Ried (home)
- The hosts have won only 1 of their 5 most recent games, drawing 2 and losing 2, so they are inconsistent as Rapid right now.
- The home side have won only 1 of their 5 home games across all competitions (2 draws, 2 defeats), scoring 1.40 goals per game and conceding 1.60 per game, and Rapid will look to take advantage of Ried's wide areas and speedy players.
- Ried were held to a 1-1 draw by SC Austria Lustenau in their season opener, before beating FC Dornbirn 1-5 away in the second qualifying round of the Austrian Cup and holding FC Istanbul Basaksehir FK to a 1-1 home draw in the third qualifying round of the Europa Conference League.
SK Rapid Wien (away)
- SK Rapid Wien have won 7 of their last 10 matches in all competitions while Ried have won only 2 of their 10 in the same period (3 draws, 5 defeats).
- SK Rapid Wien are unbeaten in their last 5 games, winning 5, while Ried's recent form is mixed.
- The Vienna club have won their last 5 consecutive games in a row and are unbeaten in 5 games across all competitions.
- Their most recent 3 matches have seen them beat FC Santa Coloma 3-1 away, SV Wienerberger 3-0 away in the cup and Santa Coloma 6-2 at home and the Austrian Bundesliga heavyweights should make light work of Ried.
- SK Rapid Wien are 2-0-1 away across all competitions, conceding only 3 goals in 3 matches, while Ercan Kara has been red-hot in front of goal for the visitors, bagging 5 goals in the recent 5-match burst.
Head-to-Head
SK Rapid Wien have won 3 of the last 5 head-to-heads (Ried have won 2, 0 draws), including a 3-0 victory in the Bundesliga Conference League Playoffs 2 months ago.
Key Players
- Jussef Nasrawe leads the Ried scoring charts with 1 Bundesliga goal in 1 game, while Ante Bajic has chipped in with 1 assist so far.
- Ercan Kara has been red-hot in front of goal for the visitors, bagging 5 goals in the recent 5-match burst.
Betting Insights
- SK Rapid Wien are the favorite at 2.4 to beat Ried this Sunday, but the hosts are very fair at 2.85 with the draw at 3.35.
- Under 2.5 goals at 1.8 and Both Teams to Score - No at 1.95 still make the most appeal in the goal markets, as Rapid's firepower and recent form make them a solid choice to edge it here.
Prediction
SK Rapid Wien are the favorite at 2.4 to beat Ried this Sunday, but the hosts are very fair at 2.85 with the draw at 3.35, and that's the way we'll go in this classic possession-versus-transition clash.
