Rapid Vienna vs Sturm Graz Prediction: Away team to move top of the standings with a win

In this matchup for the eighth round of the Austria Bundesliga League, Rapid Vienna will play host to Sturm Graz at Allianz Stadion. While Rapid Vienna and Wolfsberger AC battled to a 3-3 draw in their most recent match, Sturm Graz was defeated by Sporting Lisbon in their most recent contest.

After a 3-3 draw against Wolfsberger AC in the Bundesliga, Rapid Vienna will compete in this encounter as they look to continue their winning streak. During that game, Rapid Vienna had 49% of the ball and 13 shots on goal, with six of those shots finding the target. Fally Mayulu scored in the 29th minute, Leopold Querfeld scored in the 41st minute, and Martin Moormann scored in the 84th minute, all scoring for Rapid Vienna. Wolfsberger AC had a total of 15 shots on goal, just six of which were on target. Wolfsberger AC's goals were scored by Mohamed Bamba twice in the 69th and 76th minutes and Thomas Sabitzer once in the 97th minute. The Rapid Vienna squad managed by Zoran Barii has scored a combined total of 10 goals in their most recent six matches, which works out to an average of 1.67 goals scored per game over the course of the six contests. When looking at their prior results, it can be seen that Rapid Vienna have not been defeated in either of their last two home league encounters. Additionally, in their most recent three league matches at home, they have not been victorious.

After suffering a defeat in their most recent Europa League match against Sporting Lisbon, both Sturm Graz and their fans who traveled with them will be hoping for a different outcome in this one. During that game, Sturm Graz had 38% possession of the ball and 7 shots on goal, with only 2 of them finding the target. William Bving was the lone player to put a point on the board for Sturm Graz when he scored in the 58th minute. In total, Sporting CP had 14 shots on goal; just seven of them were on target. Both Viktor Gyokeres and Ousmane Diomande scored for Sporting Lisbon in the second half of their match, in the 76th and 84th minutes, respectively. Sturm Graz, coached by Christian Ilzer, has been successful in scoring 10 goals over the course of their most recent six matches, which has resulted in an average of 1.67 goals scored per game for the team. Sturm Graz come into this match having not suffered a loss in any of their previous three league matches that were played away from home.

In the last seasons, Rapid Vienna and Sturm Graz have played each other a total of 75 times, with Rapid Vienna coming out on top 28 times and Sturm Graz winning 25 games. There were a total of 22 games that ended in draws. In the head-to-head matchups between the two teams, Rapid Vienna scored 112 goals, while Sturm Graz only managed to score 100 goals.

We get the impression that Rapid Vienna will need to put in a lot of effort together in order to break down this Sturm Graz lineup, which will most likely score and maintain its lead. Keeping all of this in mind, we anticipate that it will be a very close game, with Sturm Graz emerging victorious by a narrow margin at the conclusion of the contest.