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Rapid Vienna vs Mattersburg Prediction & Betting tips
Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday – the road to Europe is no picnic, and at the end of the season the load is again extremely high. Especially for the two teams from the qualifying round, who could make their detours to Europe, there are no fewer than four games in nine days. The SK Sturm Graz is already fixed in the Europa League play-off final. On Tuesday the second finalist will be determined between Rapid Wien and Mattersburg!
Forty-eight hours later, the winner of this game has to compete again and play in the first leg of the play-off final. It is an extreme burden and accordingly it was also understandable that last Saturday in the last Bundesliga game the rotary press was launched. Both Dietmar Kühbauer (SK Rapid Wien) and Klaus Schmidt (SV Mattersburg) sent a completely new team into the race and changed the starting line-up to all eleven positions. Not surprisingly, the dress rehearsal was unsuccessful, but this defeat was accepted as a result of the impending strains. The bookmakers see in the knockout duel between Rapid Vienna and Mattersburg according to current odds, the home side clearly in the advantage. The start of the game in the Allianz Arena is on Tuesday at 18 clock.
Rapid Vienna:
The first opportunity on the international starting line was the SK Rapid Wien in early May in the Cup final match against Red Bull Salzburg still lie. It was clear from this bankruptcy that the first and second qualifying rounds will take place in this play-off. At an early stage, the Green-Whites were able to plan with this game on Tuesday, because at the beginning of the play-off games Rapid acted sovereign and could set itself at the top. In the end, however, there were two losses to cope with.
After the 1: 2 in the home game against the cashpoint SCR Altach Kühbauer defended his lineup, although he drew the anger of some fans. After all, these were “not amused” that they had to pay full entry for a B-Elf. From a club perspective, however, rotation is the only logical choice. Kühbauer can draw almost full on Tuesday and must not pretend any major player injury or locked.
The home record this season is not overwhelming with seven wins, four draws and even five defeats. Especially for fans of offensive football, the Allianz Arena was not necessarily recommended. In 16 home games, there were only 35 goals to see, ten of the 16 games ended with a successful tip to the under 2.5. Due to these statistics and the importance of the game between Rapid Vienna and Mattersburg the prognosis to the sub 2.5 is quite possible.
Mattersburg:
Klaus Schmidt also sent a completely new team into the race. In contrast to Rapid Vienna, however, this was a little more critical at Mattersburg, because the Burgenlaender could have decisively intervened in the relegation battle. However, the TSV Hartberg won the home game and thus there was no discussion about a possible distortion of competition. The performance in the 0: 4 defeat against relegated Wacker Innsbruck was by no means satisfactory. On Tuesday, the Schmidt-Elf will certainly present from another side.
The duel with SK Rapid Wien is a game for SV Mattersburg, in which the Burgenlanders have nothing to lose. No one could count on qualifying for the Europa League in the easternmost state of the republic anyway. That this opportunity still exists, is all the more positive. Even in case of failure, a positive conclusion can be drawn. The pressure is definitely on the Rapid shoulders.
However, the outsider role can not be denied, because Rapid has not only a much stronger squad available, but Mattersburg was also by no means known for their away strength. In nine of the 16 guest appearances, the Schmidt-Elf suffered a defeat. In the qualifying round it hailed Mattersburg in five away games even four failures. However, Mattersburg have also scored in four out of the five matches, meaning Rapid Wien and Mattersburg could be tipped to “hit both teams”. In terms of personnel, Mattersburg does not have to do without a major player after the complete rotation.
Rapid Vienna vs Mattersburg head to head matches
18.05.19 BUN Mattersburg Rapid Vienna 1 : 0
13.04.19 BUN Rapid Vienna Mattersburg 2 : 1
10.03.19 BUN Mattersburg Rapid Vienna 2 : 1
07.10.18 BUN Rapid Vienna Mattersburg 1 : 0
26.09.18 CUP Mattersburg Rapid Vienna 1 : 2 (1 : 1)