On the 16th of April, Ried hosts Wattens at Josko Arena in a clash of these two closely matched Tipico Bundesliga teams. 1st placed Ried is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Hartberg. Ried had 16 on net, and Hartberg had 7, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Ried is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while wattens sits at 4th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-3 loss against Rheindorf Altach. Bakary Nimaga struck first for Rheindorf Altach in the 17th minute on a feed from Gianluca Gaudino, then Emanuel Schreiner added another in the 36th minute In the end, Wattens was frustrated by Rheindorf Altach’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Rheindorf Altach ended the match with the shutout victory. Wattens looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
Ried and Wattens last played eachother at the Josko Arena on Sat Feb 19th. Ried won by a score of 3 to 2. Nene Dorgeles struck first for Ried in the 4th minute on a feed from Philipp Pomer, then Nene Dorgeles added another in the 9th minute.
Wattens is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Bror Blume Jensen and Sandi Ogrinec each only have 1 goal in their last five. Leo Mikić and Nutz are the top scorers for Ried in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats.