Our prediction for this Europa Conference League match:
Petrocub face Rapid Vienna in this Conference League clash, hoping to put an end to their struggles in Europe. The Moldovans have shown their limitations at this level, suffering defeats against both Paphos and Jagiellonia in previous rounds. Although Petrocub have a full squad available with no fresh injuries, a home win seems unlikely given their lack of competitive edge in these encounters.
Rapid Vienna, on the other hand, head into the game with momentum after consecutive victories over Istanbul Basaksehir and Noah. The Austrian outfit boasts significantly more experience on the European stage, making them strong favorites to secure an away win. While injuries to the likes of Druijf, Jansson, Mmaee, Oswald, and Zimmerman are notable absences, Rapid’s depth provides them enough quality to pick up all three points from Thursday's Conference League game. Taking everything into account, anything but a routine away win would be a big surprise.
Highlighted Team (Rapid Vienna):
Rapid Wien are considered the most successful club in the history of Austrian football. In 2008 the capital club won their 32th domestic title and in 1995 they clinched their 15th Austrian Cup trophy. Die Grun-Weissen were founded back in 1898 as Erster Wiener Arbeiter-Fussball-Club and one year later the club was renamed to Sportklub Rapid Wien.
In 1904 the club’s colours were changed to green and white and they have been wearing green and white shirts ever since. In 1985 Rapid made it to the Cup Winners Cup final and it has to be noted that they participated in the final competition in 1996 as well. Famous German footballer Lothar Matthaus was in charge of the team between September 2001 and May 2002, but he failed to record a good result with the Weststadion outfit.
Weststadion has been the home ground of Rapid Wien since 16 July, 2016 and you should bear in mind that the capacity of the stadium is 28 000. Rapid’s fiercest rivals are Austria Wien.