Hartberg – Austria Vienna will be played on Wednesday, July 15, starting with 19:30 in the return leg of the playoffs for the Europa League. On Saturday, in the first round, Hartberg won 3-2.
It is noteworthy that Austria Vienna was undefeated in the previous 6 direct confrontations, managing to prevail in 5 of them.
The host team played in the playoffs this season, finishing 5th, but it is worth noting that it was the second most spectacular group, after Salzburg. This was also seen in the first leg of the playoffs for the Europa League, managing to score 3 times on the field of Austria Vienna. Very interesting is the fact that Hartberg has not impressed on his own field lately. The team coached by Markus Schopp is without a victory in the last 8 home games in 2020, registering 3 draws and 5 defeats. Moreover, he received at least two goals in 7 of these matches.
After missing the playoff presence, the visiting team won the playout without emotions and beat Altach 1-0 in the playoff semifinals for the Europa League. Unfortunately for the fans of the group from Vienna, the team coached by Christian Ilzer was defeated a little surprisingly in the first round.
Hartberg is the favorite to win the Europa League next season, but Austria Vienna will certainly try to turn the result around. The away team needs at least two goals scored in hopes of qualifying and most likely this will lead to a spectacular match. In these conditions, we will bet on at least one success on each side and on a goal scored in the last quarter of an hour.
Hartberg, 1 single point collected in the last 6 home matches;
Hartberg, 76 goals scored in 33 games;
Austria Vienna, 4 consecutive victories “outside” with at least two goals scored;
PREDICTION: Both teams to score / YES @ 1,40
