Our prediction for this Europa Conference League match:
Borac Banja Luka will look to claim a major scalp in the Europa Conference League second qualifying round when they take on Austria Wien in the double-header. The Bosnian Serbs have yet to kick off the new domestic campaign and given their anything but good results in preseason, away win should not be considered. It has to be noted that the Red-Blues were beaten by the likes of Crvena zvezda, Zeleznicar Pancevo, and Radnicki 1923 in the warm-up games, while sharing the spoils with Vojvodina.
The Violets, on the other hand, rolled over lower-league side SV Spittal in their Austrian Cup opener, which is yet another reason why we are going to bet on the home side. Austria Vienna are on a four-game winless run at home in the Conference League, but they will not have a better than this to put an end to the negative trend.
Highlighted Team (Austria Vienna):
Austria Wien are an Austrian football club that was founded in March, 1911. Thirteen years later the Violets won their first Austrian Bundesliga title, finishing the season four points clear of fellow capital club First Vienna.
Speaking of the club’s recent trophies, Austria Wien clinched their 24th domestic title in 2013, while lifting their 27th Austrian Cup trophy in 2009. The club’s bitterest rivals are Rapid Wien and the teams face each other in the Wien derby. Austria Wien are regarded as a middle-class club, while Rapid’s supporters mostly come from the city’s working class. Speaking of the club’s European success, the Violets participated in the European Cup Winners’ Cup in 1978, losing to Anderlecht in the title game.
Austria Wien welcome their rivals at Franz Horr Stadium, the venue that has been the home ground of the club since 1973. The stadium’s current capacity is 13 400. The club’s colours are violet and white, but they often play their away games in red kits.