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Rapid Vienna vs Villarreal Prediction & Betting tips
One of the most interesting games that brings us this fourth day of the UEFA Europa League, is the one that will be played at the Allianz Stadion in Vienna, when the Austrian Rapid of Vienna receives the visit of the Spanish cast of Villarreal, at stake corresponds to Group G, which is one of the most tight groups so far, with the four teams with intact chances of finishing between the first two places.
Rapid Vienna:
The run by Dietmar Kuhbauer come from getting a thin draw with two goals in his visit to Rheindorf Altach in play for the Austrian Bundesliga that does not help much to their aspirations to fight for the title, since they are in seventh place, although for them the competition just started so there is a lot of bread to be sliced.
With this draw Rapid Vienna adds a three-game losing streak where two were victories, and is determined to take this performance to the UEFA Europa League where this Thursday has a decisive game for their aspirations to remain in competition, and we say it because the Austrian cast although it is located in the third place of its group and has only added a victory in the three disputed games, the difference with the leaders that are Rangers and Villarreal is of two points, so a triumph here this Thursday and it would take possession of the second place and then it would be up to them to stay in that box.
Villarreal:
Meanwhile, those led by Javi Calleja have also been irregular in this season 2018/19, so the Yellow Submarine comes to draw at home to a goal against Levante and with it added their fifth game without knowing of wins in the League, to be at the bottom of the ranking with 10 points, only one point above the red zone.
With the draw against Levante, the cast of Villarreal adds a three-game winless streak, where we include the warm draw against Almeria for the Copa del Rey in addition to the 2-1 defeat against Alavés, but in the end he knows that it is time to focus on the UEFA Europa League where this Thursday has the possibility of once and for all sentencing its classification to the next round of the competition with a victory in Vienna and while not expecting to repeat the 5-0 score of the first leg against the Austrians, at least add to three which is very important.
Recall that the yellow submarine does not know of defeats in its three games of the group stage, two draws against Rangers 2-2 and Spartak Moscpu 3-3, allow you to share the first place with the Scots, but being the group very tight It is time to add a victory away from home to remove the illusions of a direct rival as Rapid Vienna and there maybe once to seal the group if Rangers wins in Russia.
This Thursday’s game will be the fourth direct match between these teams, remember that both teams were part of Group E of the UEFA Europa League season 2015/16 and at that time each won their game at home.
Rapid Vienna vs Villarreal head to head matches
25.10.18 EL Villarreal Rapid Vienna 5 : 0
26.11.15 EL Villarreal Rapid Vienna 1 : 0
17.09.15 EL Rapid Vienna Villarreal 2 : 1