On Sun Mar 20th, in week 24, Rapid Wien will host Austria Wien in a clash of these two evenly matched Tipico Bundesliga teams in the ever popular Wien derby. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 5 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Rapid Wien sits at 3rd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-1 win against Austria Klagenfurt. Marco Grüll struck first for Rapid Wien in the 27th minute on a feed from Dejan Petrovič, then Bernhard Zimmermann added another in the 35th minute on a feed from Martin Moormann. Rapid Wien should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 18 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Austria Wien recorded a 2-1 win against Wolfsberger AC. Marco Djuricin scored the first goal for Austria Wien in the 13th minute, but Michael Liendl got the equalizer for Wolfsberger AC in the 26th minute. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Austria Wien should be reasonably happy with their performance.
In their last match together, Rapid Wien and Austria Wien battled to a 1-1 draw in front of just over four thousand. 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 Rapid Wien at least a draw.
Austria Wien is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Manfred Fischer and Alexander Grünwald each having 2 goals in their last five. Rapid Wien’s top weapon lately has been Zimmermann, who has three goals in the last 5 matches.