Week 11 brings us a match on Oct 9th, where Rapid Wien will play host to Austria Wien in a clash of the Tipico Bundesliga in the anticipated Wien derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 17 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Rapid Wien is fresh off their 5-0 blowout win against Wattens. Guido Burgstaller scored the first goal for Rapid Wien in the 45th minute, then Marco Grüll added another in the 51st minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Wattens couldn’t manage to score, and Rapid Wien took the shutout win. Rapid Wien is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 7th placed Austria Wien, recorded a 0-3 loss against Sturm Graz. Albian Ajeti scored the first goal for Sturm Graz in the 14th minute, then William Vick added another in the 58th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Austria Wien couldn’t manage to score, and Sturm Graz took the shutout win. Austria Wien is looking for direction having 4 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 these teams were evenly matched with 4 draws each.
Both Reinhold Ranftl and Aleksandar Jukic have been the hottest scorers for Austria Wien in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each. For Rapid Wien, their top scorers are Bernhard Zimmermann and Guido Burgstaller, each having 2 goals in their last five matches.