Rapid Vienna vs LASK Linz Prediction: Both teams are not impressive lately

At Allianz Stadion, Rapid Vienna and LASK Linz will battle for a position in the European competition. The host come into this game winless in their past six games, while LASK Linz lost to Salzburg last weekend.

Rapid Vienna - will do well to avoid a defeat again

After suffering a 3-1 loss to Austria Vienna in their most recent Bundesliga match, Rapid Vienna will be trying to improve on their previous performance in this one. During that match, Rapid Vienna held 48 percent of the possession and had 12 shots on goal, with six of them finding the target. Guido Burgstaller was the lone player on the Rapid Vienna team to score in the 36th minute. Austria Vienna had a total of 19 shots on goal, 12 of which were on target. Haris Tabakovi scored three goals for Austria Vienna in the 23rd, 27th, and 96th minutes. Over the course of their most recent six matches, a total of 21 goals have been scored by both teams, which works out to an average of 3.5 goals per match, with Rapid Vienna taking credit for seven of these goals. In the run-up to this confrontation, Rapid Vienna are unbeaten in their last four league matches at home.

LASK Linz - LASK are safe

After suffering a loss in their previous Bundesliga match at the hands of Red Bull Salzburg, LASK Linz will hope for a different outcome in this one. During that game, LASK Linz had 62% of the possession and 16 shots on goal, with only three of them finding the back of the net. On the other hand, Red Bull Salzburg had 16 shots on goal, but they only managed to get one on target. Benjamin Seko scored the lone goal for Red Bull Salzburg in the 64th minute. The defensive unit for LASK Linz have put on a string of extremely capable performances, which has resulted in the number of goals they've given up decreasing to four over the course of their past six matches. During the same span of time, they have netted a total of 10 goals under their own steam. Taking a look at their performance in the past reveals that LASK Linz have not defeated Rapid Vienna in any of the past five league matches that took place away from their home stadium. Meanwhile, the visiting team are currently undefeated in their past seven league matches played away from home.

Head-Head Statistics

Rapid Vienna and LASK Linz have met 38 times in the previous seasons, with Rapid Vienna winning 22 games and LASK Linz winning 9 games. There were seven games where the result was a tie. In the head-to-head matchups, Rapid Vienna scored 73 goals, while LASK Linz only managed to score 39 goals.

Expert Betting Tips

When contrasted to the LASK Linz team, which have already guaranteed themselves a berth in the Europa League, this match is just more vital for the host team. On the other hand, the previous results of Rapid Vienna leading up to this matchup are a major cause for concern and raise the question of how well they can perform here. In spite of this, we anticipate that there will be goals scored in this contest, and the home team are predicted to pull off an upset.