On Sun Dec 5th, in week 17, Rapid Wien plays host to Austria Wien in a clash of these two evenly matched Tipico Bundesliga teams in the ever popular Wien derby. Weather on match day is looking like a snowy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 0 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Rapid Wien sits at 8th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against Ried. Ercan Kara struck first for Rapid Wien in the 11th minute, then Filip Stojković tied it up for Ried on an own goal in the 26th minute . Rapid Wien is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 6th placed Austria Wien, recorded a 2-1 win against Sturm Graz. Muharem Huskovic scored the first goal for Austria Wien in the 48th minute, then Aleksandar Jukic added another in the 77th minute. Austria Wien is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on Aug 29th, Austria Wien and Rapid Wien battled to a 1-1 draw. Lukas Mühl struck first for Austria Wien in the 33rd minute, then Marco Grüll tied it up for Rapid Wien in the 47th minute on a feed from Srđan Grahovac earning Rapid Wien at least a draw.
Austria Wien’s most prolific scorer has been Muharem Huskovic. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Christoph Knasmüllner has been the most prolific scorer on Rapid Wien in his last five matches with 2 goals.