The 21st round of the Austrian football Bundesliga is concluded on Sunday with the 288th derby between Austria and Rapid. At the last meeting just four weeks ago Austria won clearly with 2:0, now Rapid had the chance for revenge. Fixture:
Sunday, 07.12.2008, 3:30 pm. ORF1 shows the hit match of the round live.
The Vienna Derby between Austria and Rapid is the second-oldest football-derby of Europe. The oldest is the “Old Firm”, the Glasgow Derby between Celtic and Rangers. In the derby statistic Rapid is with 119 victories in front towards of 105 victories of the Austria. 63 matches ended with a draw. However, in the “Horr” stadium Austria Wien have a nearly flawless statistic: 23 derbies – 11 Austria wins, 10 draws, 2 Rapid wins.
Before the 288th derby both teams appeared in good form. Austria has won three of last four matches and got ten of possible twelve points (3 wins, 1 draw). Rapid only has lost one from the last eight matches (0:2 against Austria). On the last Saturday the team of Peter Pacult celebrated a 8:1 home victory against Altach.
Last five results in Austrian Bundesliga:
29.11.2008: Kapfenberg - Austria Wien 1:2
22.11.2008: Austria Wien - Ried 3:1
15.11.2008: Mattersburg - Austria Wien 0:0
11.11.2008: Austria Wien - Rapid Wien 2:0
07.11.2008: Red Bull Salzburg - Austria Wien 5:1
29.11.2008: Rapid Wien - SCR Altach 8:1
23.11.2008: Sturm Graz - Rapid Wien 2:2
15.11.2008: Rapid Wien - LASK 5:0
11.11.2008: Austria Wien - Rapid Wien 2:0
08.11.2008: Rapid Wien - SCR Altach 5:1
Head-to-Head this season:
11.11.2008: Austria Wien - Rapid Wien 2:0
24.08.2008: Rapid Wien - Austria Wien 3:0
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Data:
Austria Wien vs. Rapid Wien
Fixture: Sunday, 07.12.2008, 3:30 pm (live on ORF1)
Stadium: Vienna (Horr-Stadium)
Referee: Stefan Meßner
Injured/Suspended:
Austria Wien: Matthias Hattenberger, Franz Schiemer (both injured)
Rapid Wien: Helge Payer, Georg Koch, Markus Katzer, Rene Gartler, Christian Thonhofer (all injured)
Tip: Rapid wins
our tip is 2
the highest odd is on Interwetten, Sportingbet and Mybet, odd 2,60
