On the 12th of February, in this week 17 match, Ried will host Hartberg at Josko Arena in a Tipico Bundesliga match. In their last match, 11th placed Ried, recorded a 0-2 loss against Wattens. Valentino Müller struck first for Wattens in the 36th minute, then Nik Prelec added another in the 38th minute on a feed from Thomas Sabitzer In the end, Ried couldn’t muster any offence and Wattens ran away with the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while in their last match, Hartberg recorded a 1-2 loss against Rapid Wien. Marco Grüll struck first for Rapid Wien in the 16th minute, but Okan Aydın got the equalizer for Hartberg in the 44th minute. Hartberg looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 4 points in their last 10 matches.
Ried and Hartberg last played eachother at the Profertil Arena on Saturday Aug 27th. Hartberg was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Eylon Almog struck first for Hartberg in the 62nd minute, then Dario Tadić added another in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Philipp Sturm At the end of 90 a dissapointed Ried couldn’t manage to score, and Hartberg took the shutout win. Ried hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Leo Mikić and Luca Kronberger, and they each have 1 goal.