Wolfsberger vs Rapid Vienna Prediction 03.02.2023

• Competition: Austria - OFB Cup
• Date: Friday, 3rd, February 2023
• Kickoff: 17:00 UK / 18.00 CET
• Venue: Lavanttal-Arena (Wolfsberg)

The new face of Wolfsberger this season, but in a negative sense. True, no one ranked them in the circle of favorites, but also no one expected that the club, which finished between the 3rd and 5th places in the previous three campaigns, would play this badly. After 16 rounds played in the Austrian Bundesliga, The Wolves from Carinthia managed to collect a miserable 17 points, which leaves them languishing in the red zone, 9th position. However, only four points separate them from the playoff zone, so they still have a chance to find themselves among the top six before the end of the regular part of the season.

With 32 championship cups, Rapid from Vienna is the most trophy club in the Bundesliga, but it should be borne in mind that the last time they celebrated the title of Austrian champion was in 2008. One gets the impression that The Green-Whites are miles away from that in recent years to seriously threaten the undisputed Red Bull Salzburg, which is certainly stepping towards the 10th consecutive title this season. After 16 rounds, Rapid currently occupies the 4th position in the table with 24 points won, so they can already forget about the title, since they are behind by a huge 15 points behind Salzburg.

Wolfsberger vs Rapid Vienna Betting Tips: Over 2.5

If we believe the tradition, then there is no doubt that we are in for another game to remember, full of excitement and goals. Considering the fact that none of the previous 11 meetings ended in a draw, we can easily conclude that both teams are playing "all or nothing", very openly and without too many calculations.

As said, the clashes of these teams are traditionally efficient, and this is confirmed by the data that as many as 10 of those 11 ended with at least three goals. In fact, there were a total of 45 goals in that period, which is as many as four per game. That streak includes the first clash of the season in the Bundesliga, it was 3-1 for Wolfsberger.

Despite The Wolves languishing in the lower part of the table, they have shown that they possess a serious attacking arsenal. They shaken the net 29 times and only LASK (30) and Salzburg (33) are better "shooters" than them. The fact that they have scored at least a goal in all games this season in the championship sounds even more impressive.

Productive in attack, undisciplined in defense - this sentence perhaps best describes this competitive season of the club from Carinthia. Wolfsberger must urgently find a way to patch all the holes in the defense in order to improve the results. Indeed, their defense is by far the weakest in the league with as many as 34 goals conceded.

Rapid left a good impression during the preparatory period, especially the offensive brilliant and that is actually the segment in which they stood out the most during that time. Counting all the duels, The Green-Whites did not score two goals only once in the previous 11, so they will surely stick to their attacking style this time as well.

How efficient Wolfsberger is during this season is best illustrated by the fact that they played 14 out of a total of 16 games with more than three goals, and when we add to that the fact that, with an average of 3.9 goals per game, they are by far the most efficient team Bundesliga, it is clear that goals are our first association.

Everything smells like goals!