Aug 21st features a match where Ried plays host to Wattens in a clash of these two evenly matched Tipico Bundesliga teams. In their last match, Ried recorded a 0-1 loss against Austria Klagenfurt. Jonas Arweiler struck first for Austria Klagenfurt in the 73rd minute on a feed from Rico Benatelli, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Ried couldn’t muster any offence and Austria Klagenfurt ran away with the shutout win. Ried looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points in their last 10 matches, while wattens sits at 6th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Austria Wien. Haris Tabakovic struck first for Austria Wien in the 20th minute, then Dominik Fitz added another in the 49th minute on a feed from Matthias Braunoder. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 10 points 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 Wattens won the head to head battle with 3 wins and 1 losss.
Tim Prica has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored 5 goals for Wattens. Ried hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last 5 matches are Wiessmeier and Christoph Monschein, and they each have 1 goal.