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Rapid Wien will host Trabzonspor at the Allianz Stadion on Thursday in the second leg of their 2024-25 UEFA Europa League third-round qualifying clash. The home side have enjoyed an overall solid start to their domestic assignments and will be looking to carry that momentum onto the continental stage this week.
They played out a 1-1 draw against 10-man Austria Klagenfurt in their last match and perhaps deserved more from the game but were guilty of wasteful finishing as they failed to capitalize on their numerical advantage.
Trabzonspor, meanwhile, returned to league action last weekend as they faced Sivasspor in their Super Lig opener which ended goalless, with both sides struggling for invention in the final third despite having alternating spells of dominance.
The visitors now find themselves on the verge of exiting the Europa League qualifiers after suffering a 1-0 defeat in their first-leg clash last week, with Lukas Grgic scoring the sole goal of the game for the Austrian side in the second half. They must now overturn the tie on the road this week to advance to the playoffs.
Rapid Wien vs Trabzonspor Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Thursday's game will mark just the second meeting between Rapid and Trabzonspor following their maiden matchup last week.
- Rapid's 1-0 win in the first leg saw Die Grün-Weißen end a six-game winless streak against Turkish opposition in competitive action.
- Trabzonspor have now failed to find the back of the net in back-to-back outings for the first time since April last year.
- Die Grün-Weißen were the fourth-highest-scoring side in the Austrian Bundesliga last season with a goal tally of 47.
Rapid Wien vs Trabzonspor Pediction
Rapid are undefeated in their last six competitive outings, picking up five wins in that period. They have won three of their last four games at the Allianz Stadion and will be looking to secure advancement in front of their home fans this week.
Trabzonspor are on a run of back-to-back winless outings after winning each of their five games prior. They have had mixed results on foreign grounds of late and could see their Europa League ambitions end this Thursday.
Prediction: Rapid Wien 1-0 Trabzonspor
Rapid Wien vs Trabzonspor Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Rapid Wien to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Under 2.5 goals (Four of the hosts' last five matches have produced fewer than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: NO (Both sides have found the back of the net in just one of the visitors' last five matchups)
