Feb 27th features a match where Rapid Wien will travel to Innsbruck to battle Wattens in a meeting of these two closely matched Tipico Bundesliga teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only -5 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Wattens recorded a 2-3 loss against Ried. Nene Dorgeles scored the first goal for Ried in the 4th minute, then Nene Dorgeles added another in the 9th minute on a feed from Bajic. Wattens is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while rapid Wien sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-2 draw against Sturm Graz. Rasmus Winther Hojlund struck first for Sturm Graz in the 6th minute on a feed from Jakob Jantscher, then Emanuel Aiwu tied it up for Rapid Wien in the 35th minute . Rapid Wien is looking for direction having earned 14 points in their last 10 matches.
Rapid Wien and Wattens last played eachother at the Allianz Stadion on Sun Oct 3rd. Rapid Wien won by a score of 5 to 2 in front of just over 10000 spectators. Thomas Sabitzer struck first for Wattens in the 39th minute, then Ercan Kara got the equalizer for Rapid Wien in the 3rd minute of the first half’s stoppage time on a feed from Marco Grüll But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 46th minute on a goal by Ercan Kara.
Rapid Wien’s top weapon lately has been Ercan Kara, who has two goals in the last 5 matches. Giacomo Vrioni has been the most prolific scorer on Wattens in the last five matches with three goals.