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Ried vs Wacker Innsbruck Prediction & Betting tips
The Austrian Bundesliga season 2019/20 has finally been closed on Wednesday evening. In contrast, there are still three game days on the program in the second division. Even if there will be no relegations, tension is still guaranteed. Austria Klagenfurt and Ried fight in the remote duel for promotion to the Bundesliga. A difficult task is on Friday night in the top game Ried against Wacker Innsbruck.
The Innviertel residents already had a comfortable upholstery on Klagenfurt, but have not presented themselves in outstanding condition since the restart and had to accept a number of unnecessary point losses. In the current table, Ried is three points behind Klagenfurt and can therefore no longer afford any more slips.
The best bookmakers see the top game on Friday evening, the game starts at 19:25 p.m., Ried against Wacker Innsbruck according to current odds as clear favorites.
Ried:
Between game days 16 and 24, Ried was at the top of the second division and had an extremely comfortable eight-point advantage over Austria Klagenfurt. However, there is nothing left of this lead and within a few weeks Ried collected eleven points less than the big competitor for the return to the Austrian Bundesliga.
Before the long forced break, Ried only suffered two defeats in 19 games, the last bankruptcy dated from match day five. Although the restart was still positive with a win against Lafnitz, the disaster then took its course.
In the meantime, eight games have been completed, with the Baumgartner eleven just taking three wins. The opponent faces no less than four losses and thus twice as many failures in eight games as in 19 games before.
Last weekend, the fifth defeat could only be avoided very thinly. In the top game against the Jung Bulls from Liefering, Ried needed two penalties in the final phase to equalize the 0: 2 deficit.
Due to the latest results, the Baumgartner team has to look at itself. Only with three wins will the mini-chance to return to the Bundesliga after three years in League Two stay alive. In the event of a further loss of points, the ascent must be finally written off.
A home game is not necessarily an advantage, four of the six defeats of the season had to be coped with in the Josko Arena. In addition, there has been no victory in the most recent three home games. Nevertheless, in the game between Ried against Wacker Innsbruck, the tip on home win is considered the most likely option.
Wacker Innsbruck:
The Grumser-Elf was still in use during the week, because the catch-up game against Kapfenberg, the rear light, had to be played. In Styria, the Bundesliga relegated team narrowly prevailed 3-2 and climbed back to fourth place in the current table.
At the same time, the 13th win of the season meant the end of a small dry spell. Before success with the Falcons, Wacker was without victory three times (one draw, two defeats). Once again, a standard made the decision.
The tall defense boss Stefan Meusburger headed the winning goal for the green-blacks from Innsbruck in minute 87.
Hits from standards have been a great strength of Innsbruckers throughout the season.
All in all, Wacker Innsbruck will be satisfied with the 2019/20 season and can look ahead with a lot of confidence. Financially, the traditional club has new opportunities and has already been working hard on the squad for the coming season. Above all, the firm commitment of top scorer Ronivaldo (Austria Lustenau) represents a significant reinforcement.
Atsushi Zaizen and Murat Satin are currently the top scorers in Innsbruck’s camp with six goals each. With 22 goals, 31-year-old Ronivaldo is well on the way to successfully defending the goal-scoring cannon from the previous year and should help Wacker to fix his return to the Bundesliga in the coming season.
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