On Nov 12th, Hartberg will host Rapid Wien at Profertil Arena in a clash of these two mismatched Tipico Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Hartberg recorded a 1-1 draw against Austria Lustenau. Guenouche scored the first goal for Austria Lustenau in the 29th minute, then Ruben Providence tied it up for Hartberg in the 58th minute on a feed from Eylon Almog earning Hartberg at least a draw. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10, while rapid Wien sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-0 shutout win against LASK Linz. Guido Burgstaller scored the first goal for Rapid Wien in the 40th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed LASK Linz couldn’t manage to score, and Rapid Wien took the shutout win. Rapid Wien is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
Rapid Wien and Hartberg last played eachother at the Allianz Stadion on Wednesday Oct 26th. Rapid Wien won by a score of 5 to 1. Guido Burgstaller scored the first goal for Rapid Wien in the 26th minute, then Okan Aydın tied it up for Hartberg in the 44th minute on a feed from Dario Tadić.
Guido Burgstaller has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored 6 goals for Rapid Wien. Hartberg hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Lukas Fadinger and Okan Aydın, and they each have 1 goal.