Dundalk – Rapid Vienna Picks & Prediction
Dundalk - Rapid Vienna Prediction, Picks and Tips
If Rapid Wien wants to overwinter in the Europa League, then victories have to come quickly, because the co-favorite in Group B was surprisingly weak and unimaginative at the international level.
Especially due to the good start to the season in the league a few weeks ago, nobody would have thought that the traditional Viennese club would now have to defend themselves against Dundalk against the last place in the table.
With a market value of just two million, the Irish outsider is actually a good amateur team. In the first leg, however, they were able to stand up to the Hütteldorfer surprisingly well, which is why the second leg could be closer than expected.
Actually, in the game Dundalk vs. Rapid Wien a tip on the guests be a sure thing, but the last shaky appearances of the "green-whites" cause frowns. A hard piece of work is waiting for coach Didi Kühbauer and his team.
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As a clear outsider of Group B, the Irish can hardly complain about three bankruptcies in the Europa League. Dundalk's motto could be “everything is there”, because with this squad you are completely out of place in international business.
The away game in Vienna, which was finally lost 3: 4, can therefore be seen as a huge success, because the Austrian runner-up would have expected this matter to be easier.
How exactly the Viennese are to be confronted with problems again is in the stars, because even at the national level, Dundalk's achievements have recently been dominated by failures. In the league, a victory was last recorded seven match days ago, in view of which the solid appearances in the Europa League are all the more surprising.
No wonder that in the game Dundalk vs. Rapid Wien the betting odds clearly speak against the hosts, because on paper they have absolutely no chance. As they recently showed, the men from Ireland know where the opposing goal is and they also scored a goal in the last home game against Molde.
The hosts can definitely score a goal and Rapids Defensive is not exactly invincible at the moment.
Was the expectation too great in the Hütteldorfer camp or is the intense game plan already leaving its mark?
In any case, the performances in the Europa League have so far been little or not at all satisfactory. After a bitter but hardly surprising defeat against Arsenal, a very uninspired appearance against Molde followed, which was punished severely with the next bankruptcy.
Against Dundalk it finally worked with the first win, but this was overshadowed by the large number of goals conceded and to make matters worse, they had to admit defeat in the league against promoted Ried.
Seldom have you seen such a shaky defense among the Viennese as in the previous autumn season. In the league and Europa League, it was only possible to score zero once, in the remaining 10 games it always conceded at least one goal. The return of the still injured defense chief Dibon is therefore eagerly awaited in Vienna.
So it is of course difficult to be confident, because this weakness was also noticeable in the offensive game. With the handbrake on, even beating the Irish outsider won't be easy.
Nevertheless, in the game Dundalk vs. Rapid Vienna to put a prognosis on the guests, because the football class difference between the two teams is considerable.
Our recommendation tip for Dundalk - Rapid Vienna : Rapid Vienna to win @ 1.55