On Sunday
Red Bull Salzburg hosts
SK Rapid Vienna in the top game of
matchday 17 in Austrians
tipp3-Bundesliga. It is the duel between second placed and league leader or last years champion against runner-up. After 16 rounds both clubs have 34 points, Rapid Vienna is due to the better goal difference in front. The winner of the Sunday top game has good chances to go as league leader in the winter break.
Last years champion Red Bull Salzburg is also in the Bundesliga season 2009/10 the big title favourite. At the moment the Red Bulls are second, equal on points with leader Rapid Vienna. In the Red Bull Arena they are unbeaten so far. Salzburg has won 6 of their 7 home games only the home match against SV Ried ended 1-1 drawn. RB Salzburg has won the last 3 league games and they are unbeaten since 5 matches. The last defeat received the Stevens men on matchday 11 in the away game against Austria Vienna (0-1).
On Wednesday SK Rapid Vienna takes over the table leading with the 2-1 in the supplement game against SK Sturm Graz. So they are for the first time since 14 months tipp3-Bundesliga leaders. If Rapid Vienna reach in the top game against RB Salzburg at least a draw, then they have good chances to go as league leader in the winter break, because their last two games are at home against SV Kapfenberg and SV Ried. Pacult´s side is since 6 league games unbeaten (5 wins, 1 draw). The last two league fixture brought two wins against direct rivals: 4-1 vs Austria Vienna and 2-1 vs Sturm Graz.
The first direct duel this season ended at the Hanappi-Stadium 2-2 drawn. RB Salzburg was 2-0 ahead through goals from Somen Tchoyi (38.) and Dušan Švento (39.) but in the second half Rapid Vienna came back and managed a 2-2 draw. The Rapid goals scored Steffen Hofmann (58.) and Hamdi Salihi (84.).
In the 2007/08 season SK Rapid Vienna celebrated a historical away win against Red Bull Salzburg. On 23 march, 2008 the Viennese beat Salzburg 7-0 and makes therewith a big step to their 32nd championship.
Red Bull Salzburg vs SK Rapid Vienna
tipp3-Bundesliga: Matchday 17
Sunday, 29.11.2009, 3:30 pm CET
Salzburg, Red Bull Arena
Injured:
RB Salzburg: Robin Nelisse, Thomas Augustinussen, Louis Ngwat-Mahop
SK Rapid Wien: Hannes Eder, Christopher Drazan, Branko Boskovic
Last 5 duels:
13.09.2009: Rapid Vienna - Red Bull Salzburg 2:2
10.05.2009: Rapid Vienna - Red Bull Salzburg 4:2
22.02.2009: Red Bull Salzburg - Rapid Vienna 2:1
05.10.2008: Red Bull Salzburg - Rapid Vienna 1:0
12.07.2008: Rapid Vienna - Red Bull Salzburg 2:2
My tip: RB Salzburg is very home strong and so easy to favour but Rapid Vienna is at the moment probably the better team. Anyhow I think that the Red Bulls don´t lose this top game against Rapid.
The best odd for tip 1 you find at Interwetten with 2.00
The best odd for tip X you find at Tipico with 3.40
