Rapid Vienna take a 1-0 lead into the second leg of their Europa League qualifier against Turkish side Trabzonspor on Thursday evening and this time the Austrians have the home advantage.
Trabzonspor had been predicted by many to come away with a lead to take into the second leg but Rapid Vienna upset the odds and now have one foot in the play-offs.
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Rapid Vienna vs Trabzonspor prediction: Another low-scoring affair?
Key Stats
- Each of Trabzonspor's last four fixtures have produced under 2.5 goals.
- Just two of Rapid's last five matches have ended with both teams scoring.
- Both teams have scored in one of Trabzonspor's last five fixtures.
Correct score prediction: Rapid Vienna 1-0 Trabzonspor
Thursday's hosts have kept clean sheets in three of their last five outings and have scored exactly one goal in each of their last three matches.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Rapid are now the favourites
- HOME: 11/10 (2.10) – 47.6%
- DRAW: 14/5 (3.80) – 26.3%
- AWAY: 23/10 (3.30) – 30.3%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Rapid Vienna are the expected winner of this game with a probability of 47.6%, and following the first leg result we can see why the bookmakers are backing the Austrians to win.
You can find all our predictions for today's games on our football betting tips page.
Most recent H2Hs: Rapid take the lead
Rapid Vienna's 1-0 win in Turkey last week handed the Austrian side the lead in the head-to-head record between these two clubs and Trabzonspor will need a win of their own this week to get back on level terms.
UEFA Europa League Qualifying 08/08/24
Trabzonspor
Rapid Vienna
Rapid Vienna preview: Caused a shock in Turkey
Rapid Vienna will have been delighted to come away with a 1-0 lead in their Europa League qualifying match first leg against Turkey.
The game looked like it might end goalless as the two teams had failed to make a breakthrough after the hour mark but Lukas Grgic was set up by Rapid's veteran forward Guido Burgstaller in the 67th minute and the Austrians took the lead.
Trabzonspor had been the favourites to win the first leg and to progress into the play-offs but now the show is on the other foot.
Predicted lineup: Hedl (GK), Cvetković, Raux-Yao, Auer, Grgić, Oswald, Seidl, Sangaré, Burgstaller, Jansson & Beljo
Austria Bundesliga 01/09/24
W
FC Salzburg
2
Rapid Vienna
3
UEFA Europa League Qualifying 29/08/24
D
Braga
2
Rapid Vienna
2
Austria Bundesliga 25/08/24
L
FC Blau Weiss Linz
3
Rapid Vienna
0
UEFA Europa League Qualifying 22/08/24
L
Braga
2
Rapid Vienna
1
Austria Bundesliga 18/08/24
W
WSG Swarovski Tirol
0
Rapid Vienna
2
Trabzonspor preview: Appear to be lacking match fitness
Trabzonspor have looked slightly sluggish throughout their Europa League qualifying campaign and that spilled over into their opening league game of the season away at Sivasspor.
That game ended goalless and it arrived just days after the Turkish side had lost at home against Rapid Vienna. Two games without a goal and a tricky trip to Austrian on Thursday evening means that Trabzonspor will have to up their game if they are to make it through to the Europa League play-offs.
Predicted lineup: Çakır (GK), Savić, Denswil, Elmalı, Malheiro, Višća, Lundstram, Tufan, Mendy, Drăguș & Çanak
Turkey Super Lig 01/09/24
D
Eyupspor
0
Trabzonspor
0
UEFA Conference League Qualifying 29/08/24
L
St Gallen
1 (5)
Trabzonspor
1 (4)
UEFA Conference League Qualifying 22/08/24
D
St Gallen
0
Trabzonspor
0
UEFA Europa League Qualifying 15/08/24
L
Rapid Vienna
2
Trabzonspor
0
Turkey Super Lig 11/08/24
D
Sivasspor
0
Trabzonspor
0
Player to watch – Guido Burgstaller
Rapid Vienna's 35-year-old striker Guido Burgstaller top scores in qualifying for the Europa League with three goals and will be looking to add to his tally against Trabzonspor on Thursday.
Since resigning for Rapid Vienna in 2022, Burgstaller has scored 34 league goals in 69 appearances and all the signs in pre-season suggest that the veteran striker will score plenty of goals in the 2024/25 campaign.
Rapid's veteran striker has three goals in qualifying
After setting up the only goal of the first leg against Trabzonspor, we're excited to see how Burgstaller performs in front of his own fans this week as Rapid look to book their place in the Europa League play-offs.
