One of Austria’s traditional big hitters, Rapid Vienna have struggled domestically this season. The team from the capital are stuck in 6th position and they can only move up one spot at best with victory over visiting SKN St. Polten this weekend. St. Polten face relegation if they lose and SV Guntamatic Ried win their game against SV Mattersburg.

Match Preview

Ahead of our Rapid Vienna vs SKN St. Polten preview, the home side have won three of their last four fixtures, keeping two clean sheets along the way. Despite being lodged in the muddy waters of mid-table, Rapid Vienna have only lost five of their seventeen games at the Allianz Stadion in 2016/17.

• Rapid Vienna 4-0 RZ Pellets WAC
• FC Red Bull Salzburg 1-0 Rapid Vienna
• Rapid Vienna 1-0 SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz
• SV Mattersburg 1-3 Rapid Vienna

This simply must be the away side’s biggest game of the season coming into our OddsDigger Rapid Vienna vs SKN St. Polten predictions. SKN St. Polten have lost just once in their last five, but they would give everything for the opportunity to swap one of their three draws during that time for another win.

St. Polten have kept just one clean sheet in their last eleven games – their problems at the back have hamstrung their chances of survival all season. Jochen Fallmann’s team have won just four times away from home in their entire campgain.

• SK Puntigamer Sturm Graz 3-2 SKN St. Polten
• SKN St. Polten 1-0 SV Mattersburg
• SV Guntamatic Ried 1-1 SKN St. Polten
• SKN St. Polten 1-1 RZ Pellets WAC

Rapid Vienna vs SKN St. Polten Prediction and Betting Advice

Even with so much at stake for the away side, our Rapid Vienna vs SKN St. Polten picks have to acknowledge that St.Polten’s chances of winning in Vienna are slim. Jochen Fallmann will have his players fully motivated to give their all, but they still might just fall short.

I think St. Polten will need a favour from SV Mattersburg to stay in the Austrian Bundesliga. Rapid Vienna beat St. Polten 3-1 the last time the sides met and I fancy them to win again this weekend.

Our Tip

Tip: Rapid Vienna to win: Bet365 4/5