On the 9th of December, Rapid Wien will travel to Genk to battle Genk in a clash of the Europa League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 0 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. In their last match, Genk recorded a 1-1 draw against Mechelen. Theo Bongonda scored the first goal for Genk in the 43rd minute, but Nikola Storm got the equalizer for Mechelen in the 50th minute squeezing out at least the one point for Mechelen. Genk looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10, while rapid Wien is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Austria Wien. Matthias Braunoder scored the first goal for Austria Wien in the 1st minute, but Ercan Kara got the equalizer for Rapid Wien in the 25th minute earning them at least the one point. Rapid Wien is looking for direction having earned 13 points in their last 10 matches.
On Sep 16th, Rapid Wien hosted Genk in their last match together. Genk won by a score of 1 to 0. Paul Onuachu struck first for Genk in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Rapid Wien couldn’t manage to score, and Genk took the shutout win.
Rapid Wien’s most prolific scorer has been Ercan Kara. He has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. Genk is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Patrik Hrošovský and Theo Bongonda each having 2 goals in their last five.