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Rapid Vienna and Sturm Graz will battle for three points in an Austrian Bundesliga matchday one fixture on Sunday. The hosts are coming into the game on the back of a 6-1 home thrashing of Wisla Plock in the second leg of their UEFA Europa League second-round qualification tie on Thursday.
They were 5-0 up at the break courtesy of Guido Burgstaller's hat-trick and a goal each from Serge-Philippe Raux and Dion Beljo. Christoph Lang put them 6-0 ahead in the 79th minute while Angel Rodado scored a consolation strike for the visitors a minute later. The victory saw The Green-Whites progress with an 8-2 aggregate victory to book a date with Trabzonspor in the next round of the qualifiers.
Graz, meanwhile, needed extra time to advance with a 4-2 away victory over Kremer in the first round of the Austrian OFB Cup last weekend. All four goals came in the first half, with the visitors twice taking the lead through Manprit Sarkaria and Tomi Horvat. Hakan Gokcet drew the game level on each occasion to prompt extra time. Jo Goren Stankovic and Mika Biereth scored to help their side progress.
Rapid Vienna vs Sturm Graz Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Rapid Vienna have 111 wins from the last 233 head-to-head games. Sturm Graz were victorious on 64 occasions while 58 games ended in stalemates.
- Their most recent meeting came in May 2024 when Graz claimed a 2-1 comeback victory in the final of the OFB Cup.
- Five of the last six head-to-head games have witnessed goals at both ends.
- Vienna's last nine games across competitions have produced over 1.5 goals.
- Seven of Graz's last eight competitive games have seen both sides find the back of the net.
Rapid Vienna vs Sturm Graz Prediction
Rapid Vienna ran riot on the continent against Wisla and will be looking to avenge the defeat they suffered in the final of the Cup last term. They have lost each of the last two OFB Cup finals to their upcoming opponents and are winless in the last five head-to-head games, losing the last three.
Sturm Graz made hard work of their Cup defense opener against a third-tier outfit. They eventually triumphed but will have to significantly up their output if they are to get anything here.
We are backing the spoils to be shared in a high-scoring stalemate.
Prediction: Rapid Vienna 2-2 Sturm Graz
Rapid Vienna vs Sturm Graz Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Draw
Tip 2 - Both teams to score
Tip 3 - Over 2.5 goals
Bold Tip - Both teams to score over 1.5 goals
