Rapid Vienna vs Sturm Graz Prediction: Visiting Graz to keep their title race intact

Rapid Vienna and Sturm Graz will face off at Allianz Stadion in this game 28 of the Austria Bundesliga League. How will this game end?

Rapid Vienna lost the reverse fixture of this game to Sturm Graz last weekend, and in this one, they will look for some sort of revenge. In the meantime, Rapid Vienna remain winless in three consecutive games, as prior games to that loss ended in draws with Austria Klagenfurt and SK Rapid. In the meantime, the prior games to that defeat did see Rapid Vienna go 16 16-game unbeaten run, where they won eight games and drew 8. In the Championship Group of the Austria Bundesliga, Rapid Vienna scored 22 points in 27 games, scoring 43 goals and conceding 24.

Sturm Graz will look to continue where they stopped last weekend after a win over Rapid Vienna in the reverse fixture of this game. In a match that ended 1-0, in the 79th minute, Mika Biereth’s strike was all Sturm Graz needed to take all three points. Now, heading into this game, Sturm Graz have won their last four games, coming against Red Bull Salzburg, LASK Linz and Hartberg. In the league, Sturm Graz are seated second spot in the standings with 35 points, the same as first-placed Red Bull Salzburg after 27 league games.

In their last five meetings, Rapid Vienna won one, while Sturm Graz won two. In the meantime, two other games ended in draws. Rapid Vienna scored five goals in those matches, while Sturm Graz scored 7.

Sturm Graz have been great week by week, and they will look to keep that run intact here. Rapid Vienna have now struggled to win any of their last three games, and in this one, they will look to turn things around. The previous meeting between these sides ended in a tight win for Sturm Graz, and on the road, I expect them to win again, but this time, with goals from both sides, as I don’t think Rapid Vienna will struggle at home in front of goal.