In a weekend match in week 9, on Sun Sep 18th, Salzburg and Rapid Wien will play a match in Wals-Siezenheim in a clash of the Tipico Bundesliga. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 8 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Salzburg sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Chelsea. Raheem Sterling struck first for Chelsea in the 48th minute, but Noah Okafor got the equalizer for Salzburg in the 75th minute earning Salzburg a comeback draw. Salzburg looks to continue their winning ways, having won 7 of their last 10, while rapid Wien is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Wolfsberger AC. Thai Baribo struck first for Wolfsberger AC in the 11th minute on a penalty, then Maurice Malone added another in the 14th minute. Rapid Wien is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Salzburg won the head to head battle with 4 wins.
Guido Burgstaller and Marco Grüll are the top scorers for Rapid Wien in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Salzburg is fortunate enough to have Noah Okafor in top form. In the last 5 matches the attacker has scored 5 goals.