Conference League League Phase, Matchday 2, Thursday, 24.10.2024 at 18:45
Can this be the most successful season for Rapid Vienna? The Austrians are part of the inventory of our Conference League betting, hope that the current form continues for a long time.
On Thursday, the Viennese face a must-win game, and everyone is expecting an unchallenged victory. Me too? In my SK Rapid Noah tip, I’ll tell you right now why I expect three points and believe that four goals will be the end of the line.
Just missed out on the Europa League, but the Conference League should be more than just a consolation prize! SK Rapid Wien has big plans on the international stage, and it’s time for another major success.
With FC Noah, Petrocub, Shamrock Rovers, Omonia Nicosia and FC Copenhagen, the opponents read feasible in total, and the Austrians started with an away game against Basaksehir.
Not an easy task, but Rapid held their nerve and won narrowly 2:1. It was a very even match, but the Viennese were on hand in the decisive moments.
Louis Schaub scored a brace, his first two goals of the season. The big problem: the attacker has suffered a concussion, so it doesn’t sound like he’ll be back on the pitch on Thursday!
Moritz Oswald won’t be able to take part either, but that should be compensated for. We know Guido Burgstaller and Dion Beljo from the Bundesliga, and with 14 goals for the season in total, their accuracy is well known.
The fact that they are in good form is something we see time and again on the national stage. Only one defeat has been conceded despite a rebuilt defense, six wins and three draws complete the results
Interesting to note: six home games were played in the Bundesliga, five of which were won! Only the 1:1 draw against LASK failed to produce a three-pointer, which is really something to be proud of.
The home stadium was also a real fortress in the Europa League qualifiers, with two wins and a draw, and it wasn’t the home games that prevented them from reaching the group stage.
Of course, all that glitters is not gold, and there is still room for improvement in terms of exploiting chances, for example. As you can probably already guess, this is the first time that Rapid have faced FC Noah.
Not only that, but it’s also a double premiere, as the Hütteldorfer are facing a team from Armenia for the first time in their history. It is only logical that the home side are clearly favored.
All of our tax-free betting providers offer average odds of 1.35 to 7.20, which leaves the visitors with a rather small chance of winning. I’ll be honest: I haven’t dealt with FC Noah very often either.
We are traveling to Armenia, more precisely to Yerevan. In 2020, the name appeared for the first time in an international qualifier, and now the club can look forward to participating in the group stage for the first time.
Admittedly, a debutant is of course one of the blatant underdogs. Why on the one hand? Quite simply because it actually worked out with a win at the start!
They won 2:0 against Mlada Boleslav, who are not exactly a force to be reckoned with in top European soccer, with Virgile Pinson playing a key role, scoring once and setting up the second goal.
The win came at home. Not unimportant when I look at the results from the qualifiers. 2:0, 7:0, 3:1 and 3:0, the results at home were excellent.
But now the first away game of the preliminary round is coming up. 2:1, 0:0, 0:1 and 1:3? No, what FC Noah delivered in the games away from home in qualifying was not exactly commendable!
How long will Rapid Vienna hold their breath? The Austrians are really good this season, both in the European Cup and the Bundesliga. Their greatest strength: home games, nothing really burns here.
On Thursday, they play FC Noah, one of the biggest underdogs in the competition. Although the Armenians have started well with a win, Rapid are definitely a different team to Mlada Boleslav.
I was also able to see that the visitors are much less fond of playing away from home. In view of all these facts, I have decided to place the following bet:
Rapid win by a maximum of four goals
