The story so far for the visiting team on their Tipico Bundesliga travels is 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Europa League stats, they have 1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses both home and away.
Vienna lost away at Ried (3-4) in their previous game and are perhaps starting to feel homesick. Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Salzburg.
A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Rapid Vienna, as mentioned above. 7 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Austria Wien in just three days.
Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 10 goals in 4 league games away this season. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only -1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Rapid Vienna have conceded 9 goals in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Rapid Vienna - Dundalk 4-3.Top Goalscorers
  P. Hoban 10 goals | M. Duffy 4 goals |   C. Knasmüllner 4 goals |
Dundalk missing players
Rapid Vienna missing players
| Dundalk | Rapid Vienna | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 4 | Won | W | 7 | 16 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 36 | 14 | Scored | S | 26 | 62 | ||
| 36 | 16 | Conceded | C | 19 | 40 | ||
| 92% | 82% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 73% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 84% | ||
| 56% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 76% | ||
| 36% | 45% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 52% | ||
| 16% | 18% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 42% | 40% | ||
| 52% | 55% | BTTS | BTTS | 75% | 72% | ||
| 28% | 27% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 20% | ||
| 28% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 8% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.9 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 186 | 76 | Total Shots | T S | 162 | 361 | ||
| 68 | 26 | Shots on Target | S O | 67 | 154 | ||
| 49% | 42% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 40% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | Molde | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 6 |
| 3 | Rapid Vienna | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| 4 | Dundalk | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 0 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Shamrock Rovers | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 46 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 36 | 48 |
| 2 | Bohemians | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 37 |
| 3 | Dundalk | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 29 |
| 4 | Sligo Rovers | 18 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 12 | -4 | 25 |
| 5 | Waterford United | 18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 13 | -5 | 24 |
| 6 | St Patrick's | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -3 | 21 |
| 7 | Derry City | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 20 |
| 8 | Finn Harps | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -9 | 20 |
| 9 | Shelbourne | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | -9 | 19 |
| 10 | Cork City | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 20 | -20 | 11 |
| 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 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 19 |
| 2 | LASK Linz | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 17 |
| 3 | Rapid Vienna | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 17 |
| 4 | Sturm Graz | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 5 | St. Polten | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | Wattens | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -2 | 11 |
| 7 | Wolfsberger AC | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | -1 | 9 |
| 8 | Austria Wien | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 9 |
| 9 | Ried | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 9 |
| 10 | Hartberg | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | -9 | 7 |
| 11 | Rheindorf Altach | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -11 | 5 |
| 12 | Admira | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 17 | -17 | 4 |