SK Rapid Wien II

vs

First Vienna FC 1894

Preview

First Vienna FC 1894

• First Vienna FC 1894’s solid start to the season has put Hans Kleer’s well-organised promotion chasers in eighth spot in the 2. Liga 2025/2026 with 37 points from 26 games.
• Kleer’s men have had a much better few weeks in the 2. Liga, putting together a run of two 0-0 away draws, followed by a 1-0 win at home to SPG HOGO Wels.
• The Vienna club are an ultra-prudent possession team that are structured in the way that all promotion chasers have to be - methodical and pragmatic.

Rapid Wien II

• Rapid Wien II are four places below their opponents this Friday in 12th spot after claiming just 26 points from the same number of matches.
• Rapid Wien II play a high-tempo pressing game with a strong focus on vertical passing and counter-pressing, as is the style for most second tier teams in Austria who are used to fostering the development of young players.
• Juergen Kerber’s side are coming into this game after a run of four defeats and one win in their last five and a 1-4 home defeat to SPG HOGO Wels last time out.

Head-to-Head

• Vienna’s head-to-head record against Rapid Wien II is 2-1 and they claimed a 2-0 home win when last the sides met five months ago.
• However, the visitors have failed to take all three points in their last two trips to Rapid II.

Key Players

• Bernhard Zimmermann leads the way in the goalscoring charts for Vienna with 11 goals in 26 league games, although he is currently in a minor goal drought with two goals in his last five.
• Moulaye Haidara has scored seven times in 20 2. Liga appearances for Rapid Wien II this season, with two of those strikes coming in the hosts’ last four games.

Betting Insights

• The odds on an away win are 1.87.
• The hosts have won four, drawn four and lost five at home in 2. Liga 2025/2026, conceding an average of 1.54 goals a game and scoring 1.31 per game.
• Vienna have won five, drawn five and lost three on the road, averaging 1.00 goals per away game.
• The selection for Both Teams to Score - No is 2.11, which looks like an opportunity given the visitors’ superior form, tactical discipline and head-to-head advantage.

Prediction