SK Rapid Wien

vs

TSV Hartberg

Preview

SK Rapid Wien

• SK Rapid Wien have won their last two home games to nil.
• SK Rapid Wien have won 3, drawn 1 and lost 4 of their 8 home games in the Bundesliga in 2025-26, scoring 10 goals in those eight fixtures.
• Johannes Hoff Thorup has done an impressive job in the short time he has been in charge of SK Rapid Wien since January 2026.
• The Dane has installed a flexible possession-based system that can morph between different shapes, with the team adept at high-pressing and quickly transitioning into vertical attacks.
• Their use of wing overloads is a particular strength when it comes to creating chances.

TSV Hartberg

• TSV Hartberg have a strong away record in the Bundesliga with 4 wins, 3 draws and only 2 losses from their 9 away matches in 2025-26.
• TSV Hartberg have 26 points from their 17 Bundesliga matches, good enough for 4th place, while Rapid Wien have 25 points from the same number of games.
• They are a compact, movement-based team, with an acute understanding of how to press and get their players on the move, running into the half-spaces and creating angles to play direct passes in behind opposition defensive lines.
• This pragmatic style was installed by Manfred Schmid since he took over as head coach in September 2024, and has worked extremely well, with Hartberg averaging 1.67 goals scored and only 1.33 goals conceded away from home.

Head-to-Head

• These two teams have met 3 times before in the Bundesliga, with Rapid Wien winning 2 of those, losing once.
• Rapid Wien won the last meeting, away from home, 1-0, 5 months ago.

Key Players

• Elias Havel is the top scorer for Hartberg in the Bundesliga this season, with 10 goals in 17 appearances.
• He’s been in good form of late, with 2 goals in Hartberg’s last 4 matches and is currently the most clinical finisher on the team.

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