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The quarter-finals of the ÖFB Cup are just around the corner. The draw was interesting pairings, even if each Bundesliga meets a club from the lower leagues. The conditions for some surprises are given. Among other things, Rapid Wien receives the leaders of the second division, SV Ried, in the Allianz Stadium. For the Rieder it is the first guest appearance in the new stadium of the Rapidler and thus certainly a season highlight of the Upper Austrians. One may well be looking forward to the scenery in this duel.
As the Fantribünen are locked behind the gates for the game against Wolfsberg on 17 March as a consequence of the recent scandal derby, the club compensates “innocent” season ticket holders with free admission to the game against SV Ried. However, it is unfortunately to be expected that due to the current Arctic cold numerous spectators do not dare to walk into the stadium.
The results of the last duels between these two teams in the previous season were fairly balanced. In each case the home team could win the games. In Ried, the home team sat down clearly with 3: 0 and 4: 2, in Vienna won the Hütteldorfer 3-1 and 5-0. Based on these statistics, home advantage plays an important role in this match.
Rapid Vienna:
The Wieners scored an important liberation on the weekend against LASK Linz. The mood in Hütteldorf is currently very tense, as in the past few weeks rather modest performances have been shown by the team and therefore not the desired results could be retracted. In the first three games of the second half, Rapid Vienna only drew two against Sturm Graz and in the derby against Austria. Against Admira Wacker Mödling it hailed a 1: 2 defeat. With a highly deserved 2: 0 against LASK Linz succeeded an important victory to bring some rest in the club. Another defeat might have shaken the coaching chair of Goran Djuricin.
Now it comes in the English week for the hit in the quarterfinals against Ried. In the competition so far, the Rapidler had only a really big chunk to handle. In the last round there was a derby against the Vienna Austria, which Rapid won 2-1. Previously, the unterklassigen clubs ASK Elektra and SC Schwaz were defeated sovereign.
Coach Goran Djuricin has to give up on Ried on an important player who was missing in the last few games. The captain and midfielder Stefan Schwab is suffering from an internal ligament tear in his knee and can not help the team. The use of Louis Schaub is still questionable.
Ried:
The Rieder have shown so far this season, that they are not traded without reason as promotion candidate number one. After relegation in the previous season, they were looking for a resurgence and are currently well on the way to achieving that goal. In the table, they ranked with 39 points from 21 games at the top. Together with Wacker Innsbruck, who also hold 39 points, and Wr. Neustadt fights Ried for the rise. Behind it is Hartberg with 35 points and wants to have a say in the promotion. The chances for Ried, however, are very good, as due to the change in the league format in the next season, the first two places for direct promotion sufficient and the third placed against the last of the Bundesliga in the relegation go.
In the second half of the season, there was only one league match against Floridsdorfer AC, which ended with a 1-1 draw. The Upper Austrians were the defining team, but could not convert their dominance into a victory. So far in the ÖFB Cup, Ried has had to deal with the Vienna SC (4-0), Neusiedl am See (1-0) and LASK Linz (4-1). Especially against the Bundesliga club LASK Linz Ried showed what potential there is in the team.
From a personal point of view, coach Lassaad Chabbi has no problems to complain about. Only the attacking midfielder Clemens Walch is currently suffering from minor muscular problems, which he will most likely get to grips with the game against Rapid. Otherwise, Chabbi can fall back on his entire squad and compete with the best formation.
Rapid Vienna vs Ried head to head matches
08.04.17 BUN Ried Rapid Vienna 3 : 0
11.12.16 BUN Rapid Vienna Ried 3 : 1
02.10.16 BUN Ried Rapid Vienna 4 : 2
23.07.16 BUN Rapid Vienna Ried 5 : 0
20.03.16 BUN Ried Rapid Vienna 1 : 0