In a weekend match in week 10, on Sat Oct 1st, Wattens will play host to Rapid Wien in a meeting of these two Tipico Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 7th placed Wattens is fresh off their 4-1 win against LASK Linz. Keito Nakamura scored the first goal for LASK Linz in the 3rd minute, then Nik Prelec tied it up for Wattens in the 5th minute on a feed from Lautaro Rinaldi But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 41st minute on a goal by Nik Prelec. Wattens is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 8th placed Rapid Wien, recorded a 1-1 draw against Salzburg. Sesko struck first for Salzburg in the 1st minute on a feed from Sucic, then Querfeld tied it up for Rapid Wien in the 21st minute earning Rapid Wien a comeback draw. Rapid Wien is looking for direction having 3 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out. Last season Rapid Wien won the head to head battle with 4 wins.
Rapid Wien hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Marco Grüll and Nicolas-Gerrit Kuhn, and they each have 1 goal. Wattens’s most prolific scorer has been Nik Prelec. He has netted three goals over the last five matches.