Rapid Wien
- SK Rapid Wien have won three, drawn one and lost one of their last five competitive matches.
- Rapid sit third in the Championship Group with 23 points from 26 games, five more than their visitors who currently occupy sixth spot in the standings.
- Johannes Hoff Thorup has been in charge of the hosts since January 2026 and has instilled a disciplined style that focuses on possession, wing-backs, and only pressing when situations are right.
TSV Hartberg
- TSV Hartberg have won none of their last five games (D3, L2).
- Manfred Schmid has certainly gotten the best out of TSV Hartberg in the second half of the season, but his side are a compact team who don’t have a great deal of pace in their side.
- They can press high up the pitch when they need to, but generally prefer to sit in a compact shape and launch vertical counters.
Head-to-Head
SK Rapid Wien have won one and drawn one of the pair’s last two head-to-head matchups in Austria.
Key Players
- Bendeguz Bolla has two goals in four Championship Group games and looks like Rapid’s biggest threat.
- Elias Havel has been the main threat in the Championship Group for Hartberg with one goal in four matches.
Betting Insights
- Hartberg have drawn each of their last two away games without defeat.
- Rapid have conceded 1.23 goals per-game at home in the Championship Group so far, which is identical to the average that Hartberg have scored on the road in the same competition.
- We’re going to take the 1.69 odds for a Rapid Wien win, Under 2.5 goals and Both Teams to Score - No.
Prediction
It’s almost certain that SK Rapid Wien will beat TSV Hartberg in the Bundesliga Championship Group 2026 on Wednesday, but the question is whether the hosts can do so with any room to spare.
