WOLFSBERG. Rapid Vienna defeated Wolfsberger AC to win 2-1. It was Rapid Vienna to strike first with a goal of Patrick Greil at the 25′. Then B. Zimmermann scored again for Rapid Vienna in the 45′ minute. Eventually, Tai Baribo reduced the distance for Wolfsberger AC (53′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1.

The match was played at the Lavanttal Arena stadium in Wolfsberg. The referee was Manuel Schüttengruber who had the assistance of Clemens Schüttengruber and Andreas Zangerle. The 4th official was Florian Jandl. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 0.8 degrees Celsius or 33.35 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Wolfsberger AC was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Rapid Vienna that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Rapid Vienna was more pushing with 43 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Rapid Vienna won the encounter.​

Wolfsberger AC shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Rapid Vienna shot 16 times, 7 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Wolfsberger AC received 1 yellow card (Simon Piesinger). On the opposite side, Rapid Vienna received 2 yellow cards (A. Bajić and D. Kasius).

Standings

After this match, Wolfsberger AC will stay with 20 points to sit in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Rapid Vienna will have 30 points to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Admiral Bundesliga, Wolfsberger AC will host Austria Lustenau on the 12th of March with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Wolfsberger AC (0 draws).

Rapid Vienna will host WSG Tirol on the 12th of March with a 9-1 head to head stats in favor of Rapid Vienna (1 draw).

Wolfsberger AC – Formation

Wolfsberger AC started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Robin Dutt decided to play with the following team: Hendrik Bonmann (6.9), Nikolas Veratschnig (6.8), Tim Oermann (6.4), Simon Piesinger (6.3), Kevin Bukusu (6.9), Matteo Anzolin (7.0), Adis Jasic (6.4), Ervin Omić (6.4), Matthäus Taferner (6.8), Maurice Malone (6.2) and Tai Baribo (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: David Skubl, Jonathan Scherzer (6.7), Raphael Schifferl, Michael Novak, Mario Leitgeb (6.4), Konstantin Kerschbaumer and Thorsten Röcher (6.6).

Substitutions

Wolfsberger AC made 3 changes: E. Omić for Thorsten Röcher (46′), Matteo Anzolin for Jonathan Scherzer (77′) and Simon Piesinger for Mario Leitgeb (77′).

Best player: Tai Baribo​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Wolfsberger AC was Tai Baribo.

His rating is (7.1) with 1 goal, 18 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 7.

Rapid Vienna – Formation

Rapid Vienna started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Zoran Barišić played with: Niklas Hedl (6.8), Denso Kasius (7.2), Leopold Querfeld (7.2), Michael Sollbauer (6.9), Jonas Antonius Auer (7.8), Roman Kerschbaum (7.1), Aleksa Pejić (7.2), Bernhard Zimmermann (7.0), Patrick Greil (7.3), Ante Bajić (7.0) and Guido Burgstaller (6.8).

They had on the bench: Paul Gartler, Kevin Wimmer, Martin Moormann (6.8), Moritz Oswald, Christoph Knasmüllner (6.6), Dejan Petrović and Ferdy Druijf.

Rapid Vienna could not rely on the presence of M. Oswald (injured).

Substitutions

Rapid Vienna made 3 changes: Patrick Greil for Christoph Knasmüllner (67′), B. Zimmermann for Martin Moormann (76′) and A. Bajić for Moritz Oswald (86′).

Best player: Jonas Antonius Auer​

The player that probably impressed the most for Rapid Vienna was Jonas Antonius Auer even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 46 passes (63% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 16. He performed 8 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Admiral Bundesliga.​

• Rheindorf Altach – WSG Tirol – 0-0
• Wolfsberger AC – Rapid Vienna – 1-2
• Salzburg – Ried – 2-0