SK Rapid Wien (home)
- A top-of-the-table showdown awaits in Austria’s Bundesliga when SK Rapid Wien welcome SK Sturm Graz to the Allianz Stadion in Vienna on Sunday. For those looking ahead, our SK Rapid Wien vs SK Sturm Graz prediction will be key to understanding the likely outcome.
- The hosts are currently third with 20 points from 11 games, one point behind the leaders who have collected 21 points from only 10 games. This SK Rapid Wien vs SK Sturm Graz betting tips article will provide insight into how the teams are likely to approach the showdown.
- Rapid have had a mixed bag of results with a 2-0 away win at SV Ried but losses to LASK and Salzburg in the league, as well as heavy defeats to Fiorentina and Lech Poznań in the Conference League.
- Club captain Matthias Seidl is the heartbeat of Stöger’s midfield, controlling the ball and bringing width to a pretty 4-2-3-1 system.
SK Sturm Graz (away)
- Sturm have been the better of the two this year with wins over Blau-Weiß Linz, Altach and Rangers, but defeats to Wolfsberger AC (3-1) and at Celtic show their limitations.
- Jürgen Säumel’s Sturm Graz have played with plenty of intensity this term, but are a little more flexible in the way they set up.
- A narrower 4-3-3 can be used to overload the midfield and the team have more of a goal threat with Otar Kiteishvili, their main playmaker, supported by Chukwuani and Jatta up front.
- Recent games in Europe and the Bundesliga could affect freshness, with Rapid balancing Conference League commitments.
Head-to-Head
- Meanwhile, Rapid have been solid in this fixture recently with a 2-1 victory in Graz in August 2025 and a 3-1 success in May 2025.
- Sturm won 2-0 in Graz in April 2025 and the previous two meetings had finished 1-1 and 1-0 to the Rapid.
- A home win over Rangers and a late defeat at Celtic have shown that they can win in different ways, but they are a team that likes to get on the front foot and put teams under pressure. The SK Rapid Wien vs SK Sturm Graz betting tips often highlight their attacking approach in these situations.
Key Players
- Wurmbrand has been in fine form for Rapid in the past few weeks and seems to be coming into his own as their most consistent goal-threat.
- Sturm’s Tomi Horvat has been his equal with some crucial goals and assists of his own, notably the opener in the Europa League against Celtic when the match was 0-0.
- A few moments of brilliance from one or the other could decide this game and the fact that Sturm lost 3-1 to WAC last month shows that the teams are quite evenly matched. As such, the SK Rapid Wien vs SK Sturm Graz betting tips might emphasize the impact of individual stars.
Betting Insights
- The bookies have the home team listed as favourites at around 2.3 with Sturm Graz coming in at 2.88 and the draw at 3.45.
- Backing Over 2.5 goals at 1.65 seems to fit this matchup as both teams will try to attack and there will be chances created.
Prediction
- Those odds are very close and make this a toss-up game in their eyes.
- Victory for the visitors would establish them as the pace-setters in the standings and give them a platform to kick off the Championship round with momentum, while Rapid would leapfrog into first with a win and boost morale after some European setbacks.
