Our prediction for this Europa Conference League match:
Rapid Wien will be aiming to keep their 100% record intact when they welcome Shamrock Rovers to their Allianz Stadion. The Austrians are enjoying a very successful Europa Conference League campaign, but they do not want to stop now. All Druijf, Mmaee, and Zimmermann are out of contention with injuries for the home team, while talented Croatia attacker Dion Beljo faces race against the clock to be fit for Thursday’s encounter.
The Hoops, on the other hand, finished the domestic campaign in style, winning each of their last four league matches, but that did not prove to be enough to clinch the title. As Shamrock footballers have not been in action since November 1, we predict that Rapid Wien are going to pick up all three points from the match. The likes of Hoare, Mandroiu, and Gaffney are out of contention with injuries for the away team.
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.