Austria Vienna – Hartberg will be played on Saturday, July 11, starting with 16:00 in the round of the playoffs for the Europa League.
It is noteworthy that Austria Vienna is undefeated in the 6 direct confrontations, managing to prevail in 5 of them.
The home team surprisingly missed the playoff presence this season, even the opponent in this match finishing in front of it. Austria Vienna finished the playout on the first position without much emotion, having 8 points over Altach, the team they beat 1-0 in the semifinals of this playoff for the Europa League. Very interesting is the fact that the team led on the bench by Christian Ilzer scored in 9 of the 10 games played in the playout.
Only two teams had weaker defenses than the away team that conceded 50 goals in the regular season, but even so, Hartberg qualified for the playout. The team coached by Markus Schopp finished the championship in 5th place, ahead of Strum Graz and thus obtaining the qualification in this playoff for the Europa League.
For both groups it is the last chance to get the qualification for the European cups next season. If Austria Vienna is the most titled team and dominated the direct confrontations, Hartberg comes from the playoffs and certainly has the strength to produce the surprise. As the bookmakers tell us, we will most likely witness a balanced match that should not normally be missed.
-Austria Vienna, 7 victories in the last 8 matches;
-Hartberg, 4 successes in the last 5 trips;
-74 goals scored in 32 matches;
PREDICTION: Austria Vienna to win @ 2,05
