Wisla Krakow vs Rapid Vienna Prediction and Betting Tips | July 25th 2024

Wisla Krakow play host to Rapid Vienna at the Stadion Miejski in the second round of the Europa League qualifiers on Thursday. The Polish outfit brushed aside KF Llapi in the first round and will be looking to secure an early March on Rapid.

Wisla Krakow got their hunt for a place in the Europa League off to a bright start as they cruised to a 4-1 aggregate victory over Kosovan outfit Llapi in the first round.

Kazimierz Moskal’s men picked up a 2-0 first-leg win at home on July 11, one week before claiming a 2-1 victory in the return leg at the Zahir Pajaziti Stadium.

While Wisla Krakow finished 10th in the Polish second division last season, a 2-1 extra-time victory over Pogon in the cup final has seen them secure a place in the Europa League qualifiers.

Elsewhere, teenage midfielder Furkan Demir came up clutch for Rapid Vienna as he scored in the 88th minute to hand them a 1-1 draw against Italian powerhouse AC Milan in their final friendly game on Saturday.

This capped off a solid pre-season for Robert Klauss’ side, who went unbeaten in four of their five warm-up matches, claiming three wins and one draw.

Rapid Vienna will head into the 2024-25 campaign looking to improve on their performance from last season as they finished fourth in the Austrian Bundesliga Championship Round with 28 points from 32 games.

Wisla Krakow vs Rapid Vienna Head-To-Head and Key Numbers

This will be the first meeting between Wisla Krakow and Rapid Vienna, who will both be looking to begin their head-to-head record with a win.
Rapid Vienna are unbeaten in six of their last eight games across all competitions, picking up five wins and one draw since early May.
Wisla Krakow have lost three of their last four home games across all competitions, with a 2-0 victory over Llapi in the first leg of their Europa League qualifying clash on July 11 being the exception.
Rapid Vienna have won just one of their last five away matches across all competitions, losing three and claiming one draw since early April.

Wisla Krakow vs Rapid Vienna Prediction

Wisla Krakow turned in a solid display in the opening round and will be looking to pick up from where they left off. However, Rapid Vienna boasts a strong squad and we predict they will hold out for a share of the spoils, leaving all to play for at home in next week's return leg.

Prediction: Wisla Krakow 1-1 Rapid Vienna

Wisla Krakow vs Rapid Vienna Betting Tips

Tip 1: Result - Draw

Tip 2: Over 4.5 cards - No (There have been fewer than five bookings in Rapid’s last seven matches)

Tip 3: Both sides to score - Yes (Both sides have also scored in the visitors’ last three games)