Rapid Wien vs Red Bull Salzburg Prediction: Can Salzburg extend their impressive run?

At Allianz Stadion, Rapid Wien will play Red Bull Salzburg in the first Championship Group round encounter of the Austria Bundesliga League. The two teams last meeting ended in a 2-2 draw. Will there be a winner in this one? Below, I preview this game and offer predictions.

Rapid Wien

Rapid Wien will hope to step things up as they continue their bid for a league title. The last time out, this team played Floridsdorfer in a friendly contest and suffered a 0-1 defeat. However, this team picked up a 3-0 win in their final regular season encounter against Grazer AK. In that contest, first-half goals from Nenad Cvetkovic, Dion Beljo and Isak Jansson were all on target for this side. Rapid Wien have suffered two defeats in their recent matches, one against Hartberg. Despite those poor results, they defeated Altach and Borac Banja Luka in that run. With 17 points, Rapid Wien sit 5th in the standings, being six points behind first-placed Sturm Graz.

Red Bull Salzburg

Red Bull Salzburg ended their regular season with a win over Wolfsberger AC and won. In a 1-0 contest, the first-half strike by Oscar Gloukh was enough to see this team take maximum points. In the meantime, Red Bull Salzburg have been impressive in recent matches, going unbeaten in six matches. In that run of matches, Red Bull Salzburg picked up wins over Sturm Graz and Austria Vienna while settling for draws with Altach, Tirol, and Austria Klagenfurt. Ahead of this game, Red Bull Salzburg have failed to pick up a win in the last four encounters in this fixture, but their last victory came in this venue. In the standings, Red Bull Salzburg sit third place with 19 points, scoring 33 goals and conceding 22.

Expert Betting Tips

Rapid Wien have been a tough side for Red Bull Salzburg in recent times, and this might continue in this home game. However, Red Bull Salzburg have been impressive in the final matches of the regular season, and they need to keep things running as the title is still open. While Rapid Wien have been shaky in recent times, the home team have still slightly been the bookies favourites, and with their home turf advantage, they are a team to be scared of. Yet, Red Bull Salzburg have been showing a number of defensive plays and will have to rely on it here, as I expect them to snap a win at full time.

Our first option is handicap W2(0) with odds at 1.92 on 1Xbet

Our second option is under 2.5 goals with odds at 2.10 on Bet365

Our last option is a win for Red Bull Salzburg with odds at 2.60 on Betway