Austria Vienna vs Rapid Vienna Prediction

Form across the board

Rapid Vienna's recent run, spanning league, cup and European fixtures, shows fifteen wins from twenty games. They've scored 58 and conceded just 22 in that spell, which is a strong goal difference by any measure.

Austria Vienna: 20 completed matches; Rapid Vienna: 20 completed matches.

Austria Vienna

20 matches

Win

50% 10 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

42

Conceded

23

Difference

+19

Rapid Vienna

20 matches

Win

75% 15 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

5% 1 / 20

Scored

58

Conceded

22

Difference

+36

Austria Vienna's sample over the same period is more mixed. Ten wins and six losses, with 38 scored against 22 conceded. It's a wider mix of competitions too, so treat it as a general form guide rather than a pure league read.

Rapid arrive with noticeably sharper recent form, though neither record is purely league-based.

Comparative Team Statistics: Austria Vienna vs Rapid Vienna

A derby that doesn't always follow the table

Looking back at the last twenty meetings between these two, Austria Vienna have actually won more often than Rapid, seven wins to four, with nine draws filling out the rest. It's a surprisingly even head-to-head given where both clubs sit now.

The most recent meeting, back in May, saw Austria Vienna win 2-0 away at Rapid Vienna. That result came despite Rapid's overall dominance in the standings around that time.

This fixture has a habit of producing results that buck the current form lines.

Where they sit right now

Rapid Vienna currently top the table with 18 points from seven games, having scored 21 and conceded just 7. Austria Vienna sit tenth with 7 points from the same number of matches, with 7 scored and 13 conceded.

That's a significant gap in both position and goal difference early in the campaign.

Players making the difference

T. Adamsen leads the scoring charts for Rapid Vienna with four goals in seven matches, with E. Kara and P. Dahl both on three. Rapid's assist list is spread fairly evenly too, suggesting goals are coming from several sources rather than one player carrying the load.

Austria Vienna:

Best scorers:

M. Fischer - 2

J. Hettwer - 2

Best assist providers:

K. Boateng - 2

Penalty cards:

A. Dragović x 1 x 1

J. Handl x 2

Rapid Vienna:

Best scorers:

T. Adamsen - 4

E. Kara - 3

P. Dahl - 3

Best assist providers:

T. Adamsen - 2

Y. Demir - 2

M. Tilio - 2

Penalty cards:

Nikolaus Wurmbrand x 2

P. Dahl x 2

For Austria Vienna, M. Fischer and J. Hettwer have two goals apiece, while K. Boateng has chipped in with assists. On the discipline side, Austria's A. Dragović has picked up a red card in his last five appearances, and J. Handl is on two yellows, both worth keeping an eye on.

Table gap meets head-to-head history

There's a clear contrast between what the league table says and what this specific fixture has produced over time. Rapid's current form and position point strongly in their favour, yet Austria Vienna have more often than not found a way to compete, or even win, in this exact matchup.

With the game still a month away from the data snapshot, neither side's current form is guaranteed to hold right up to kickoff. Injuries, suspensions or a dip in form could shift things by the time they meet.