Ried vs Austria Vienna Prediction & Betting Tips

League form heading into the fixture

Ried drew away at Austria Lustenau, then lost at home to Rapid Vienna and away at Lask Linz, before beating Grazer AK at home. A loss away at Hartberg followed, but they've since drawn at home with Red Bull Salzburg and beaten Wolfsberger 4-1 to end this run on a high.

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

Ried

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

40

Conceded

36

Difference

+4

Austria Vienna

20 matches

Win

50% 10 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

38

Conceded

22

Difference

+16

Austria Vienna's league form has been shakier. They lost away at Wolfsberger and at home to Lask Linz, then were beaten heavily at Salzburg and at home by WSG Wattens. Wins came away at Hartberg and at home over Austria Lustenau, with a draw at Grazer AK their most recent result.

Ried have found the net a little more often across this run, even though both sides have had defensive wobbles.

Comparative Team Statistics: Ried vs Austria Vienna

Head-to-head

These two have met many times over the years, with the log stretching back more than a decade. The two most recent meetings both went the way of Austria Vienna, including a 2-0 away win at Ried back in March and a narrow 3-2 home success the previous September.

Recent history leans towards Austria Vienna, though older meetings between these two were far more even.

Where they sit in the table

Ried currently sit fifth after seven league games, with Austria Vienna down in tenth, just a point further back. It's a tight cluster in the middle of the table, and neither side's position looks especially settled this early in the season.

Players making the difference

At Ried, Evan Eghosa Aisowieren has chipped in with two goals in his last seven appearances, and A. Bajić has been the main creative outlet with three assists in the same span. For Austria Vienna, M. Fischer and J. Hettwer have two goals apiece over the same run, with K. Boateng supplying a couple of assists.

Ried:

Best scorers:

Evan Eghosa Aisowieren - 2

Best assist providers:

A. Bajić - 3

Penalty cards:

N. Sissoko x 2

L. Malicsek x 2

S. Schwab x 2

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

Discipline has crept into both sides recently. Ried's N. Sissoko, L. Malicsek and S. Schwab have all picked up two yellow cards apiece, while Austria Vienna's J. Handl has done the same and the experienced A. Dragović also picked up a red card in his last five outings.

Card counts on both sides suggest this could be a physical contest, though that alone won't decide the result.

How the game might unfold

Ried have scored eleven and conceded twelve in their league games this season, while Austria Vienna have scored seven and conceded thirteen. Neither defence has looked particularly tight, and Austria Vienna in particular have struggled for goals on their travels.

That mix points towards a game with chances at both ends rather than a cagey, goalless stalemate, though form over a handful of matches only tells part of the story.