BW Linz vs Rapid Vienna Prediction: Visiting Vienna to keep their title hopes high

In round 4 of the Austrian Bundesliga, BW Linz will take on Rapid Vienna at Hofmann Personal Stadion. In their last matches, the two teams could not secure a win. Which side will return to winning ways here?

BW Linz's last encounter was against Grazer AK in the league, and this team could only secure a 2-2 draw. In that game, BW Linz were ahead 0-2 at halftime, with Ronivaldo and Kristijan Dobras both on target. However, poor second-half performance saw this team concede twice within 13 minutes. Heading into this game, BW Linz have lost two, drawn one, and won two of their last five games.

Rapid Vienna are coming off a European League encounter against Sporting Braga, in which they lost 2-1. In that game, an early red card by Lukas Grgic had a huge drop off in the performance of Rapid Vienna, but then managed to take the lead in the 25th minute. However, Vitor Carvalho struck before the break for Braga, and a 71st-minute Rodrigo Zalazar overturned the game in Braga's favor. However, in their first three games of the season, Rapid Vienna won two and drew one, placing them second in the league. 

In the last meetings between these sides, Rapid Vienna won all. In those matches, BW Linz scored only twice, while Rapid Vienna scored 14 goals.

The two teams have had their luck this season, but Rapid Vienna are just on another level. At home, BW Linz will believe their chances of winning are high, but taking on a title-driven Rapid Vienna will be a huge challenge. While the visiting team might have a number of first-team players on the bench due to their Europa qualifier, I still believe the road team has the best chance, and a win for them is certain.